# ViKtoria Business Angels Network

> ViKtoria Business Angels Network is a VC fund in Nairobi backing SaaS and Energy. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.viktoria.co.ke/vban.htm

ViKtoria Business Angels Network is a VC fund in Nairobi focused on SaaS and Energy. ViKtoria Business Angels Network (VBAN) syndicates local and international investor capital into seed stage investments in tech startups in East Africa.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Payments | 1 | 33% |
| Communities | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 2 | 67% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Venco Platforms | Venco provides community management software that enables multi-unit residential and commercial communities with Smart Utility Vending, Visitor Management, Community Management, and Simplified Payments services. | $670K | Pre-Seed | Dec 05, 2022 |  |
| MarketForce | MarketForce is a US, Kenya and Nigeria-based technology company that is building the SuperApp for Africa's 100 million merchants. MarketForce provides an all-inclusive B2B Commerce and Fintech platform (dubbed “RejaReja” – Swahili for ‘retail’) that empowers merchants in Africa to source, order and pay for inventory digitally and conveniently,access financing, collect digital payments and make extra money by reselling digital financial services such as airtime, electricity tokens and bill payments. Launched in 2018, MarketForce is a fast-growing YC backed company running an asset-light business model and is currently operational in 5 markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, with over 200,000 merchants and 50 consumer brands trading on the platform. | $350K | Seed | May 26, 2020 |  |
| Safi Power | Safi Power is a consultancy that porvides taliored engery solutions for businesses to reduce energy consumption and costs. | $500K | Seed | Feb 25, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dakar Network Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dakar-network-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Decimal Point Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/decimal-point-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EchoVC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/echovc-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fast Forward](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fast-forward) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Growing Africa Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [P1 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/p1-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ViKtoria Business Angels Network invest in?

ViKtoria Business Angels Network invests primarily in SaaS, Energy and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did ViKtoria Business Angels Network last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ViKtoria Business Angels Network closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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