Villgro Africa
VC Fund
Nairobi, Kenya
Villgro Africa is an impact investor and incubator. It helps new businesses successfully scale their ideas and traverse the African startup environment, we provide a personalised incubation experience.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Villgro Africa invests in
Stages Villgro Africa invests in
Countries Villgro Africa invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Rob Beyer
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Robert Karanja
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 2 (33%)
- Baby 1 (17%)
- Solar 1 (17%)
- Energy 1 (17%)
- FinTech 1 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (50%)
- Series A 1 (17%)
Country
- Kenya 2 (33%)
- Tanzania 1 (17%)
- United States 1 (17%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Rob Beyer
Co-founder & Exec. Chairman
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Co-founder & Exec. Chairman | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Robert Karanja
CO-Founder
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CO-Founder | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Dawa Mkononi
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We are a pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving access to medicine in East & Central Africa. We mainly focus on data-driven healthcare solutions that increase access and quality of information as well as facilitate safe, effective, and sustainable pharmaceutical supply chains across the industry. Our mission is to increase access tohigh-quality medicines, services, and information via technology solutions that improve affordability, health outcomes, and ease of use. | Seed / Jan 12, 2024 | |
Drop Access
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Drop Access is a women-led and youth-led NGO. They are encouraging the use of clean and climate-smart technologies in rural and off-grid communities to increase energy availability and combat climate change. | Seed / Mar 08, 2023 | |
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Drop Access
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Drop Access is a women-led and youth-led NGO. They are encouraging the use of clean and climate-smart technologies in rural and off-grid communities to increase energy availability and combat climate change. | Seed / Mar 08, 2023 | |
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Drop Access
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Drop Access is a women-led and youth-led NGO. They are encouraging the use of clean and climate-smart technologies in rural and off-grid communities to increase energy availability and combat climate change. | Seed / Mar 08, 2023 | |
Neopenda
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Neopenda innovates needs-based medical technologies for high-growth emerging markets. Their solution reduces response time to newborns in distress and helps healthcare workers to save more lives. | $100K / Seed / Jul 01, 2021 | |
Turaco
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Turaco develops simplified insurance and credit solutions through mobile technology to solve the healthcare financing needs. Turaco has simplified insurance products and also provides on-demand health loans, allowing customers to get healthcare at affordable monthly premiums. | $3.4M / Series A / Nov 10, 2020 |
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FAQ
What does Villgro Africa invest in?
Villgro Africa invests primarily in Health Care, Baby and Solar startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
How do I contact Villgro Africa?
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Who are the partners at Villgro Africa?
The team at Villgro Africa includes Rob Beyer (Co-founder & Exec. Chairman) and Robert Karanja (CO-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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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