Top 5 Publishing VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Kenya in January 2026
A list of 5 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Publishing startups based in Kenya. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Publishing companies from Kenya. We update this investor list every month.Top 5 Publishing VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Kenya in January 2026
| Investor | Publishing Kenya investments |
|---|---|
| Grenfell Holdings | 2 |
| SOSV | 2 |
| Artha Group | 2 |
| Niche Capital | 1 |
| Inflection Point Ventures | 1 |
Grenfell Holdings is an investment company based in Hong Kong.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Logistics, Consulting
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Kenya, Uganda, Senegal
Portfolio highlights
- Badili — Badili is a one-stop shop for buying and selling used and refurbished phones. Founded in 2021 and is based in Nairobi.
- Yobante Express — Yobante Express offers a web & mobile platform that connects retailers, businesses & individuals with carriers for point-to-point delivery.
- Rocket Health Africa — Rocket Health is a bundled service of The Medical Concierge Group, a licensed and registered clinic, laboratory, and pharmacy. Rocket Health offers telemedicine healthcare services such as doctor consultations, laboratory sample pickups, and medicine delivery.
SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates.
HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.
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Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- United States, India, United Kingdom
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- MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
- unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
- Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.
Artha India Ventures' league of member Angel Investors mentor and invest in nascent ventures with business ideas that create value by participating in the entrepreneurial process. AIV have invested in more than 47 start-ups and has diversified portfolio ranging from last minute hotel bookings (HotelsAroundYou.com), to classes aggregators(FindUrClass.com), cosmetic ecommerce (Purplle.com) and at home salon services (The Home Salon). From microfinance credit rating platforms (Inventure) to online interview platforms (Talview), electronic repair & insurance companies (PickMeIndia.com), Cloud Telephone (Exotel.com) and Cab Aggregators (BookMyCab.com) the portfolio has it all.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Internet, E-Commerce
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- India, United States, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Futwork — With Futwork, learn for free and get a telecaller job. Find Work from Home jobs in India. Flexi hours & work suitable for freshers and women. Earn from home now!
- GetWork — Looking to hire top talent for your organization? GetWork is the platform for you! With a candidate pool of 1.9M+ job seekers, you can easily post your job and find the perfect candidate for your needs. Sign up today and start hiring with GetWork.
- KarmaLifeAI — KarmaLifeAI is an AI-powered digital solution for the financial well being of blue-collar gig workers and micro-business. The company allows the user to pay directly for key expenditures and smoothen their consumption patterns. It offers real-time access to credit for gig workers, based on their payroll account, through partnerships with thedigital platforms they work for. It operates an interest-free subscription model in which the platform or the gig worker can pay a flat fee and access credit equalling up to one-third of their monthly income. The company analyzes alternative data points and payment behavior over time to unlock higher credit lines for the workers.
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Investment focus
- Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- United States, Nigeria, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- Bemi — Bemi is an automatic audit trail for Postgres that tracks data changes reliably without the engineering complexity and costly infrastructure: Bemi Captures and stores data changes with 100% reliability and accuracy.
- Anchor — Anchor is building the infrastructure needed for businesses to build, launch, and scale banking and payment solutions.
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Inflection Point Ventures, with over 3300 CXOs and professionals, HNIs and Family Offices, is India’s leading angel network investing in early-to-mid stage startups. IPV supports new-age entrepreneurs with not just capital but also uses its wide network of investors to provide startups with access to new markets, customers, guidance and mentorship.Inflection Point Ventures is democratizing angel investing with low membership fee, lowest investment ticket size (per investor), transparent investment process and extensive upfront due-diligence led by industry experts. IPV is industry agnostic, with a focus on committed and competent founders.
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Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Health Care
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- India, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- ARX — ARX smart contracts and HaLo chips enable creators build decentralized, immutable and composable physical crypto assets.
- Bharatsure — Bharatsure provides an entire set of technology, services, and product infrastructure to power insurance access in India. By bridging the gap between traditional practices and modern technology.
- MangoPoint — MangoPoint provides a sustainable, integrated value chain for mangoes with single-origin, carbide-free, chemical-free high-quality fresh mangoes, and processed mango products through sustainable farming, planet-friendly processing, and eco-friendly packaging.
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