Top 5 Social Startup Investors in Kenya (November 2026)

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• Ziada — Ziada is a mobile application that connects you to service providers near you and vice versa. Download Ziada today from the Google Playstore to start experiencing convenience.
• HealthDart — Consult with a doctor, nurse or pharmacist, order medicines or get health advice - at a price you can afford
• Keep IT Cool — Raino Tech4Impact is a social enterprise that leveraging technology as an enabler to empower African communities. Founded in 2014, They have been developing technology-driven solutions in health, agriculture, sports, green energy and offer business support services.In partnership with various key players in different sectors, they have developedunique and efficient different use cases of technological solutions impacting millions of lives.

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• BeatO — BeatO, short for beat diabetes (the 'O' being the ring of diabetes), is a mobile platform that motivates a diabetic to increase compliance and reduce their out of pocket expense. Their small and nimble health and tech focused team comprises top talent that brings in the passion and desire to roll out the best user experience for adiabetic in managing their ailment. In their core team (tech & business), we have Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics, with real life practical know-how of diabetes and how to beat it.
• HealthAssure — Building India's first OPD Health Care Plan
• RecoverX — Making medical knowledge computational

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• LOCA — Get Around Like a Local with LOCA
• Sanivation — Sanivation really has its beginnings from 2006, when Emory approached Georgia Tech looking for a toilet that would be more reliable in treating human fecal sludge. Ideas for a solar toilet were tossed around, and prototypes were built in Bolivia in 2007 and 2008. Work continued through GTRI and Engineers Without Boarders on various iterations ofthe prototypes. In 2011 a group of Georgia Tech and Emory students and recent graduates submitted an application to Start-Up Chile (a business incubator) to begin an organization based on solar sanitation. In July 2011, 5 Tech students moved to Chile to work full time on solar sanitation. Initial prototypes went well, and the team designed service models to create a more viable business model.
• East Africa Fruits — EA Fruits Farm is a business that engages in the large production and distribution of fruits and vegetables. As fruits are an essential part of a human's diet for maintenance of good health and wellbeing, the business will take part in providing the opportunity for Tanzanian citizens and other people overseas to get such fruits and motivatemore people to increase their intake of fruits whereby the company will strive to increase the supply to match the increased demand for fresh fruits and vegetables. The business envisions to be among the leading producers, distributors, and exporters of the fruits within the Country and overseas. The company is a highly profitable and viable business that expects to rise to about 5,000 USD from its current small-scaled operations, while more than 450,000 USD will be raised as a result of further expansion within a period of 2-4 years.

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• Family Bank — Family Bank is one of the leading and popular banks in Kenya with mobile digital banking having the slogan With You For Life
• AFG Bank Cameroon — AFG Bank Cameroon offers a remote banking platform called AFG e-Bank that allows account holders to view account activity, make transfers, and submit requests at any time. The platform supports transfers to all banks in the CEMAC zone and also allows mass payments for employees and suppliers. The platform provides functions such as balance checks,transfers, credit monitoring, and downloading account statements. The bank also provides services for individuals, professionals, businesses, and institutions. Additional services include loan applications, customer support, and bancassurance.
• Dandara Solar Power SAE — Dandara Solar Power SAE is a special purpose vehicle, established to develop a major renewable energy and storage project in Upper Egypt. The entity oversees the development and operational construction of a 500 MW solar PV plant integrated with a 100 MWh Battery Energy Storage System. All electricity generated by the company is bound to be sold to the industrial manufacturer Misr Aluminum Company under a long term, take or pay power purchase agreement.

Portfolio highlights

• Sanivation — Sanivation really has its beginnings from 2006, when Emory approached Georgia Tech looking for a toilet that would be more reliable in treating human fecal sludge. Ideas for a solar toilet were tossed around, and prototypes were built in Bolivia in 2007 and 2008. Work continued through GTRI and Engineers Without Boarders on various iterations ofthe prototypes. In 2011 a group of Georgia Tech and Emory students and recent graduates submitted an application to Start-Up Chile (a business incubator) to begin an organization based on solar sanitation. In July 2011, 5 Tech students moved to Chile to work full time on solar sanitation. Initial prototypes went well, and the team designed service models to create a more viable business model.
• Gree Energy — Gree Energy makes renewable biogas projects financially viable by unlocking the full potential of converting waste to biogas energy.
• Mr. Green Africa — Mr. Green Africa - Recycling company that sells pre-processed recycling materials with a traceable social and environmental impact - fairly traded plastic.