# Top 20 Travel Startup Investors in Kenya in June 2026 ## 54 Collective - Type: VC Fund - Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Information Technology, FinTech Building and scaling African tech startups with catalytic capital, value-add support and our global network. ## Federico Pirzio-Biroli - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Non Profit, Venture Capital Fede started out as an angel investor in 2010. His portfolio quickly grew, so he built a team around him and thus Playfair Capital was born. We have since gone on to become one of Europe’s most active and well-known early-stage VC funds. Before becoming a technology investor Fede worked for several NGOs in Africa, with a particular focus on aidtransparency. He recently renewed his focus on Africa by relocating to Kenya and becoming an angel investor in East Africa’s burgeoning startup ecosystem. He maintains an active role at Playfair and continues to lead our investment team. ## Anthony Rock - Type: Angel - Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital Anthony Rock is the Founder and President of Enlightenment Wines. He previously worked at Investors'​ Circle-Social Venture Network as a Member. Anthony Rock attended Columbia Business School. ## Ian McCaig - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital Ian McCaig is the CEO of lastminute.com. ## Darshan Chandaria - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, B2B, SMS Darshan Chandaria is the Group CEO and Director of Chandaria Industries. He previously worked at Pentland Brands Plc as a Graduate Trainee. Darshan Chandaria attended Harvard Business School. ## Artha Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Information Technology, Internet, E-Commerce 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. ## Five35 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gauteng, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Wellness, Health Care Five35 Ventures is committed to unlocking capital and growth opportunities for female-focused early-stage African technology startups. ## Gullit - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ebène, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Travel, Shipping, Logistics Gullit advises and finances scalable early-stage tech firms in Africa. Additionally, Gullit provides funding for startups during the seed, pre-seed, debt acquisition, and restructuring phases. ## Klister Credit - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Analytics, SaaS, Water Klister Credit is an investment and consulting corporation. ## daba - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Travel, Lending, Internet Provider of a fintech platform intended to access investment analysis and build wealth by investing in the African private and public capital markets. The company's platform offers an application for investing and trading the best African startups, stocks, and digital assets at once, enabling users to get all the latest news and curatedupdates in one place to maximize their investments. ## Change Com - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Travel, FinTech, Software Change Com AS is an Oslo-based advisory and investment company,founded by long-term Telenor research scientist, business developer and senior project manager Endre Skolt. ## Norfund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Debt Financing - Focus: Energy, Financial Services, Renewable Energy Norwegian investment fund for developing countries ## Savannah Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Software Savannah Fund is a seed capital fund specializing in US$25,000-US$500,000 investments in early stage high growth technology (web and mobile) startups in sub-Saharan Africa. Initially focused on East Africa, the fund aims to bridge the early stage/angel and venture capital investment gap that currently exists in Africa. The Fund expects toachieve this objective by combining capital with mentor networks both in the region and from Silicon Valley via an accelerator program and a follow-on independent seed fund.The fund is managed by an experienced and technology savvy team that have founded companies or are actively involved in angel investing or having run successful accelerator programs in past but also understand the unique Subsaharan African environment. They are backed and supported by both local, regional and international networks of angels,venture capitalists whose expertise we can draw on to help startups succeed and scale to fully fledged regional or global companies.They believe in the potential for Africa to become a global technology innovator by creating sustainable for profit companies that create jobs and make an impact. ## FrontEnd Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Travel, Reservations, Public Transportation FrontEnd is a strategic partner for innovative ventures offering support to diverse leaders with high market potential, proven traction... ## Ajim Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Austin, Texas, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Travel, Lending, Hospital We are investing in the next generation of exceptional African founders. ## Tim Draper - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Tim Draper is the Founding Partner of Draper Associates. He attended Harvard Business School. ## Renew Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Addis Ababa, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Mobile Apps, Financial Services, Finance Renew Capital is an Africa-focused investment firm that addresses critical gaps for Africa’s growing businesses and connects them to a global network of impact investors. ## XA Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology XA Network is a highly selective, invitation-only global community for senior technology executives, founders, and investors shaping the future. ## Jim Villanueva - Type: Angel - Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Agriculture, Energy, Travel Jim Villanueva - Investment Director, Managing Director, Global Partnerships Social Venture Fund @ Global Partnerships ## Helena Riese Harstad - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital Helena Riese Harstad is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Optimizer Foundation. She previously worked at SBAB Bank as a Project Specialist. Helena Riese attended Stockholm University. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co