Top 5 Angel Investors in Kenya (August 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Federico Pirzio-Biroli
Angel
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2 | United Kingdom, Kenya, Sweden | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Software, Non Profit, Venture Capital | $200k–$4.5M |
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Anthony Rock
Angel
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2 | Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed | Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital | |
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Ian McCaig
Angel
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2 | Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed | Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital | |
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Helena Riese Harstad
Angel
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1 | Kenya | Pre-Seed | Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital | |
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Jim Villanueva
Angel
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1 | Kenya, Uganda, Zambia | Series A, Series B, Seed | Agriculture, Energy, Travel | $2.1M–$10M |
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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.
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- Industry: Software, Non Profit, Venture Capital
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United Kingdom, Kenya, Sweden
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Bibblio — Conversion optimization, powered by AI. Increase user engagement, grow revenues and drive new audiences, for stronger site metrics and ROI.
- Believe.in — Believe.in provides a white label technology that improves online fundraising, donation processing, and event performance of non-profit organizations.Available in multiple markets, languages, and currencies, Believe.in supports 2.8 million non-profit organizations globally and is easily customized and integrated into any non-profitorganization’s website and existing back-office toolkit.Believe.in was founded in May 2011 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
- Purple Elephant Ventures — We are Africa's first venture studio focusing on the travel & tourism sector. Our aim is to build businesses that will lead Africa's tourism industry to a greener future
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.
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- Industry: Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Purple Elephant Ventures — We are Africa's first venture studio focusing on the travel & tourism sector. Our aim is to build businesses that will lead Africa's tourism industry to a greener future
Ian McCaig is the CEO of lastminute.com.
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- Industry: Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Purple Elephant Ventures — We are Africa's first venture studio focusing on the travel & tourism sector. Our aim is to build businesses that will lead Africa's tourism industry to a greener future
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.
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- Industry: Travel, Tourism, Venture Capital
- Stage:Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Purple Elephant Ventures — We are Africa's first venture studio focusing on the travel & tourism sector. Our aim is to build businesses that will lead Africa's tourism industry to a greener future
Jim Villanueva - Investment Director, Managing Director, Global Partnerships Social Venture Fund @ Global Partnerships
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- Industry: Agriculture, Energy, Travel
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Uganda, Zambia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Series A $2.1M–$6.3M; Series B $8.5M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Treasure8 — Through our commercial partnerships and USDA-patented dehydration technologies, Treasure8 transforms food streams and food waste into nutrient-dense elements that can be enhanced, shaped, shipped, and enjoyed almost anywhere and when needed most.
- Good Nature Agro — Their priority is to generate lasting income with small-scale farmers. They build local community leaders into qualified Private Extension Agents (PEAs) who oversee and train farmers throughout the growing season. They support PEAs to provide frequent trainings and personalized recommendations on how their growers can make their field healthier andmore productive. PEAs promote improved farm practices and deliver a farmer-friendly loan of seeds and additional inputs. At harvest, Good Nature is a guaranteed market for the certified legume seed that their growers produce. Choosing to produce these high-value crops over traditional cash crops - maize and cotton - more than doubles their income.
- Purple Elephant Ventures — We are Africa's first venture studio focusing on the travel & tourism sector. Our aim is to build businesses that will lead Africa's tourism industry to a greener future
Venture Capital Angel investor funding in Kenya at a glance
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