92 investors have funded 13 Banking Tech companies head-officed in Nairobi, across 114 rounds (Jun 2009 – May 2026). They are ranked by how many Nairobi companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Nairobi" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOB Equity | Nairobi, Kenya | Seed | 2 | 3 | 2 | Feb 2023 | 29 |
| 2 | Emerge | Tokyo, Japan | Seed | 2 | 3 | 1 | Jan 2023 | 5 |
| 3 | Antler | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Seed | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 2025 | 572 |
| 4 | Launch Africa | Ebene City, Mauritius | Seed | 2 | 2 | — | May 2023 | 81 |
| 5 | Act Venture Capital | Dublin, Ireland | SeedSeries A | 1 | 3 | 2 | Apr 2022 | 79 |
| 6 | HAVAIC | Cape Town, South Africa | Seed | 1 | 3 | 3 | Oct 2022 | 26 |
| 7 | DFS Lab | Seattle, United States | Seed | 1 | 3 | 1 | Oct 2022 | 30 |
| 8 | SMBC Venture Capital | Chuo City, Japan | Series B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Feb 2025 | 303 |
| 9 | Frontline Ventures | Dublin, Ireland | Seed | 1 | 2 | 1 | Dec 2020 | 100 |
| 10 | Flourish | Redwood City, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Feb 2022 | 85 |
| 11 | Breega | Paris, France | Seed | 1 | 2 | 2 | Jan 2023 | 90 |
| 12 | SBI Group | Tokyo, Japan | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Apr 2025 | 106 |
| 13 | DEEPCORE | Bunkyo, Japan | Series BSeed | 1 | 2 | 1 | Oct 2023 | 66 |
| 14 | Leaps by Bayer | Leverkusen, Germany | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Feb 2022 | 45 |
| 15 | FINCA Ventures | Washington, DC, United States | Seed | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jan 2023 | 15 |
| 16 | Globivest | Beirut, Lebanon | Seed | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jan 2023 | 8 |
| 17 | Zedcrest Group | Lagos, Nigeria | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Apr 2021 | 9 |
| 18 | Y Combinator | Mountain View, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2021 | 5,648 |
| 19 | 500 Global | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2012 | 1,988 |
| 20 | Lux Capital | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2022 | 282 |
| 21 | Speedinvest | Vienna, Austria | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | 322 |
| 22 | Headline | San Francisco, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2023 | 341 |
| 23 | SoftBank Vision Fund | London, United Kingdom | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2022 | 325 |
| 24 | QED Investors | Alexandria, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 216 |
| 25 | Global Brain | Shibuya, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2025 | 292 |
| 26 | Goodwater Capital | Burlingame, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | 268 |
| 27 | Endeavor | New York City, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 313 |
| 28 | Anthemis Group | London, United Kingdom | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2020 | 156 |
| 29 | FMO | The Hague, Netherlands | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2016 | 169 |
| 30 | British International Investment | London, United Kingdom | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 147 |
| 31 | Accion | Washington, DC, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | 117 |
| 32 | Precursor Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2022 | 152 |
| 33 | Globis Capital Partners | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2025 | 146 |
| 34 | Hustle Fund | San Carlos, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | 161 |
| 35 | Costanoa | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2022 | 96 |
| 36 | Quona | Washington, DC, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 84 |
| 37 | Breyer Capital | Menlo Park, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 107 |
| 38 | Ludlow Ventures | Detroit, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2020 | 95 |
| 39 | Norfund | Oslo, Norway | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2009 | 107 |
| 40 | Streamlined Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2022 | 90 |
| 41 | Saison Capital | Singapore, Singapore | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2022 | 87 |
| 42 | HOF Capital | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2023 | 81 |
| 43 | Rabobank | Utrecht, Netherlands | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2016 | 76 |
| 44 | VTF Capital | Las Vegas, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2013 | 68 |
| 45 | Palm Drive Capital | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2022 | 56 |
| 46 | Samurai Incubate | Minato, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 48 |
| 47 | Future Africa | Lagos, Nigeria | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 44 |
| 48 | SBI | Mumbai, India | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 45 |
| 49 | Goodwell Investments | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2021 | 26 |
| 50 | The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Redwood City, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 25 |
| 51 | Monex Ventures | Chiba, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2022 | 37 |
| 52 | Zephyr Management | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 24 |
| 53 | Samos Investments | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2022 | 29 |
| 54 | The Raba Partnership | Nairobi, Kenya | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 27 |
| 55 | Norrsken Foundation | Stockholm, Sweden | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2023 | 23 |
| 56 | Renew Capital | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2024 | 26 |
| 57 | CDC Group | London, United Kingdom | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 19 |
| 58 | TIS | Tokyo, Japan | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2025 | 23 |
| 59 | Swedfund | Stockholm, Sweden | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2023 | 21 |
| 60 | Breyer Labs | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | 19 |
| 61 | Banana Capital | Mayfield, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2022 | 19 |
| 62 | Chandaria Capital | Nairobi, Kenya | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | 18 |
| 63 | Discovery Ventures | Berlin, Germany | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | 19 |
| 64 | Sorenson Impact Foundation | Salt Lake City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2021 | 16 |
| 65 | HAKOBUNE | Chuo, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | 15 |
| 66 | RaliCap | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2022 | 15 |
| 67 | Yara Growth Ventures | Oslo, Norway | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 12 |
| 68 | Nubank | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2022 | 11 |
| 69 | Base Capital | Cape Town, South Africa | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2023 | 8 |
| 70 | QR Investment | Kanazawa, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2023 | 9 |
| 71 | SAMURAI INCUBATE AFRICA | Minato City, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2023 | 7 |
| 72 | Sage Hill Capital | Ann Arbor, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | 8 |
| 73 | Chui Ventures | Nairobi, Kenya | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | 7 |
| 74 | Exponential Ventures | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2022 | 6 | |
| 75 | Idh Farmfit | Utrecht, Netherlands | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2026 | 5 |
| 76 | Jozi Angels | Johannesburg, South Africa | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | 4 |
| 77 | Unicorn Growth Capital | New York City, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2022 | 5 |
| 78 | Newid Capital | Alexandria, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | May 2020 | 4 |
| 79 | Launchpad | Singapore, Singapore | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2022 | 3 |
| 80 | Verdant Frontiers | Austin, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | 3 |
| 81 | Newgeneral Market Partners | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 2 | |
| 82 | INNOVEST AFRIKA | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | 2 | |
| 83 | NaiBAN | Nairobi, Kenya | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2023 | 2 |
| 84 | Norrsken Impact Accelerator | Stockholm, Sweden | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 2 |
| 85 | One Day Yes | Douglas, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | 2 |
| 86 | Norinchukin Innovation Fund | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2025 | 1 | |
| 87 | ImpactConnect | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2023 | 1 | |
| 88 | DoGoodInvest | Stockholm, Sweden | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | 1 |
| 89 | SBT | Yokohama, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2022 | 1 |
| 90 | MV2 Investments | Mooresville, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2022 | 1 |
| 91 | Forsage Holdings | Dublin, Ireland | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2021 | 1 |
| 92 | Link-U | Chiyoda-ku, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2022 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
Banking Tech companies head-officed in Nairobi that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Agriculture apolloagriculture.com |
21 | 23 | $505.6M | Series B May 2026 |
| HAKKI AFRICA hakki-africa.com |
17 | 20 | $115.6M | Series C Apr 2025 |
| Kwara kwara.com |
14 | 19 | $69M | Seed Jan 2023 |
| Umba umba.com |
11 | 14 | $115M | Series A Apr 2022 |
| Fingo Africa fingo.africa |
10 | 10 | $36.3M | Seed May 2023 |
| Power Financial Wellness yourpower.io |
6 | 6 | $15M | Seed Dec 2024 |
| Asante Financial Services Group asantefinancegroup.com |
3 | 3 | $22.5M | Series A Oct 2021 |
| Credrails credrails.com |
3 | 3 | $7.5M | Seed Jan 2022 |
| Churpy churpy.co |
3 | 3 | $3M | Seed Mar 2022 |
| Jahazii jahazii.io |
3 | 3 | $1.2M | Seed Oct 2025 |
| Tanda tanda.africa |
3 | 8 | — | Seed Oct 2022 |
| Craft Silicon craftsilicon.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jun 2009 |
| Onit Bank onitbank.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jan 2023 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Idh FarmfitLED | Apollo Agriculture | Series B | $2.5M |
| Oct 2025 | Innovestafrika | Jahazii | Seed | $400K |
| Oct 2025 | Jozi Angels | Jahazii | Seed | $400K |
| Oct 2025 | Antler | Jahazii | Seed | $400K |
| Apr 2025 | Globis Capital Partners | HAKKI AFRICA | Series C | $5.1M |
| Apr 2025 | SBI Group | HAKKI AFRICA | Series C | $5.1M |
| Apr 2025 | TIS | HAKKI AFRICA | Series C | $5.1M |
| Feb 2025 | Global BrainLED | HAKKI AFRICA | Series B | $12.7M |
| Feb 2025 | SMBC Venture Capital | HAKKI AFRICA | Series B | $12.7M |
| Feb 2025 | Norinchukin Innovation Fund | HAKKI AFRICA | Series B | $12.7M |
| Dec 2024 | Renew Capital | Power Financial Wellness | Seed | — |
| Dec 2023 | HeadlineLED | HAKKI AFRICA | Series B | $2.2M |
| Dec 2023 | SMBC Venture CapitalLED | HAKKI AFRICA | Series B | $2.2M |
| Dec 2023 | SAMURAI INCUBATE AFRICALED | HAKKI AFRICA | Series B | $2.2M |
| Nov 2023 | Swedfund | Apollo Agriculture | Series B | $10M |
| Nov 2023 | ImpactConnect | Apollo Agriculture | Series B | $10M |
| Oct 2023 | DEEPCORE | HAKKI AFRICA | Series B | $10.6M |
| Oct 2023 | SBI GroupLED | HAKKI AFRICA | Series B | $10.6M |
| Oct 2023 | HAKOBUNE | HAKKI AFRICA | Series B | $10.6M |
| Oct 2023 | QR Investment | HAKKI AFRICA | Series B | $10.6M |
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