Investors active in Kenya – indicators
| Name | City | Country | Founded | Type | Inv. range | For-profit | For-social | Inv. total | Inv. Kenya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peery Foundation | Palo Alto | USA | 1978 | VC/foundation | 25k-1m | ● | ● | 12 | 2 |
| East Africa Capital Partners | Nairobi | Kenya | 2002 | VC | 15m | ● | ○ | 1 | 1 |
| HIVOS | The Hague | The Netherlands | 1968 | VC | 100k-15m | ● | ● | 1 | 1 |
| Humanity United | San Francisco | USA | 2005 | VC | 200k | ● | ● | 1 | 1 |
| Sarona Frontier Markets | Canada | USA | 1953 | VC | 55m | ● | ○ | 1 | 1 |
| Pantera Capital | San Francisco | USA | 2014 | VC | 100k-15m | ● | ○ | 4 | 1 |
| mph.ac | Nairobi | Kenya | 2011 | VC | 25k-1.5m | ● | ○ | 5 | 1 |
| Future Perfect Ventures | New York | USA | 2013 | VC | 1-30m | ● | ○ | 5 | 1 |
| Bitcoin Opportunity Fund | San Francisco | USA | 2012 | VC | 250k-12m | ● | ○ | 6 | 1 |
| Liberty Global Ventures | Englewood | USA | 2005 | VC | 2-60m | ● | ○ | 9 | 1 |
| TomorrowVentures | Palo Alto | USA | 2009 | VC | 2-40m | ● | ● | 9 | 1 |
| Urban.Us | Miami | USA | 2013 | VC | 200k-2m | ● | ○ | 9 | 1 |
| Better Ventures | Oakland | USA | 2010 | VC | 20k-1m | ● | ● | 10 | 1 |
| Rethink Education | White Plains | USA | 2012 | VC | 2-15m | ● | ● | 10 | 1 |
| Crypto Currency Partners | San Francisco | USA | 2012 | VC | 500k-20m | ● | ○ | 14 | 1 |
| Emergence Capital Partners | San Mateo | USA | 2003 | VC | 500k-100m | ● | ○ | 14 | 1 |
| Savannah Fund | Nairobi | Kenya | 2012 | VC | 25-500k | ● | ● | 7 | 2 |
| Invested Development | Boston | USA | 2009 | VC | 500k+ | ● | ● | 11 | 3 |
| VilCap Investments | San Francisco | USA | 2014 | VC | 50k+ | ● | ● | 12 | 4 |
| Nokia | Helsinki | Finland | 1865 | MNE | 50k-25m | ● | ○ | 9 | 1 |
| Cisco | San Jose | USA | 1984 | MNE | 2-65m | ● | ○ | 12 | 1 |
| Omvestments | San Francisco | USA | 2013 | Micro VC | 1m | ● | 1 | 1 | |
| Synergy Growth | New York | USA | 2010 | Micro VC | 1-2m | ● | ○ | 2 | 1 |
| Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. | New York | USA | 1950 | Investment bank/management | 50m | ● | ○ | 2 | 1 |
| Stephens Investment Management | San Francisco | USA | 2001 | Investment bank/management | 1-15m | ● | ○ | 2 | 1 |
| Morgan Stanley | New York | USA | 1935 | Investment bank/management | 5m-1b | ● | ○ | 11 | 1 |
| Startupbootcamp | London | USA | 2010 | Incubator/accelerator | 15-100k | ○ | ○ | 8 | 1 |
| MassChallenge | Boston | USA | 2009 | Incubator/accelerator | 50k-2.5m | ○ | ● | 9 | 1 |
| Start-Up Chile | Santiago | Chile | 2010 | Incubator/accelerator | 40-100k | ○ | ● | 13 | 1 |
| Safaricom Foundation | Westlands | Kenya | 2003 | Foundation | 250k | ○ | ● | 1 | 1 |
| Knight Foundation | Miami | USA | 1950 | Foundation | 500k-50m | ○ | ● | 10 | 1 |
| CDC Group | London | UK | 1948 | Development bank | 5-350m | ○ | ● | 7 | 1 |
| KFW | Frankfurt | Germany | 1948 | Development bank | 500k-50m | ○ | ● | 8 | 1 |
| International Finance Corporation | Washington | USA | 1956 | Development bank | 3-650m | ○ | ● | 12 | 1 |
| Africa Angels Network | Johannesburg | South Africa | 2014 | BA/micro VC | 3m | ● | ○ | 5 | 1 |
| Name | City | Country | Founded | Type | Inv. range | For-profit | For-social | Inv. total | Inv. Kenya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peery Foundation | Palo Alto | USA | 1978 | VC/foundation | 25k-1m | ● | ● | 12 | 2 |
| East Africa Capital Partners | Nairobi | Kenya | 2002 | VC | 15m | ● | ○ | 1 | 1 |
| HIVOS | The Hague | The Netherlands | 1968 | VC | 100k-15m | ● | ● | 1 | 1 |
| Humanity United | San Francisco | USA | 2005 | VC | 200k | ● | ● | 1 | 1 |
| Sarona Frontier Markets | Canada | USA | 1953 | VC | 55m | ● | ○ | 1 | 1 |
| Pantera Capital | San Francisco | USA | 2014 | VC | 100k-15m | ● | ○ | 4 | 1 |
| mph.ac | Nairobi | Kenya | 2011 | VC | 25k-1.5m | ● | ○ | 5 | 1 |
| Future Perfect Ventures | New York | USA | 2013 | VC | 1-30m | ● | ○ | 5 | 1 |
| Bitcoin Opportunity Fund | San Francisco | USA | 2012 | VC | 250k-12m | ● | ○ | 6 | 1 |
| Liberty Global Ventures | Englewood | USA | 2005 | VC | 2-60m | ● | ○ | 9 | 1 |
| TomorrowVentures | Palo Alto | USA | 2009 | VC | 2-40m | ● | ● | 9 | 1 |
| Urban.Us | Miami | USA | 2013 | VC | 200k-2m | ● | ○ | 9 | 1 |
| Better Ventures | Oakland | USA | 2010 | VC | 20k-1m | ● | ● | 10 | 1 |
| Rethink Education | White Plains | USA | 2012 | VC | 2-15m | ● | ● | 10 | 1 |
| Crypto Currency Partners | San Francisco | USA | 2012 | VC | 500k-20m | ● | ○ | 14 | 1 |
| Emergence Capital Partners | San Mateo | USA | 2003 | VC | 500k-100m | ● | ○ | 14 | 1 |
| Savannah Fund | Nairobi | Kenya | 2012 | VC | 25-500k | ● | ● | 7 | 2 |
| Invested Development | Boston | USA | 2009 | VC | 500k+ | ● | ● | 11 | 3 |
| VilCap Investments | San Francisco | USA | 2014 | VC | 50k+ | ● | ● | 12 | 4 |
| Nokia | Helsinki | Finland | 1865 | MNE | 50k-25m | ● | ○ | 9 | 1 |
| Cisco | San Jose | USA | 1984 | MNE | 2-65m | ● | ○ | 12 | 1 |
| Omvestments | San Francisco | USA | 2013 | Micro VC | 1m | ● | 1 | 1 | |
| Synergy Growth | New York | USA | 2010 | Micro VC | 1-2m | ● | ○ | 2 | 1 |
| Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. | New York | USA | 1950 | Investment bank/management | 50m | ● | ○ | 2 | 1 |
| Stephens Investment Management | San Francisco | USA | 2001 | Investment bank/management | 1-15m | ● | ○ | 2 | 1 |
| Morgan Stanley | New York | USA | 1935 | Investment bank/management | 5m-1b | ● | ○ | 11 | 1 |
| Startupbootcamp | London | USA | 2010 | Incubator/accelerator | 15-100k | ○ | ○ | 8 | 1 |
| MassChallenge | Boston | USA | 2009 | Incubator/accelerator | 50k-2.5m | ○ | ● | 9 | 1 |
| Start-Up Chile | Santiago | Chile | 2010 | Incubator/accelerator | 40-100k | ○ | ● | 13 | 1 |
| Safaricom Foundation | Westlands | Kenya | 2003 | Foundation | 250k | ○ | ● | 1 | 1 |
| Knight Foundation | Miami | USA | 1950 | Foundation | 500k-50m | ○ | ● | 10 | 1 |
| CDC Group | London | UK | 1948 | Development bank | 5-350m | ○ | ● | 7 | 1 |
| KFW | Frankfurt | Germany | 1948 | Development bank | 500k-50m | ○ | ● | 8 | 1 |
| International Finance Corporation | Washington | USA | 1956 | Development bank | 3-650m | ○ | ● | 12 | 1 |
| Africa Angels Network | Johannesburg | South Africa | 2014 | BA/micro VC | 3m | ● | ○ | 5 | 1 |
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