Funding and investors in Tanzania: market analysis
Who invests in Tanzania, in which sectors, with which tickets and instruments: every figure below is computed from the funding deals recorded on the platform.
12
deals recorded
2
over 12 months
15 M$
median disclosed ticket
23
identified investors
Key findings
- 12 funding deals recorded (Tanzania) since 2009, involving 11 companies and 23 identified investors. 2 of them over the last 12 months (4 the previous year).
- Median disclosed ticket: 15 M$; half of the deals fall between 8.1 M$ and 47.5 M$ (10 amounts disclosed out of 12, 629.3 M$ in total).
- Where the money goes: Fintech (33 %), Energy (25 %), Agribusiness (17 %).
- Most frequent stage: Growth (25 %); most used instrument: Equity (50 %).
- Most active investors: IFC (International Finance Corporation) (2), 4Di Capital (1), Acrew Capital (1).
- 33 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).
Sectors
- Fintech4
- Energy3
- Agribusiness2
- Retail & distribution1
- Financial services1
Industries
- Power generation (utility-scale)2
- Agritech1
- Banking1
- Consumer goods (FMCG)1
- Digital lending and scoring1
Stages
- Growth3
- Debt2
- Pre-Seed2
- Series A2
- Series C+1
Instruments
- Equity6
- Senior debt4
Deals per year
| Year | Deals | Disclosed amounts |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 420 M$ |
| 2023 | 1 | 68.3 M$ |
| 2024 | 3 | 55 M$ |
| 2025 | 4 | 26 M$ |
| 2026 | 1 | 50 M$ |
Most active investors
- IFC (International Finance Corporation)2 deals
- 4Di Capital1 deal
- Acrew Capital1 deal
- Actis1 deal
- Amplo1 deal
- British International Investment1 deal
- Catalyst Fund1 deal
- DST Global1 deal
- E4E Africa1 deal
- Helios Investment Partners1 deal
- HOF Capital1 deal
- Impacc1 deal
Latest deals
| Company | Date | Disclosed amounts | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| NalaCrypto and blockchain · Tanzania · Debt | May 2026 | 50 M$ | Liquidity Groupsource |
| Kijenge Animal ProductsLivestock and animal production · Tanzania · Debt | Dec 2025 | 15 M$ | TLG Capitalsource |
| KuundaDigital lending and scoring · Tanzania · Series A | Oct 2025 | 7.5 M$ | Seedstars Africa Venturessource |
| MazaoHubAgritech · Tanzania · Pre-Seed | Sept 2025 | 2 M$ | Catalyst Fundsource |
| Sumet TechnologiesConsumer goods (FMCG) · Tanzania · Pre-Seed | Mar 2025 | 1.5 M$ | undisclosedsource |
| TunzaaPayments and mobile money · Tanzania | Dec 2024 | undisclosed | Warioba Venturessource |
| NalaMoney transfer and remittances · Tanzania · Series A | Jul 2024 | 40 M$ | Acrew Capitalsource |
| Rift Valley EnergyPower generation (utility-scale) · Tanzania | Jun 2024 | 15 M$ | British International Investmentsource |
| CRDB Bank PlcBanking · Tanzania · Growth | Oct 2023 | 68.3 M$ | IFC (International Finance Corporation)source |
| AXIAN TelecomTelecom operators and ISPs · Tanzania · Growth | Feb 2022 | 420 M$ | IFC (International Finance Corporation)source |
| ZOLA ElectricOff-grid solar and solar kits · Tanzania · Series C+ | Aug 2016 | 10 M$ | Helios Investment Partnerssource |
| Globeleq AfricaPower generation (utility-scale) · Tanzania · Growth | Jan 2009 | undisclosed | Actissource |
See also
Method: published funding deals (press releases, specialised media), recorded by Invest Matching's news monitoring and reviewed before integration. Amounts in US dollars; deals without a disclosed amount count in the totals, not in the medians.