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.
9
deals recorded
3
over 12 months
12.5 M$
median disclosed ticket
14
identified investors
Key findings
- 9 funding deals recorded (Tanzania) since 2009, involving 9 companies and 14 identified investors. 3 of them over the last 12 months (2 the previous year).
- Median disclosed ticket: 12.5 M$; half of the deals fall between 6.1 M$ and 54.6 M$ (8 amounts disclosed out of 9, 574.3 M$ in total).
- Where the money goes: Agribusiness (22 %), Energy (22 %), Fintech (22 %).
- Most frequent stage: Growth (33 %); most used instrument: Equity (56 %).
- Most active investors: IFC (International Finance Corporation) (2), 4Di Capital (1), Actis (1).
- 22 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).
Sectors
- Agribusiness2
- Energy2
- Fintech2
- Retail & distribution1
- Financial services1
Industries
- Agritech1
- Banking1
- Consumer goods (FMCG)1
- Digital lending and scoring1
- Crypto and blockchain1
Stages
- Growth3
- Debt2
- Pre-Seed2
- Series A1
- Series C+1
Instruments
- Equity5
- Senior debt4
Deals per year
| Year | Deals | Disclosed amounts |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 420 M$ |
| 2023 | 1 | 68.3 M$ |
| 2025 | 4 | 26 M$ |
| 2026 | 1 | 50 M$ |
Most active investors
- IFC (International Finance Corporation)2 deals
- 4Di Capital1 deal
- Actis1 deal
- Catalyst Fund1 deal
- Helios Investment Partners1 deal
- Impacc1 deal
- Liquidity Group1 deal
- Livelihood Impact Fund1 deal
- Mercy Corps Ventures1 deal
- Nedbank1 deal
- Nordic Impact Fund1 deal
- Portugal Gateway Fund1 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 |
| 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.