Fintech in Kenya: funding deals and active investors
One of the best-documented segments on the platform. Latest rounds, investors who lead them, tickets and instruments — Fintech, Kenya.
12
deals recorded
1
over 12 months
8 M$
median disclosed ticket
18
identified investors
Key findings
- 12 funding deals recorded (Fintech, Kenya) since 2012, involving 10 companies and 18 identified investors. 1 of them over the last 12 months (3 the previous year).
- Median disclosed ticket: 8 M$; half of the deals fall between 4.2 M$ and 10.2 M$ (8 amounts disclosed out of 12, 91.2 M$ in total).
- Where the money goes: Digital lending and scoring (25 %), Insurtech (25 %), Money transfer and remittances (25 %).
- Most frequent stage: Pre-Seed (33 %); most used instrument: Equity (67 %).
- Most active investors: TLcom Capital (3), P1 Ventures (2), 4DX Ventures (1).
- 33 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).
Industries
- Digital lending and scoring3
- Insurtech3
- Money transfer and remittances3
- Crypto and blockchain1
- Fintech infrastructure (APIs, open banking, BaaS)1
Stages
- Pre-Seed4
- Series A3
- Seed2
- Series C+1
Instruments
- Equity8
- Grant1
Deals per year
| Year | Deals | Disclosed amounts |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 16 M$ |
| 2022 | 1 | 10 M$ |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 M$ |
| 2025 | 4 | 15.6 M$ |
Most active investors
- TLcom Capital3 deals
- P1 Ventures2 deals
- 4DX Ventures1 deal
- AfricInvest1 deal
- Antler1 deal
- Endeavor Catalyst1 deal
- Flourish Ventures1 deal
- Lava1 deal
- Musha Ventures1 deal
- Novastar Ventures1 deal
- Quona Capital1 deal
- Renew Capital1 deal
Latest deals
| Company | Date | Disclosed amounts | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kotani PayCrypto and blockchain · Kenya · Pre-Seed | Oct 2025 | undisclosed | Tethersource |
| HoneyCoinMoney transfer and remittances · Kenya · Seed | Aug 2025 | 4.9 M$ | TLcom Capitalsource |
| MyCreditDigital lending and scoring · Kenya | Apr 2025 | 10.7 M$ | undisclosedsource |
| SeviDigital lending and scoring · Kenya | Jan 2025 | undisclosed | Renew Capitalsource |
| Kotani PayMoney transfer and remittances · Kenya · Pre-Seed | Sept 2023 | 2 M$ | P1 Venturessource |
| TuracoInsurtech · Kenya · Series A | Sept 2022 | 10 M$ | Novastar Venturessource |
| VertoMoney transfer and remittances · Kenya · Series A | Sept 2021 | 10 M$ | P1 Venturessource |
| CredableFintech infrastructure (APIs, open banking, BaaS) · Kenya · Pre-Seed | Apr 2021 | undisclosed | TCVPsource |
| PulaInsurtech · Kenya · Series A | Jan 2021 | 6 M$ | TLcom Capitalsource |
| SharaDigital lending and scoring · Kenya · Seed | Jan 2020 | undisclosed | TLcom Capitalsource |
| CellulantPayments and mobile money · Kenya · Series C+ | May 2018 | 47.5 M$ | TPGsource |
| PulaInsurtech · Kenya · Pre-Seed | Jan 2012 | 50 k$ | The Mulago Foundationsource |
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.