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.
15
deals recorded
2
over 12 months
8 M$
median disclosed ticket
23
identified investors
Key findings
- 15 funding deals recorded (Fintech, Kenya) since 2012, involving 13 companies and 23 identified investors. 2 of them over the last 12 months (4 the previous year).
- Median disclosed ticket: 8 M$; half of the deals fall between 2.7 M$ and 10.5 M$ (10 amounts disclosed out of 15, 108.2 M$ in total).
- Where the money goes: Digital lending and scoring (33 %), Insurtech (20 %), Money transfer and remittances (20 %).
- Most frequent stage: Pre-Seed (27 %); most used instrument: Equity (60 %).
- 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 scoring5
- Insurtech3
- Money transfer and remittances3
- Payments and mobile money2
- Crypto and blockchain1
Stages
- Pre-Seed4
- Series A3
- Growth2
- Seed2
- Series C+1
Instruments
- Equity9
- Grant1
Deals per year
| Year | Deals | Disclosed amounts |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 16 M$ |
| 2022 | 1 | 10 M$ |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 M$ |
| 2024 | 1 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | 15.6 M$ |
| 2026 | 2 | 17 M$ |
Most active investors
- TLcom Capital3 deals
- P1 Ventures2 deals
- 4DX Ventures1 deal
- AfricInvest1 deal
- Antler1 deal
- Endeavor Catalyst1 deal
- Flourish Ventures1 deal
- Global Innovation Fund (GIF Growth)1 deal
- Lava1 deal
- Musha Ventures1 deal
- Novastar Ventures1 deal
- Plesion Capital1 deal
Latest deals
| Company | Date | Disclosed amounts | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4G CapitalDigital lending and scoring · Kenya · Growth | Mar 2026 | 2 M$ | Global Innovation Fund (GIF Growth)source |
| Riverbank SolutionsPayments and mobile money · Kenya · Growth | Jan 2026 | 15 M$ | undisclosedsource |
| 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 |
| Jackfruit FinanceDigital lending and scoring · Kenya | Sept 2024 | undisclosed | Plesion 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 |
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.