Healthcare 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 — Healthcare, Kenya.
10
deals recorded
2
over 12 months
7.1 M$
median disclosed ticket
13
identified investors
Key findings
- 10 funding deals recorded (Healthcare, Kenya) since 2020, involving 9 companies and 13 identified investors. 2 of them over the last 12 months (1 the previous year).
- Median disclosed ticket: 7.1 M$; half of the deals fall between 3.3 M$ and 12.2 M$ (6 amounts disclosed out of 10, 52.2 M$ in total).
- Where the money goes: Clinics and hospitals (40 %), Medical devices and equipment (30 %), Labs and imaging (10 %).
- Most frequent stage: Growth (40 %); most used instrument: Equity (50 %).
- Most active investors: Proparco (3), AfricInvest (2), Ascent Capital Africa (2).
- 40 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).
Industries
- Clinics and hospitals4
- Medical devices and equipment3
- Labs and imaging1
- Pharmacy and drug distribution1
- Specialised care1
Stages
- Growth4
- Seed2
- Debt1
- Series A1
Instruments
- Equity5
- Senior debt2
- Quasi-equity1
Deals per year
| Year | Deals | Disclosed amounts |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 12.7 M$ |
| 2024 | 3 | 25.2 M$ |
| 2025 | 1 | 10.5 M$ |
| 2026 | 2 | — |
Most active investors
- Proparco3 deals
- AfricInvest2 deals
- Ascent Capital Africa2 deals
- DFC1 deal
- DOB Equity1 deal
- EQ2 Ventures1 deal
- Finnfund1 deal
- Founderful Ventures1 deal
- Grand Challenges Canada1 deal
- IFC (International Finance Corporation)1 deal
- Soros Economic Development Fund1 deal
- TLcom Capital1 deal
Latest deals
| Company | Date | Disclosed amounts | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tibu HealthClinics and hospitals · Kenya | Jun 2026 | undisclosed | Proparcosource |
| AfrilensMedical devices and equipment · Kenya · Seed | Apr 2026 | undisclosed | EQ2 Venturessource |
| HewaTeleMedical devices and equipment · Kenya · Debt | Aug 2025 | 10.5 M$ | AfricInvestsource |
| LapaireSpecialised care · Kenya | Oct 2024 | 3.2 M$ | AfricInvestsource |
| AxmedPharmacy and drug distribution · Kenya · Seed | May 2024 | 2 M$ | Founderful Venturessource |
| HewateleMedical devices and equipment · Kenya · Growth | Feb 2024 | 20 M$ | Finnfundsource |
| Avenue Group LimitedClinics and hospitals · Kenya · Growth | Apr 2023 | 12.7 M$ | IFC (International Finance Corporation)source |
| Diani Beach Hospital LimitedClinics and hospitals · Kenya · Growth | Jul 2022 | undisclosed | Ascent Capital Africasource |
| Valley Hospital LimitedClinics and hospitals · Kenya · Growth | Jun 2022 | undisclosed | Ascent Capital Africasource |
| Ilara HealthLabs and imaging · Kenya · Series A | Dec 2020 | 3.8 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.