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Top Funded Kenya Startups of 2021

Ranked by total funding announced in 2021 (USD).

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2021 Funding
$668.5M
Avg Valuation
N/A
Companies
25
Backer relationships
296

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25 companies in this list

1
Tala

Tala is a financial technology company on a mission to build a financial system that works for everyone.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Late Stage Venture
Latest tracked round
October 2021
2021 Funding
$145M
Backers
31
2
Gro Intelligence

Gro Intelligence is an AI-powered insights company that provides decision-making analytics to the agriculture economies and their participants.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Early Stage Venture
Latest tracked round
January 2021
2021 Funding
$85M
Backers
12
3
Sun King

Sun King designs, distributes and finances Sun King solar home energy solutions to households and businesses who lack reliable access to the grid.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Venture
Latest tracked round
September 2026
2021 Funding
$75M
Backers
32
4
Sama

Sama provides high-quality training data that powers AI technology.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Early Stage Venture
Latest tracked round
November 2021
2021 Funding
$70M
Backers
7
5
Thunes

Thunes is a B2B company that powers payments for the world’s fastest-growing businesses.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Late Stage Venture
Latest tracked round
July 2023
2021 Funding
$60M
Backers
12
6
Twiga Foods

Twiga Foods is a business-to-business marketplace platform that sources produce directly from farmers and delivers it to urban retailers.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Late Stage Venture
Latest tracked round
November 2021
2021 Funding
$50M
Backers
22
7
Aza Finance

Enabling businesses to grow past their borders through safe and affordable FX and cross-border money transfer solutions.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Grant
Latest tracked round
October 2024
2021 Funding
$35M
Backers
13
8
d.light

d.light is an international Energy startup that serves people without access to reliable electricity.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Receivables Financing
Latest tracked round
July 2025
2021 Funding
$25M
Backers
32
9
TerraPay

TerraPay simplifies global money movement – by providing a single connection to the most expansive cross-border payments network.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Debt Financing
Latest tracked round
July 2024
2021 Funding
$20M
Backers
7
10
SunCulture

SunCulture is a Kenyan startup that empowers smallholder farmers with solar irrigation

HQ Location
Lavington, Kenya
Stage
Securitisation
Latest tracked round
September 2026
2021 Funding
$11M
Backers
17
11
Wefarm

Wefarm is a network and marketplace for small-scale farmers to share and access vital information, products and services without internet.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Early Stage Venture
Latest tracked round
March 2021
2021 Funding
$11M
Backers
19
12
PawaPay

PawaPay is a pan-African payments company that provides mobile payment solutions to African consumers or businesses.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Seed
Latest tracked round
August 2021
2021 Funding
$9M
Backers
5
13
Guidewheel

Guidewheel is a Kenyan SaaS startup empowering factories to digitise their operations.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Early Stage Venture
Latest tracked round
July 2021
2021 Funding
$8M
Backers
1
14
Roam

Roam provides accessible, low-cost, and low-emission transport solutions for the vast population across Kenya and the greater African continent.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Early Stage Venture
Latest tracked round
June 2026
2021 Funding
$7.5M
Backers
11
15
Asante Financial Services Group

Asante Financial Services Group is a Kenyan startup advancing financial independence of underserved small businesses and individuals in Africa.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Early Stage Venture
Latest tracked round
October 2021
2021 Funding
$7.5M
Backers
4
16
Boreal Light

Boreal Light designs and manufactures affordable solar water desalination systems for off-grid communities around the globe, especially Africa.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Funding Round
Latest tracked round
January 2021
2021 Funding
$7.5M
Backers
1
17
Opibus

Opibus accelerates the transition towards sustainable transport and energy solutions in East Africa

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Seed
Latest tracked round
November 2021
2021 Funding
$7.5M
Backers
3
18
Pula

Pula uses insurance and digital products to help smallholder farmers endure climate risks, and improve their farming practices.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Grant
Latest tracked round
March 2021
2021 Funding
$7M
Backers
8
19
Solarise Africa

Solarise Africa owns and leases captive rooftop and ground mounted solar projects for commercial and industrial clients in Africa.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Venture
Latest tracked round
December 2022
2021 Funding
$5.9M
Backers
9
20
Kwara

Kwara is a Nairobi and Berlin based startup offering affordable digital banking

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Seed
Latest tracked round
January 2023
2021 Funding
$4.1M
Backers
16
21
Sky.Garden

Sky.Garden is SaaS ecommerce platform

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Early Stage Venture
Latest tracked round
June 2021
2021 Funding
$4M
Backers
12
22
IMFact

IMFact provides smart finance for Kenyan SMEs in the supply chain.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Seed
Latest tracked round
December 2021
2021 Funding
$3.9M
Backers
1
23
Lendable

Lendable is the leading provider of debt to fintechs in emerging and frontier markets.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Debt Financing
Latest tracked round
August 2025
2021 Funding
$3.5M
Backers
7
24
Pawame

Pawame's purpose is to provide energy access as a gateway to financial empowerment and limitless opportunity in Sub-Saharan Africa.

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Equity CrowdFunding
Latest tracked round
June 2021
2021 Funding
$3.2M
Backers
8
25
Pariti

At Pariti, we are making the world a more equitable place by evolving and growing underserved markets

HQ Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Stage
Seed
Latest tracked round
December 2021
2021 Funding
$2.9M
Backers
6

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