Top Funded Kenya Startups of 2021
Ranked by total funding announced in 2021 (USD).
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25 companies in this list
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sky.Garden is SaaS ecommerce platform
- HQ Location
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Stage
- Early Stage Venture
- Latest tracked round
- June 2021
- 2021 Funding
- $4M
- Backers
- 12
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
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
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
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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