Badili
OperatingBuying and selling pre-owned smartphones made easy for Kenyans.
- Retail
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Debt Financing
- Founded 2021
- badili.africa ↗
- Total raised
- $6.3M
- disclosed
- Last round
- $400K
- Debt Financing
- Rounds
- 5
- since 2021
- Investors
- 13
- on record
- Employees
- 11-50
Badili funding and investors
Badili has raised $6.3M across 5 disclosed rounds. The latest is a $400K Debt Financing announced 04 Mar 2025, led by Proparco.
- Lead investors
- 2
- Largest round
- $2.1M
- Average round
- $1.3M
- disclosed rounds
- Round cadence
- 9 mo
- average gap
- $900KPre-seedPre-seed, $900K, $900K raised to date
- $850KPre-seedPre-seed, $850K, $1.8M raised to date
- $2.1MPre-seedPre-seed, $2.1M, $3.9M raised to date
- $2MSeedSeed, $2M, $5.8M raised to date
- $400KDebt FinancingDebt Financing, $400K, $6.3M raised to date
SLA Funding Index · grey is capital raised before each round
Badili funding rounds5 · newest first
- Debt Financing$400K
04 Mar 2025 · led by Proparco
- Seed$2M
09 Jan 2024 · led by E3 Capital
- Pre-seed$2.1M
29 Nov 2022
- Pre-seed$850K
11 May 2022
- Pre-seed$900K
22 Feb 2022
| Announced | Round | Lead · other investors | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Mar 2025 | Debt Financing | Proparco | $400K |
| 09 Jan 2024 | Seed | E3 Capital · Renew Capital, Grenfell Holdings | $2M |
| 29 Nov 2022 | Pre-seed | Venture Catalysts, SOSV, Inflection Point Ventures, Grenfell Holdings, AR/VR Africa, Artha India Ventures | $2.1M |
| 11 May 2022 | Pre-seed | SOSV, Rajesh Sawhney, Orbit Startups, Niche Capital, Grenfell Holdings, Artha India Ventures, Uncovered Fund | $850K |
| 22 Feb 2022 | Pre-seed | SOSV, Niche Capital, Grenfell Holdings, Uncovered Fund | $900K |
Investors in Badili13 · leads first
| Investor | Role | Rounds | First |
|---|---|---|---|
| E3 CapitalVenture Capital | Lead | Seed | Jan 2024 |
| ProparcoVenture Capital | Lead | Debt Financing | Mar 2025 |
| Grenfell HoldingsVenture Capital | Participant | Pre-seed, Seed | Feb 2022 |
| SOSVPrivate Equity | Participant | Pre-seed | Feb 2022 |
| Niche CapitalVenture Capital | Participant | Pre-seed | Feb 2022 |
| Uncovered FundVenture Capital | Participant | Pre-seed | Feb 2022 |
| Artha India VenturesVenture Capital | Participant | Pre-seed | May 2022 |
| Rajesh SawhneyPrivate Equity | Participant | Pre-seed | May 2022 |
| Orbit StartupsPrivate Equity | Participant | Pre-seed | May 2022 |
| Venture CatalystsVenture Capital | Participant | Pre-seed | Nov 2022 |
| Inflection Point VenturesVenture Capital | Participant | Pre-seed | Nov 2022 |
| AR/VR AfricaMicro VC | Participant | Pre-seed | Nov 2022 |
| Renew CapitalVenture Capital | Participant | Seed | Jan 2024 |
Frequently asked about Badili
- How much funding has Badili raised?
- Badili has raised $6.3M across 5 disclosed rounds. Its latest, a $400K Debt Financing, was announced on Mar 04, 2025.
- Who has invested in Badili?
- Backers include Proparco, E3 Capital, Renew Capital, Grenfell Holdings and 9 others.
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