Kuria Capital

Kuria Capital is a venture capital investment firm and family investment office based in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 2017. It concentrates on seed-stage investments in finance, logistics, tourism, agriculture, infrastructure, and real estate, with a focus on frontier East Africa markets.

Muchiru Kuria

Founder and Head of Venture

6 past transactions

Ponea Health

Seed Round in 2022
Ponea Health is a company dedicated to improving access to healthcare through technology. It develops cloud and mobile applications that simplify the process of searching, comparing, booking, and paying for health and well-being services. The platform connects patients with clinically vetted healthcare professionals, offering both in-person care at health facilities or at the patient's location, as well as tele-consultations via a mobile app. Ponea Health aims to create a transparent marketplace where all details of consultations, tests, treatments, products, and services are clearly listed. The platform is designed to integrate with various healthcare ecosystem partners, including insurance companies, banks, employers, pharmaceutical firms, medical device suppliers, and AI diagnostic services, to enhance the overall healthcare experience for patients and professionals alike.

Rydlr

Seed Round in 2022
Rydlr offers digital marketing software that enables brands to engage outdoor audiences through an integrated digital screen network. The platform includes data infrastructure and analytics to measure ad campaign performance and inform marketing strategy, helping clients reach potential customers and optimize advertising results.

FreshBox

Pre Seed Round in 2021
FreshBox manufactures solar-powered commercial cooling units using locally sourced materials. This enables them to offer customized solutions for fresh produce farmers and retailers in Africa, helping to reduce food waste.

OkHi

Seed Round in 2020
OkHi Limited is a Nairobi-based company established in 2014 that specializes in developing a digital addressing system tailored for emerging markets. The system addresses the challenges posed by the absence of a reliable physical address framework, particularly in Kenya. OkHi's innovative platform enables users to create virtual addresses that include GPS tags and photos of locations, facilitating easier navigation and communication. This addressing solution enhances logistics, thereby unlocking commerce and improving access to services such as emergency response and financial identification. By connecting people through verified addresses, OkHi aims to foster greater economic opportunities and social inclusion in regions lacking effective address systems.

Fundis

Seed Round in 2019
Fundis is a marketplace platform that connects users with vetted, certified artisans and technicians in Africa for home, workplace, and gadget repair needs. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, the company operates via web, mobile, and USSD interfaces to make skilled tradespeople accessible and trustworthy. By linking informal workers with regular job opportunities, Fundis aims to improve livelihoods and support durable gig work, offering access to income opportunities, tools, loans, insurance, healthcare, upskilling, and certification. The platform focuses on matching customers with competent trades professionals for a range of service requests, helping households and businesses find reliable skilled labor while addressing fragmentation in the informal sector.

FeePlan

Convertible Note in 2019
Fee Plan provides term plans, year plans, uni plans, and school plans. Their learning institutions are able to improve their cash flow as they receive fees in advance while still giving parents the option of paying through flexible payment plans that match their incomes.
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