FINCA Ventures

FINCA Ventures is an impact investing initiative of FINCA International that leverages a global microfinance network to catalyze market-based solutions to poverty. It does so by providing patient capital and pre- and post-investment support to high-impact, early-stage social enterprises that offer affordable, high-quality and life-enhancing products and services for low-income families.

Ami Dalal

MD

Alex Evangelides

Investment Director

Past deals in Kenya

Kwara

Seed Round in 2023
Kwara GmbH is a company that operates a digital banking platform tailored for savings and credit co-operative societies (SACCOs). Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with an office in Nairobi, Kenya, Kwara provides a cloud-based solution that facilitates loan applications and approvals for members. The platform also includes integration services, customer support, real-time financial tracking, and compliance assistance. Additionally, Kwara offers a product called Kwara Pronto, designed for effective loans management. The company's mission focuses on enhancing the financial cooperative movement, which significantly benefits the lives of numerous individuals.

Kentaste

Venture Round in 2022
Kentaste Products Limited processes, produces, packages, and distributes coconut based products. The company offers coconut milk, creams, and oil for customers who use it in sauces, drinks, curries, and desserts. Its products are available in supermarkets in Kenya. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Nature Lock

Venture Round in 2021
Nature Lock is a food manufacturing company engaged in the production of ready-to-eat stews such as Tayari kula ndengu. The company's main aim is to fight food waste throughout Africa by utilizing fresh produce for natural, tasty, nutritious and affordable foods for all, right at the source. The company is a subsidiary of Fibered Fresh Partners Ltd.

ImaliPay

Pre Seed Round in 2021
ImaliPay is a financial health platform offering financial products to freelancers and blue collar gig workers in partnership with gig platforms.

Eneza Education

Series A in 2018
Eneza Education Limited, founded in 2011 and based in Nairobi, Kenya, specializes in providing mobile technology-based education services. The company offers a virtual tutor and teacher's assistant, enabling students and teachers to access curriculum-aligned courses, assessments, and interactive support from live instructors via mobile devices. Its platform includes locally-adapted tutorials, tips, assessments, and features such as a leaderboard and live teacher chat, accessible through various formats including USSD/SMS, a web app, an offline desktop app, and an Android app. Eneza Education targets individual parents, students, and teachers with subscription-based access to its educational resources, ensuring that learners across Kenya, from urban centers to rural areas, can benefit from comprehensive, on-demand educational support.