Funded Startups in Dar Es Salaam
Recent rounds in Dar Es Salaam span from 2021-06-08 (Sumet) to 2025-08-15 (Wassha).
Recent rounds in Dar Es Salaam span from 2021-06-08 (Sumet) to 2025-08-15 (Wassha). The largest disclosed round is CRDB Bank’s $130M on 2022-09-16, which sits far above the next-largest disclosed amounts ($128M for Ubongo on 2022-12-08, then $32M for Ramani on 2022-11-23), making the top end of funding unusually concentrated within 2022.
The nine entries also cluster by time and stage: five of the nine are dated in 2022 (CRDB Bank, Ramani, Ubongo, Nala, and East Africa Fruits), while “Series Unknown” appears in five of nine rows and “undisclosed” appears in two of nine. Sector-wise, Financial Services and Health/Health Care both repeat (Financial Services: FINCA Microfinance Bank, CRDB Bank, Nala; Health/Health Care: Medikea Health, Ubongo in Education adjacent), with the rest spread across Energy, Agriculture and Farming, Information Technology, and Commerce and Shopping.
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in this Dar Es Salaam list, and how does it compare to the other disclosed amounts?
CRDB Bank’s $130M (2022-09-16) is the largest disclosed amount, narrowly ahead of Ubongo’s $128M (2022-12-08) and well above Ramani’s $32M (2022-11-23). Beyond that, disclosed figures drop to $10M (Nala, 2022-01-27), $2M (Wassha, 2025-08-15; East Africa Fruits, 2024-02-09), and a low of $100K (Sumet, 2021-06-08).
Are rounds concentrated within a tight date window?
Yes. Five of the nine entries are dated in 2022, with three large disclosed rounds falling in late 2022: CRDB Bank $130M (2022-09-16), Ramani $32M (2022-11-23), and Ubongo $128M (2022-12-08). The list also has a later outlying datapoint at the far end with Wassha’s $2M on 2025-08-15.
How often are rounds labeled “Series Unknown” or “undisclosed,” and does that limit stage visibility?
Five of nine rows are marked “Series Unknown” (including Wassha 2025-08-15 $2M; FINCA Microfinance Bank 2024-11-12 undisclosed; and East Africa Fruits 2024-02-09 $2M). Two more are explicitly “undisclosed” amounts (FINCA Microfinance Bank in 2024 and Medikea Health on 2024-02-05), reducing comparability when sorting by disclosed size.
Which stage labels show up repeatedly, and what does the mix look like across the list?
“Seed” appears three times: Medikea Health (2024-02-05, undisclosed), Nala (2022-01-27, $10M), and CRDB Bank is not Seed (it is Debt Financing). “Series Unknown” accounts for five entries, while only Ramani is explicitly “Series A” (2022-11-23, $32M) and Sumet has no stage filled (2021-06-08, $100K).
Are there sector clusters, or are sectors broadly dispersed with a few repeats?
Sectors are fairly dispersed, but Financial Services repeats three times: FINCA Microfinance Bank (2024-11-12, undisclosed), CRDB Bank (2022-09-16, $130M), and Nala (2022-01-27, $10M). Health/adjacent education-health focus also appears twice across different categories: Medikea Health (Health Care, 2024-02-05, undisclosed) and Ubongo (Education, 2022-12-08, $128M).
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