FundedIQ

Funded Startups in Kigali

In Kigali, the largest disclosed round among the most recent five entries is Imizi Rum’s $500K Pre-Seed round on 2024-11-19, which dwarfs the next disclose…

In Kigali, the largest disclosed round among the most recent five entries is Imizi Rum’s $500K Pre-Seed round on 2024-11-19, which dwarfs the next disclosed amount: LifeLine’s $60K on 2024-11-25 (all other rows shown are undisclosed). Sector concentration is also visible: four of the five entries are in Financial Services (LifeLine, HeptaPay, Eden Care Medical), with only BioMassters in Energy and Imizi Rum in Food and Beverage. Date-wise, the list clusters tightly in late 2024: three rounds fall between 2024-11-19 and 2024-12-02 (Imizi Rum, LifeLine, BioMassters), while the remaining two entries extend back to 2023-03-08 (HeptaPay) and 2022-11-02 (Eden Care Medical). The newest row is BioMassters on 2024-12-02, and the disclosed-vs-undisclosed pattern skews heavily to undisclosed amounts (three of five rows).

Most recent rounds

5 shown
B
BioMassters
Kigali, Rwanda · Energy
Series Unknown · Dec 2024
Undisclosed
L
LifeLine
Kigali, Rwanda · Financial Services
Series Unknown · Nov 2024
$60k
I
Imizi Rum
Kigali, Rwanda · Food and Beverage
Pre-Seed · Nov 2024
$500k
H
HeptaPay
Kigali, Rwanda · Financial Services
Series Unknown · Mar 2023
Undisclosed
E
Eden Care Medical
Kigali, Rwanda · Financial Services
Pre-Seed · Nov 2022
Undisclosed

Related listings

Frequently asked

What stands out as the biggest disclosed round in Kigali here, and how does it compare to the other disclosed amounts?

Imizi Rum’s $500K Pre-Seed round on 2024-11-19 is the only disclosed amount at the $500K level; LifeLine is the next-highest with $60K on 2024-11-25. The other two rows shown (BioMassters on 2024-12-02 and HeptaPay on 2023-03-08) are undisclosed.

Are the recent funding dates clustered, or spread out across years in this set?

There is a late-2024 cluster: three of the five entries close between 2024-11-19 and 2024-12-02 (Imizi Rum, LifeLine, BioMassters). The remaining two entries reach back to 2023-03-08 (HeptaPay) and 2022-11-02 (Eden Care Medical), creating a longer tail.

Which sectors are over-represented across these five companies?

Financial Services dominates with three of five entries: LifeLine (2024-11-25), HeptaPay (2023-03-08), and Eden Care Medical (2022-11-02). The other sectors appear once each: Energy for BioMassters (2024-12-02) and Food and Beverage for Imizi Rum (2024-11-19).

How does the stage mix look, and does it align with the only large disclosed round?

Two of the five entries are Pre-Seed (Imizi Rum on 2024-11-19 and Eden Care Medical on 2022-11-02), while the other three are marked Series Unknown. The only large disclosed amount ($500K) is tied to a Pre-Seed entry (Imizi Rum), while the Series Unknown rows shown include both a disclosed ($60K for LifeLine) and undisclosed amounts.

Are there outliers in disclosed deal size or disclosure itself that affect how you interpret this list?

Disclosure is the clearest outlier pattern: three of five rows are undisclosed (BioMassters 2024-12-02, HeptaPay 2023-03-08, Eden Care Medical 2022-11-02). Among disclosed amounts only, Imizi Rum’s $500K is a pronounced outlier above LifeLine’s $60K; there are no other disclosed figures to bridge that gap.

Free · Every Monday

Know which startups just got funded. Every week.

Fresh funding rounds, new companies, and the sectors moving fastest — in your inbox every Monday morning.

Free. Sent every Monday. Unsubscribe anytime.