Recently Funded Startups in Nairobi Area
Updated Sep 2026
There are 83 funded startups in Nairobi Area in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Nairobi Area, along with the 83 most recently funded startups there.
Financial Services, Agriculture and Farming and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies by sector. Nairobi and Westlands hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Nairobi Area. Startups in Nairobi Area closed 33 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 11 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $510M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $2.7M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $400K and $13M.
Activity centers on Nairobi, with smaller pockets in Westlands and City Estate. This concentration makes the region a single point of entry for Financial Services and Agriculture. Most startups operate with small teams, though some larger organizations exist. Working this segment means focusing on a tight geographic area rather than a broad regional search.
Nairobi Area funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.
83 most recently funded startups in Nairobi Area
83 shownOrdered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
Nairobi Area startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Nairobi Area closed 33 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 11 of them in the last 12, adding up to $510M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $2.7M, with the middle half running from $400K to $13M. 23 of 33 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Financial Services, Agriculture and Farming and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies, led by Financial Services at 15. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Nairobi Area
Sector counts across all 83 tracked companies in Nairobi Area. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Nairobi Area?
Where funded startups in Nairobi Area are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages in Nairobi Area
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Nairobi Area break down by stage.
A further 25 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Nairobi Area startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 83 funded startups in Nairobi Area currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (10 of 33 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Nairobi Area is dated Jun 2026.
The table above shows the 83 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in Nairobi Area?
FundedIQ tracks 83 funded startups in Nairobi Area. This page lists the 83 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in Nairobi Area raised?
Startups in Nairobi Area tracked by FundedIQ have raised $510M in disclosed capital across 33 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 11 rounds in the last 12 months. 23 of those 33 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Nairobi Area?
Financial Services has the most, with 15 companies, followed by Agriculture and Farming (9), Commerce and Shopping (9) and Administrative Services (8). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Nairobi Area?
Nairobi leads with 77 companies, then Westlands (4), City Estate (1) and Kileleshwa (1).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Nairobi Area?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $2.7M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $400K and $13M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in Nairobi Area?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 5 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (2) and Series A (1). A further 25 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Nairobi Area startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in Nairobi Area is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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