Recently Funded Startups in Nairobi
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ holds 81 funded startups in Nairobi and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Nairobi, along with the 81 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in Nairobi closed 32 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 14 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $541M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $3.8M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $500K and $22M. Financial Services, Agriculture and Farming and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies by sector.
Early stage activity dominates this region. Financial Services and Agriculture and Farming lead the way. Heavy concentration in Seed and Pre-Seed labels indicates a market of new entrants. Sourcing here means identifying founders before they reach Series A. The lack of late stage labels suggests a gap in maturity for local ventures.
Nairobi funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2026.
81 most recently funded startups in Nairobi
81 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 startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Nairobi closed 32 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 14 of them in the last 12, adding up to $541M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $3.8M, with the middle half running from $500K to $22M. 22 of 32 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Financial Services, Agriculture and Farming and Commerce and Shopping hold the most companies, led by Financial Services at 14. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Nairobi
Sector counts across all 81 tracked companies in Nairobi. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Funding stages in Nairobi
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Nairobi break down by stage.
A further 23 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Nairobi 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 81 funded startups in Nairobi 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 32 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 is dated Oct 2026.
The table above shows the 81 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?
FundedIQ tracks 81 funded startups in Nairobi. This page lists the 81 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 raised?
Startups in Nairobi tracked by FundedIQ have raised $541M in disclosed capital across 32 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 14 rounds in the last 12 months. 22 of those 32 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Nairobi?
Financial Services has the most, with 14 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.
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Nairobi?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $3.8M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $500K and $22M. 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?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 4 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (3) and Private Equity (1). A further 23 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Nairobi 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 is dated Oct 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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