Series Unknown Funded Startups in Kenya
Across the 31 Kenya listings labeled “Series Unknown,” the disclosed amounts are highly uneven: CrossBoundary’s $40M round (2025-08-18) is the only entry i…
Across the 31 Kenya listings labeled “Series Unknown,” the disclosed amounts are highly uneven: CrossBoundary’s $40M round (2025-08-18) is the only entry in the tens of millions, while the next-largest disclosed amounts are $15M (Sistema.bio, 2024-10-14) and $11M (Mawingu Networks, 2024-11-26), with many other disclosed rounds clustered at $5M or below (e.g., Africa Collect Textiles $5M on 2025-01-17; Mukuru Clean Stoves $1M on 2022-12-02). The same stage label also mixes multiple data-opacity levels: 11 of 31 rows list amounts as “undisclosed” (including Cinch Markets on 2025-08-28 and Workpay on 2024-11-06), which limits comparisons for those deals.
Geographically, Nairobi, Nairobi Area accounts for the bulk of entries (including 2025 events such as CrossBoundary on 2025-08-18 and Bidhaa Sasa on 2025-07-03), while the main non-Nairobi locations shown are Nanyuki (Mawingu Networks, 2024-11-26), Meru (Agventure, 2024-11-08), and Bondo/Nyanza (Mukuru Clean Stoves, 2022-12-02). Temporally, the rounds span from 2022-11-01 (Deevabits Green Energy, $180K) through 2025-08-28 (Cinch Markets, undisclosed), with a concentration in 2024 and mid-2025 rather than evenly distributed across the full window.
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in this Kenya Series Unknown set, and how does it compare to the rest of the disclosed amounts?
CrossBoundary’s $40M (2025-08-18) stands out as the only disclosed round above $30M; the next-largest disclosed amounts in the table are $15M (Sistema.bio, 2024-10-14) and $11M (Mawingu Networks, 2024-11-26), with many others ranging from $5M down to $200K (e.g., AZA Finance and Chumz.io at $100K on 2024-10-16).
Are there over-represented cities or does the list look geographically concentrated?
Nairobi, Nairobi Area dominates the listings (e.g., CrossBoundary on 2025-08-18; Lapaire on 2024-10-16; Sendy on 2022-11-09), while only a few entries are outside Nairobi: Nanyuki (Mawingu Networks, 2024-11-26), Meru (Agventure, 2024-11-08), and Bondo, Nyanza (Mukuru Clean Stoves, 2022-12-02).
How much of the recent window is concentrated near the top of the date-sorted list?
The most recent entries cluster in 2025: Cinch Markets (2025-08-28), CrossBoundary (2025-08-18), Bidhaa Sasa (2025-07-03), and Buupass (2025-07-02). Earlier 2024 also shows density at the mid-to-late months, for example 2024-10-16 has three $100K/$3M/$100K-type entries (AZA Finance, Chumz.io, Lapaire, plus LipaLater on the same date).
What does the stage/amount disclosure mix look like for these “Series Unknown” rounds?
The “Series Unknown” label appears for all 31 rows, but amount disclosure is uneven: 11 entries are “undisclosed” (e.g., Cinch Markets 2025-08-28; Buupass 2025-07-02; Jacaranda Health 2024-10-30). Among disclosed rounds, several small disclosed amounts show up repeatedly at the $100K level (AZA Finance, Chumz.io, and LipaLater all at $100K on 2024-10-16).
Are there sector clusters, and do any sectors look like outliers relative to the rest of the list?
Energy and Agriculture appear multiple times across the period (e.g., CrossBoundary 2025-08-18, Mawingu Networks 2024-11-26, and Deevabits Green Energy 2022-11-01 in Energy; Sistema.bio 2024-10-14, Agventure 2024-11-08, and SokoFresh 2023-02-09 in Agriculture). Commerce and Shopping also recurs (Bidhaa Sasa 2025-07-03, Lapaire 2024-10-16, and Duhqa 2024-02-14), while Finance shows multiple small disclosed amounts including $100K entries on 2024-10-16 (AZA Finance, Chumz.io, and LipaLater).
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