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Imizi Rum: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Umwero is the group behind IMIZI Rum, Central Africa's first premium rum brand.

www.imizirum.com LinkedIn Kigali, Rwanda 1-10 employees
Total raised
$500k
Rounds
1
Latest
Pre-Seed
Nov 2024

Imizi Rum has raised $500k across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Pre-Seed of $500k announced in Nov 2024.

That round is below the $2.4M median round size for Food and Beverage companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Imizi Rum Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$500k
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Pre-Seed
$500k in Nov 2024
Employees
1-10
reported band
Headquarters
Kigali, Rwanda

Latest funding round on record: Nov 2024.

Imizi Rum Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Pre-Seed
$500k

Imizi Rum Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Rohan Shah
Founder

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Imizi Rum Funding Compared to Other Food and Beverage Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
8
$60K
5,801
$600K

Imizi Rum's latest round of $500k is below the median round in Food and Beverage. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Imizi Rum Funding FAQs

What does Imizi Rum do?

Umwero is the group behind IMIZI Rum, Central Africa's first premium rum brand.

How much funding has Imizi Rum raised?

Imizi Rum has raised $500k across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Pre-Seed of $500k announced in Nov 2024.

When did Imizi Rum last raise funding?

Imizi Rum's most recent funding round on record is a Pre-Seed of $500k, announced in Nov 2024.

Who founded Imizi Rum?

FundedIQ lists Rohan Shah (Founder) at Imizi Rum.

Where is Imizi Rum headquartered?

Imizi Rum is based in Kigali, Butare, Rwanda.

How many employees does Imizi Rum have?

Imizi Rum is in the 1-10 employee band.

How does Imizi Rum's funding compare to other Food and Beverage startups?

Imizi Rum's latest round of $500k is below the $2.4M median round size for Food and Beverage companies on FundedIQ across 1,333 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Imizi Rum Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Imizi Rum is left off this page rather than filled in.

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