AHL Venture Partners
Impact investorNairobi · Seed–Late Stage · 12 people tracked
Investment thesis
AHL Venture Partners aims to drive inclusive economic growth in Africa by mobilizing significant private capital into commercially scalable and impactful businesses. It concentrates on three sectors: financial inclusion, food and agriculture, and climate action, where it sees large market opportunities to achieve scale while generating financial returns, measurable impact, and a demonstration effect for the wider market. The firm backs strong teams and business models, builds long-term relationships, and provides flexible, fit-for-purpose funding over time that can span multiple products and fill key funding gaps as portfolio companies grow.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
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What they invest in
from 17 of 22 portfolio companiesImpact & Social Good ×9Climate Tech ×5Fintech ×4AgTech ×3FoodTech ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2B2B Marketplaces ×2Cleantech ×2
HQs:Kenya×5United States×1Zambia×1
Investments · 22 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathACRE Africa (Agriculture and Climate Risk Enterprise Ltd.) is a licensed insurance intermediary that helps local insurers offer crop and climate-risk insurance to smallholder farmers, distributed via mobile phone and mobile money.
AgTechClimate TechInsurTech
Africa's Talking provides communication and payments APIs (voice, SMS, airtime) for developers and businesses to build mobile engagement solutions across Africa.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaS
AfricInvest is an investment firm that manages funds investing in and exiting companies across Africa and Europe, spanning sectors such as healthcare, financial services, and industrials.
Burn Stoves manufactures and sells clean, fuel-efficient cookstoves to households, aiming to transition families to cleaner cooking energy.
CleantechClimate TechHardware
San Francisco, US
Jacob Haar(Managing Member)Michael Hokenson(Managing Member)
Injaro Investments is an investment firm that deploys capital into African businesses and works with them to improve their performance and impact.
Impact & Social Good
Java Foods is a Zambian food manufacturer that makes affordable packaged food products, including eeZee Instant Noodles and eeZee Supa Cereal, for families across Southern Africa.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerFoodTechLusaka, ZM
M-KOPA provides affordable smartphones and digital financial services including loans, health insurance, device protection, and data bundles to customers across East and Southern Africa.
B2B MarketplacesEnergyFintechKilimani, Nairobi, KE
Arun Gore(Director)Oliver Karius(Director)Jesse Moore(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Hughes(Executive Officer, Director)Chad Larson(Executive Officer, Director)Les Baillie(Director)
Okavango Capital Partners is an investment firm that finances projects aimed at reducing climate risks and biodiversity loss across Africa's ecosystems while supporting local communities.
Climate TechImpact & Social Good
People's Pension provides EasyPension, a mobile-first, flexible pension savings product offered via mobile money (MTN MoMo/Vodafone) that lets traders, drivers, artisans, farmers, gig workers and self-employed people save toward retirement through USSD registration and contributions.
FintechImpact & Social Good
PowerGen Renewable Energy provides solar and battery power systems for businesses and communities across Africa, offering flexible delivery models such as pay-as-you-go, PPA, lease-to-own, and full ownership with no upfront cost.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
responsAbility is an impact investing firm that provides capital and engagement to companies in emerging markets, focusing on themes such as climate, private capital, and impact.
Climate TechImpact & Social Good
Sidai provides livestock and animal health products alongside veterinary diagnostic services such as post-mortem exams, milk quality testing, mastitis testing, and parasite identification.
AgTechImpact & Social Good
XSML Capital is an investment firm that provides growth capital ranging from US$300k to US$10m to small and medium-sized enterprises in frontier markets across Africa, alongside expertise and network support.
Impact & Social Good
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does AHL Venture Partners invest at?
- AHL Venture Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is AHL Venture Partners's typical check size?
- AHL Venture Partners typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What sectors does AHL Venture Partners focus on?
- AHL Venture Partners focuses on AgTech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, EdTech, Energy, Fintech, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good, Logistics & Supply Chain.
- Where is AHL Venture Partners located?
- AHL Venture Partners is headquartered in Nairobi, KE.
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