Kuramo Capital Management
Impact investorNew York · Seed–Growth · 12 people tracked
Investment thesis
Kuramo Capital focuses on channeling global capital into Africa's transformative growth opportunities, combining a global perspective with deep local knowledge through offices in key African hubs and New York. Its strategy emphasizes direct investments, co-investments, and tailored solutions designed around each investor's goals. The firm prioritizes inclusive economic growth, resilient business ecosystems, and strengthening local capital and talent across sub-Saharan Africa. As a UNPRI signatory, Kuramo integrates Environmental, Social, and Governance principles throughout its portfolio, focusing on job creation, gender diversity, financial inclusion, and environmental sustainability, guided by its "6 P's" ESG and Impact Framework.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 18, 2026.
Team · 12 people
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What they invest in
from 25 of 56 portfolio companiesImpact & Social Good ×11Fintech ×10Enterprise Software ×3FoodTech ×3AgTech ×2Consumer ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Energy ×2
HQs:Nigeria×6Kenya×3South Africa×3Australia×1Congo - Kinshasa×1Côte d’Ivoire×1
Investments · 56 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathPlantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC) produces crude palm oil and palm kernel oil from its own plantations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, operating three sites (Boteka, Lokutu, Yaligimba) across more than 100,000 hectares of concessions.
AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social Good
Monique Gieskes(Directeur Général (CEO))
2X Global is a membership network and field-building organization that advances gender-smart investing by equipping financial institutions with expertise, setting standards for credible gender lens investing, and mobilizing capital across asset classes.
FintechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsScale Investors
Permanent capital vehicle with $172M in commitments backing mid-market, sector-agnostic (ESG-compliant) businesses across sub-Saharan Africa.
Adenia is a private equity firm making control investments in medium-sized companies across Africa, spanning multiple sectors and regions of the continent.
Impact & Social Good
Co-investorsBlue Earth Capital AG
Private equity fund supporting mid-sized companies in the Indian Ocean and West Africa via strategic growth and operational improvements.
Adiwale Partners is an independent private equity fund manager providing growth capital and operational support to mid-size companies seeking to expand in West Africa.
FintechSector AgnosticAbidjan, CI
AMI (African Management Institute) delivers practical, action-based business learning and development programmes for African entrepreneurs, leaders, and professionals, ranging from micro businesses to corporates.
EdTechFuture of Work
$98M private equity fund investing in Africa's agri value chain, boosting food production and processing at the SME level.
Fund launched in May 2009 making equity investments in high-growth West African companies, with a focus on Nigeria and the energy sector.
$570M fund investing across healthcare, energy, infrastructure, agriculture, telecoms, media, technology, FMCG, and financial services in West Africa, primarily Nigeria.
CardinalStone Private Equity invests in high-potential small and medium-sized enterprises across Nigeria and Ghana, supporting their growth toward becoming niche or segment leaders.
Sector Agnostic
West Africa SME and growth fund managed by CardinalStone Capital Advisors; launched 2018 with $64M in commitments and 6 investments.
Fund investing in Ethiopian manufacturing, agro-processing, and services with long-term capital and hands-on support.
Early-stage fund backing consumer-focused and community-driven African businesses; $20.2M commitments, 91% from Kuramo.
Consonance is an investment company that backs early and growth-stage entrepreneurs building companies across Africa, providing capital along with operational and strategic advisory support to its portfolio.
Ebene, MU
Co-investorsSahel Capital
Producer of high-quality cassava starch for food, pharmaceutical, and textile industries in Nigeria.
EchoVC is a venture capital firm that invests from Seed to Series A/B in startups solving problems in underserved markets, with a focus on founders from underrepresented backgrounds.
Sector Agnostic
Eghosa Omoigui(Founder & Managing General Partner)
Nigerian financial group offering banking, asset management, and investment solutions through subsidiaries like FSDH Merchant Bank.
FSDH Group is a Nigerian financial services holding company operating through subsidiaries that provide asset management, investment banking, securities trading, and merchant banking services.
Fintech
Co-investorsMetis Capital
GenAfrica Asset Managers is a fund manager overseeing over USD 5.5 billion in institutional and retail investment funds across fixed-income, equities, offshore, multi-asset, and real estate portfolios.
Fintech
Investment management firm serving institutional investors across East Africa, managing over $3.2 billion in assets.
Value airline offering affordable air travel across Nigeria.
Private equity fund investing in high-growth African companies across financial services, telecoms, healthcare, and infrastructure.
CrossBoundary is an investment and advisory firm that mobilizes capital for sustainable growth in underserved markets, combining local networks with global reach to address capital gaps.
FintechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsBlue Haven Initiative
Impact Investors Foundation (formerly the Impact Investing Alliance of Nigeria) is a multisector nonprofit that works to grow the impact investing ecosystem in Nigeria by unlocking private capital for social investments through knowledge sharing, capacity building, and policy advocacy.
Impact & Social GoodLagos, NG
Etemore Glover(CEO)
Intelligra operates a smartphone financing platform in Africa that connects device OEMs, financiers, and mobile network operators to give underserved consumers access to affordable smartphones.
ConsumerFintechImpact & Social GoodMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsConsonance Investment ManagersOui Capital
This is the official website of Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Finance, a government body responsible for managing the nation's public finances, tax policy, and economic reforms.
GovTech
Leon Business Solutions is a business consultancy that helps companies expand and grow in the Australian market through strategy, planning, business analysis, operations, sales and marketing, and market expansion support.
Enterprise SoftwareSouth Hurstville, AU
Multi-sector mid-market private equity fund in South Africa with a $300M target, investing $7-47M in medium-sized businesses.
N.A.S Food Products makes a range of cookies under the "Bite More" brand.
ConsumerFoodTech
The largest industrial palm oil producer in the DRC, operating across three plantations with a zero-deforestation policy.
Impact finance group focused on non-banking lending across five African countries.
SepFluor is a South African fluorspar producer focused on mining and supplying acid grade and metallurgical grade fluorspar (CaF2), an industrial mineral used in chemical, metallurgical and ceramic processes including refrigerants, aluminium smelting, nuclear power and EV battery electrolytes.
Advanced ManufacturingEnergyNew Materials
Solt Advisory is an advisory firm offering operational support to emerging fund managers and businesses, including fund administration, transaction advisory, finance, ESG/impact, compliance, and talent management services.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US
Kenyan investment bank specializing in equities and fixed-income trading.
Sterling is an investment bank in Kenya offering equities and fixed income trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, along with treasury bond and bill trading, CDSC/custodial services, stock brokerage, research, online trading, and corporate finance advisory.
Fintech
TransCentury is an investment holding company focused on the infrastructure sector across Africa, pursuing investments in infrastructure projects and companies dealing in infrastructure-related products and services.
Construction TechEnergyImpact & Social GoodSector AgnosticNairobi, KE
BoardShaka Kariuki(Chairman)in
Fund targeting West African businesses that create jobs and strengthen healthcare and fintech sectors.
Uhuru is a private equity firm that invests in and supports middle-market companies across West Africa, providing capital and operational support to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses.
Impact & Social Good
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN's lead agency on international development, working in around 170 countries to reduce poverty, advance the Sustainable Development Goals, and support climate action, governance, crisis resilience, and digital transformation.
Climate TechGovTechImpact & Social Good
Nigerian fund providing growth capital to medium-sized businesses across consumer products, services, manufacturing, agribusiness, financial services, and energy.
Provider of reliable power solutions to underserved communities and industries in Nigeria.
Zebu Investment Partners is a pan-African private equity fund manager focused on food production, food security, and sustainability across Africa.
AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social Good
Brian Frimpong(Managing Partner)
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Kuramo Capital Management made?
- Kuramo Capital Management has 56 tracked investments.
- What stage does Kuramo Capital Management invest at?
- Kuramo Capital Management invests at the Seed, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Kuramo Capital Management focus on?
- Kuramo Capital Management focuses on AgTech, Energy, Fintech, Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Kuramo Capital Management located?
- Kuramo Capital Management is headquartered in New York, US.
- Who does Kuramo Capital Management co-invest with?
- Kuramo Capital Management most often shares deals with Blue Haven Initiative, Consonance Investment Managers, Oui Capital, among 7 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team🎙LIVE at #AVCA2024 with Wale Adeosun, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kuramo Capital Management
AVCA · Wale Adeosun
Shaka Kariuki, CEO - Kuramo Capital Management LLC
Nairobi Securities Exchange PLC · Shaka Kariuki
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