Nairobi Business Angel Network
Angel networkPre-SeedβSeed
Also known as Viktoria Business Angels Network (VBAN)
Investment thesis
NaiBAN brings together more than 100 business angels who actively support early-stage founders. Beyond providing capital, the network offers advice and connections, aiming to add value at the pre-seed and seed rounds. The group emphasizes that founders should choose investors who can contribute more than just funding.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 21 of 38 portfolio companiesConsumer Γ7SaaS Γ7Fintech Γ6Impact & Social Good Γ5Enterprise Software Γ4FoodTech Γ3Wellness & Fitness Γ3B2B Marketplaces Γ2
HQs:KenyaΓ11FranceΓ1RwandaΓ1United StatesΓ1
Investments Β· 38 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCombines telematics and AI to give insurers accurate risk assessment of their motor book.
Builds communities around content, giving media companies insight into global youth audiences.
Beemi provides interactive mobile livestreaming tools that let viewers play along rather than passively watch, adding games and interactivity to live streams for creators.
Creator EconomyGamingSocial
Platform that digitizes long-distance transport operators and connects them to travellers for online ticket booking.
Churpy provides automated accounts receivable reconciliation that matches outstanding invoices against incoming bank payments by connecting to a company's bank and ERP systems.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNairobi
John Juma(Executive Officer, Director)Kennedy Opala(Director)
BoardBarbara Iyayi(Director)
End-to-end study abroad application engine for African learners
Dot Glasses is a social enterprise that produces patented adjustable eyeglasses and a simplified vision-testing methodology sold as a portable kit, allowing distribution without an on-site eye specialist.
HardwareHealthtechImpact & Social Good
A marketplace for filmmakers to find reliable services for film and TV productions.
Africa's first youth-focused banking service.
Fingo is a digital bank offering mobile banking services to young Africans, enabling account opening in under 5 minutes with free peer-to-peer transactions, savings, and financial education.
FintechNairobi, KE
Kiiru Muhoya(Founder)inIan Njuguna(Founder)inGitari Tirima(Founder)inJames da Costa(Co-founder)Judith BogonkoPol Mas
Grounded is a women-run Kenyan company that makes over 50 non-toxic home cleaning and personal care products using African-grown ingredients and packages them in recycled plastic collected in Kenya.
Circular EconomyConsumerImpact & Social Good
Infiuss Health operates a decentralized clinical research platform that connects pharmaceutical sponsors with patient participants, physicians, and hospitals to conduct remote or hybrid clinical trials.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMarketplacesMedical DevicesSaaSSan Francisco, US
Melissa Bime(Founder)in
An all-natural spray that extends the shelf life of produce and flowers at room temperature without cold chain.
Kenyan Originals is a craft beverage maker that produces ciders, gins, tonics, and iced teas using Kenyan fruit and botanicals.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Loop Pet Food makes plant-based and insect-protein (Black Soldier Fly) dog food, treats, and dietary supplements formulated to UK and EU (FEDIAF) standards.
Circular EconomyConsumerFoodTechNairobi, KE
Wellness & FitnessSaint-MandΓ©, FR
Mosmos operates an online store selling consumer and business goods across categories including electronics (TVs, audio, cameras, phones, tablets), business tools and equipment, hardware and construction supplies, home improvement, furniture, sporting goods, and energy products.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Nasaru Naturals produces spirulina harvested at its natural source in Lake Natron within Kenya's Rift Valley, using a five-step process powered by sun and soda.
ConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social Good
Parent Sense is a mobile app that tracks a baby's sleep, feeding, health, and developmental milestones, and generates a personalized daily routine with age-appropriate guidance for the child's first years.
ConsumerDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Meg Faure(Founder)
Payd offers a cross-border payments platform for freelancers, agencies, and businesses paying global contractors, providing fast money transfers, multi-currency accounts, and invoicing tools with reduced fees.
Creator EconomyFintechSaaS
Benaiah Wepundi(Founder & Chief Maverick)Diana Mongina(Director of Happiness (COO))Japheth Achimba(Director of Chaos (Growth & CX))Vincent Omondi(Lead Architect (CTO))
Pindo is a communication platform offering messaging and voice channels β including SMS, USSD, phone calls, IVR, user verification, and campaign broadcasting β for businesses to reach their customers at scale.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Reinvents credit access for small businesses in emerging markets.
Software platform helping satellite operators monetize excess compute in orbit and reduce latency.
Scale Management operates an e-procurement platform that connects buyers with vetted suppliers, helping organizations across Africa digitize and automate their procurement workflows.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNairobi, KE
Marvin Tumbo(Co-Founder / CEO)Brian Mung'ei(Co-Founder / COO)Comark Maloba(Co-Founder / CTO)
Uncover is a skincare brand that combines K-Beauty formulations with African botanicals to create dermatologist-tested products for melanated skin.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Zeraki builds digital tools for Kenya's education sector, offering school administration, data analytics, remote learning, and school supply procurement for schools, teachers, and government.
EdTechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Dr Julius Mambili(Senior Government Liaison)Moses Okemwa(Technical Manager)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesScale Β· pulse2.com Β· Jul 19, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Nairobi Business Angel Network invest at?
- Nairobi Business Angel Network invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Nairobi Business Angel Network focus on?
- Nairobi Business Angel Network focuses on Sector Agnostic.
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