Long-horizon Dutch family capital for East Africa
A Dutch family-backed investor providing patient growth capital to East African companies with strong social and environmental impact.
Use when
You are a revenue-generating East African business that would suffer under a 7-to-10-year fund clock.
Skip when
You are outside East Africa, or you need a fast, standardised process. The evergreen model means longer diligence and a longer relationship, which suits some founders and frustrates others.
Status (21 Sep 2026): active, and structurally unusual. DOB Equity is a Dutch family-backed evergreen fund, meaning it reinvests all proceeds rather than returning capital on a ten-year clock, so it can hold positions far longer than a conventional VC. About €75 million deployed across 26 companies to date, in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, across agriculture, food, health, education, energy, logistics and financial services. Offices in Kenya, Tanzania and the Netherlands. It does not publish a cheque range.
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