East Africa's longest-running seed fund for tech startups
Savannah Fund is an East Africa-focused seed fund investing in early-stage technology companies. One of the longest-running tech VCs in East Africa. Portfolio includes Africa Talents, Eneza Education, and other East African tech leaders. Invests $50K–500K at seed stage with strong operational support in the Nairobi ecosystem.
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Use when
You're an East African founder raising a seed round and want an investor with the deepest Nairobi ecosystem connections.
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You're based in West or North Africa — Savannah is East Africa-focused.
The most established seed-stage VC in the Nairobi tech ecosystem. Deep ties to iHub, the University of Nairobi tech community, and East African developer networks.
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