Amount Raised
$11.2 Million
Round Type
Funding Round
NairobiFinanceFintechDescription
Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech providing inventory financing to micro, small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $11.2 million debt-equity funding in a pre-Series A round led by Beyond Capital Ventures and Variant Investments. Founders Factory Africa, AAIC Investment, Google Black Founders Fund, and existing investor Launch Africa also participated in the round. This brings total debt-equity funding raised by the startup to $12.7 million.
Quick answer
Zanifu raised $11.2 Million in a Funding Round round, dated August 21, 2023. Zanifu is based in Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya.
- How much did Zanifu raise?
- Zanifu raised $11.2 Million in a Funding Round round on August 21, 2023.
- What does Zanifu do?
- Zanifu empowers MSMEs in Africa by bringing their businesses online and providing them with access to working capital financing.
- Where is Zanifu based and how big is it?
- Zanifu is based in Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya. Fundz records about 43 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at Zanifu?
- Fundz holds 1 contact at Zanifu. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Finance and Fintech around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Zanifu that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Rainforest raised $8.5M (Funding Round) on October 4, 2023.
- Monark Markets raised $600K (Seed) on October 1, 2023.
- Beeline Holdings raised $6.5M on September 29, 2023.
- Retirable raised $4M (Seed) on September 28, 2023.
- Clip Money raised an undisclosed amount (Corporate Round) on September 22, 2023.
- Curve raised $72M (Series C) on September 21, 2023.
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