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Safaricom Limited

11938 employees

Safaricom is a mobile network operator that offers internet connectivity, information management, voice, and communication solutions.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Information Technology3
Financial Services2
Software2
Mobile Apps1
Fintech1
Financial Inclusion1
Analytics1
FinTech1
Agri-business1
Data Analytics1
Agriculture1
Credit1
Economic Empowerment1
Tech1
Machine Learning1
Information Services1
Finance1
Payments1
Health Care1
mHealth1

Funding rounds participated in

$3.5M sweet spot round size

Most of their 9 investments are in rounds between $1M and $3.5M

Basic info

Industry

telecommunications

Sectors

Corporate Responsibility
Internal Audit
Investor Relations
Enterprise Business Solutions
Financial Reporting
Telepresence
Customer Service
Wholesale Services
Corporate Communications
E-Commerce
Sales Operations
Data and Fiber Connectivity
Corporate Connectivity Solutions
Telecommunications
Mobile
Talent Acquisition
Brand Marketing
Regulatory and Public Policy
Consumer Business
Ethics and Compliance
Optical Communication
Mobile Money Transfer (M-PESA)
Voice and Landline

Date founded

1997

Investments made

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Circle Gas raised $25M on January 14, 2020

Investors: Safaricom Limited

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Bhola Restaurant raised undisclosed on August 6, 2019

Investors: Safaricom Limited

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Undisclosed raised $3.5M on April 19, 2018

Investors: Kapor Capital, Golden Palm Investments, MaC Venture Capital and Safaricom Limited

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Undisclosed raised undisclosed on September 7, 2017

Investors: Novastar Ventures and Safaricom Limited

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FarmDrive raised undisclosed on February 13, 2017

Investors: Safaricom Limited

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Totohealth - Saving lives of children under 5 years using mobile technology raised $1M on December 16, 2016

Investors: Safaricom Limited

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Eneza Education raised undisclosed on October 5, 2016

Investors: Safaricom Limited

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Undisclosed raised undisclosed on August 26, 2016

Investors: MaC Venture Capital and Safaricom Limited

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Sendy Ltd raised undisclosed on December 22, 2015

Investors: Safaricom Limited

Funding rounds raised

Total raised

$2.6B

from 1 investors over 1 rounds

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Safaricom Limited raised $2.6B on May 15, 2017

Investors: Vodacom

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