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Capital for Women

VC
Nairobi, Kenya

Capital for Women is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Nairobi, Kenya investing in Other, Fintech, EdTech. The firm typically writes $200K–$2.5M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$200K–$2.5M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Fintech, EdTech
HQ
Nairobi, Kenya
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-09

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $2.5M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Dedicated fund for investing in women-led businesses in underserved and emerging markets, particularly fintech and education solutions.

How Capital for Women invests

Capital for Women is a vc firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Fintech, EdTech. It does not invest in Crypto.

Capital for Women typically writes checks of $200K–$2.5M per investment.

Capital for Women has backed 1 company in our records, including MpesaLadies Initiative.

Partners & Team

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Barbara E. Pierce

General Partner

values-aligned investing
impact investing
strategic philanthropy
angel & venture capital investing

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Fintech
EdTech

Does Not Invest In

Crypto

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

MP

MpesaLadies Initiative

FinTech
How to pitch Capital for Women
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Fintech, EdTech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $2.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Barbara E. Pierce, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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