Capital for Women
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
Pre-Seed, Seed
$200K – $2.5M
1+ companies
1 partner
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.
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Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
MpesaLadies Initiative
- •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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