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DeFi Roots Fund

VC
Nairobi, KenyaWebsite

DeFi Roots Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Nairobi, Kenya investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $200K–$3.0M checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $3.0M

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in decentralized finance startups with a goal to drive financial inclusion in underserved markets.

How DeFi Roots Fund invests

DeFi Roots Fund is a vc firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in Traditional Finance.

DeFi Roots Fund typically writes checks of $200K–$3.0M per investment.

DeFi Roots Fund has backed 5 companies in our records, including FinanceNext, Alliance DAO, DeFi Capital.

Meet the Team

JM

Juma Mburu

General Partner

DeFi
Financial Inclusion
Z

Zachy

TRF X

Auction

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Traditional Finance

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

FI

FinanceNext

DeFi
AL

Alliance DAO

Web3·Accelerator

A Web3 accelerator and venture fund formerly known as DeFi Alliance.

DE

DeFi Capital

Blockchain·Venture Capital

A Dutch venture capital firm focused on blockchain investments.

RO

Roots Ventures

Venture Capital·Seed

A venture capital firm specializing in seed-stage investments.

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DeFi Technologies

Cryptocurrency·Public

A public company focused on developing and managing crypto-related technologies.

How to pitch DeFi Roots Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Juma Mburu, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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