DeFi Roots Fund
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.
Pre-Seed, Seed
$200K – $3.0M
5+ companies
2 partners
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
Juma Mburu
General Partner
Zachy
TRF X
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (5)
Other
FinanceNext
Alliance DAO
A Web3 accelerator and venture fund formerly known as DeFi Alliance.
DeFi Capital
A Dutch venture capital firm focused on blockchain investments.
Roots Ventures
A venture capital firm specializing in seed-stage investments.
DeFi Technologies
A public company focused on developing and managing crypto-related technologies.
- •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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