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Health53

VC
Nairobi, Kenya

Health53 is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Nairobi, Kenya investing in Healthcare, Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$100K–$1.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Healthcare, Other
HQ
Nairobi, Kenya
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-11

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Health53 invests exclusively in early-stage African HealthTech startups, including insurance and affordable care solutions.

How Health53 invests

Health53 is a vc firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Healthcare, Other.

Health53 typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment.

Health53 has backed 1 company in our records, including Susu Health.

Partners & Team

DM

Dr. Mary Obala

Managing Partner

HealthTech
Affordable Care

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Other

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

SU

Susu Health

HealthTech
How to pitch Health53
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Dr. Mary Obala, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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