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Kukua Ventures

VC
Nairobi, KenyaWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$100K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focusing on transformative startups at the intersection of education, media, and technology in Africa.

How Kukua Ventures invests

Kukua Ventures is a vc firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on EdTech, Other. It does not invest in Fintech, Consumer apps.

Kukua Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$2.0M per investment.

Kukua Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Ubongo, Atingi.

Meet the Team

FC

Franco Chamochumbi Chávez

Managing Partner

Early-stage / Seed
Angel investment
Technology startups in LatAm
Pre-seed / seed
GC

Gonzalo Chávez

General Partner

Venture Capital
LatAm startups
Investing (various sectors)

Industry Focus

Invests In

EdTech
Other

Does Not Invest In

Fintech
Consumer apps

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

UB

Ubongo

Educational media
AT

Atingi

Digital learning
How to pitch Kukua Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in EdTech, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Franco Chamochumbi Chávez, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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