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Nyota Ventures

VC
Nairobi, KenyaWebsite

Nyota Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Nairobi, Kenya investing in Other, Fintech. The firm typically writes $200K–$1.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$200K–$1.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Fintech
HQ
Nairobi, Kenya
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-13

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $1.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Nyota Ventures backs companies leveraging technology to provide financial solutions and portable work credentials to Africa's gig workers.

How Nyota Ventures invests

Nyota Ventures is a vc firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Fintech. It does not invest in Healthcare.

Nyota Ventures typically writes checks of $200K–$1.0M per investment.

Nyota Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including WorkNet, GigWallet.

Partners & Team

PK

Peter Kamau

Managing Partner

Africa
Future of Work

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Fintech

Does Not Invest In

Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

WO

WorkNet

HR Tech
GI

GigWallet

Fintech
How to pitch Nyota Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $1.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Peter Kamau, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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