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Rising Star Ventures

VC
Nairobi, Kenya

Rising Star Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Nairobi, Kenya investing in Other. The firm typically writes $200K–$500K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$200K–$500K
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
Nairobi, Kenya
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$200K – $500K

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in innovative WealthTech and Embedded finance startups in Africa.

How Rising Star Ventures invests

Rising Star Ventures is a vc firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Consumer electronics.

Rising Star Ventures typically writes checks of $200K–$500K per investment.

Rising Star Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Karatbars.

Partners & Team

JM

Joyce Mugambi

GP

WealthTech
Startup Ecosystem

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer electronics

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

KA

Karatbars

WealthTech
How to pitch Rising Star Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $500K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Joyce Mugambi, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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