88mph Overview
- Investor Type
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Accelerator/Incubator
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1
- Investments
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39
- Portfolio
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11
- Exits
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26
88mph General Information
Description
Founded in 2011, 88mph is an accelerator firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage web and mobile companies across Africa.
Contact Information
Website
www.88mph.ac
Year Founded
2011
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Accelerator/Incubator
Primary Office
- 4th Floor, Piedmont Plaza
- 671 Ngong Road
- Nairobi
- Kenya
88mph Investments (39)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pawaPay | 26-Aug-2021 | Seed Round | 000 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | 0000000 0000 |
| Ahoy (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) | 15-Feb-2017 | 00000 00000 | Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure | Out of Business | 0000000 0000 | |
| Folr | 01-Apr-2015 | 000000000000 | Information Services (B2C) | Startup | ||
| Ekaya | 17-Sep-2014 | 000000000000 | 00000 | Real Estate Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |
| BookNow | 31-Jul-2014 | 0000 00000 | 0000 | Social/Platform Software | Out of Business | 0000000 00000000 |
| Byte Money | 16-Apr-2014 | 000000000000 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | ||
| Graphflow | 20-Jan-2014 | 000000000000 | 00000 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Out of Business | 0000000 0000 |
| 8bit | 01-Jan-2014 | 000000000000 | 0000 | Social/Platform Software | Out of Business | |
| BabyGroup | 01-Jan-2014 | Accelerator/Incubator | Specialty Retail | Out of Business | 0000000 0000 | |
| Catch | 01-Jan-2014 | Accelerator/Incubator | Social/Platform Software | Out of Business |
88mph Exits (26)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphflow | 01-Mar-2023 | Out of Business | |
| Ghafla | 01-Feb-2023 | 000000000 00000000 | |
| Manawa (Information Services B2C) | 10-May-2022 | 000000000000000000 | |
| Ahoy (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) | 03-May-2022 | 000 00 00000000 | |
| MyDoorHandle | 24-Oct-2020 | 000 00 00000000 | |
| Catch | 17-Sep-2020 | 000 00 00000000 | |
| The Phonebook | 14-Sep-2020 | 000 00 00000000 | |
| Mdundo | 04-Sep-2020 | 000 | 00.000 |
| MoVas | 17-Aug-2020 | Out of Business | |
| Mpepea | 17-Aug-2020 | Out of Business |
88mph Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
88mph Team (2)
| Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
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| Kresten Buch | Founder & Managing Partner | 0 | 0 | Lagos, Nigeria |
88mph Co-Investors (5)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| Bastian Gotter | 1 | 0 |
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| Kepple Africa Ventures | 0 | 0 |
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| MSA Capital | 0 | 0 |
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| Vunani | 0 | 0 |
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| Zagadat Capital | 0 | 0 |
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