Savannah Fund Overview

  • Investor Type

  • Venture Capital

  • Status

  • Active

  • Professionals

  • 3

Professionals
  • Investments

  • 40

  • Portfolio

  • 25

  • Exits

  • 12

Exits

Savannah Fund General Information

Description

Savannah Fund is a seed capital fund specializing in investments in the early stage high growth start-ups based in sub-Saharan Africa region. The firm was founded in 2012 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Contact Information

Website
www.savannah.vc
Year Founded
2012
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Venture Capital
Other Investor Types
Accelerator/Incubator
Growth/Expansion
Primary Office
  • 3rd Floor, Bishop Magua Centre
  • George Padmore Lane, m:Lab East Africa P.O Box 58275
  • Nairobi, 00200
  • Kenya

Savannah Fund Investments (40)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Afropolitan 20-Jun-2022 Seed Round 00.00 Social Content Generating Revenue
0000 11-Nov-2021 0000 00000 000 Financial Software Generating Revenue
0000000000 18-Jun-2021 00000 00000 0000 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
000000 15-Jun-2021 00000 00000 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
0000 00000 01-Mar-2021 0000 00000 Food Products Generating Revenue 000000 00000
00000 000000 (0000 02-Dec-2019 0000 00000 Other Healthcare Technology Systems Generating Revenue 000000 00000
0000000 000000 28-Oct-2019 00 000000000 Educational and Training Services (B2C) Generating Revenue
00000000 19-Mar-2019 0000 00000 00.00 Automotive Generating Revenue
Aerobotics 01-Mar-2019 Later Stage VC 000 Other Hardware Generating Revenue
StorkBrands 01-Jan-2019 Later Stage VC Distributors/Wholesale Generating Revenue
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Savannah Fund Exits (12)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
BigX Media 07-Aug-2021 Out of Business
00000 09-Jan-2021 000 00 00000000
0 0000 01-Aug-2019 000 00 00000000
000000 01-Dec-2018 000 00 00000000
000000 01-Jun-2018 000 00 00000000
00000000 01-Apr-2018 000 00 00000000
000000000 01-Mar-2018 000 00 00000000
000000 01-Feb-2018 000 00 00000000
MFARMERKENYA.ORG 01-Jul-2017 Out of Business
Djuaji 05-Dec-2016 Out of Business
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Savannah Fund Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Savannah Fund Team (5)

Name Title Deals Funds Boards Office
Mbwana Ailly Founder & Managing Partner 00 0 Nairobi, Kenya
Tommy Chia Venture Partner 0 0 Nairobi, Kenya
Selva Govinden Senior Accountant Ebene, Mauritius
Paul Bragiel General Partner 00 0 0 Nairobi, Kenya
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Savannah Fund Co-Investors (72)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
CRE Venture Capital 2 0 Series chart Industry bar
Tekton Ventures 0 0 Series chart Industry bar
Greycroft 0 0 Series chart Industry bar
Nedbank 0 0 Series chart Industry bar
Omidyar Network 0 0 Series chart Industry bar
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