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Since 2017, Emerson Collective has backed 1 African startup across 3 disclosed funding rounds totaling $37.5M, most heavily in Kenya and Marketing & CRM.
Emerson Collective is a company that invests in entrepreneurs and innovators driven by purpose and a sense of possibility. According to its official materials, the organization focuses on creating social and economic impact through a combination of philanthropy, advocacy, and venture investing. Emerson Collective is based in the United States and describes itself as working across a range of issue areas and sectors. Through its venture capital activity, Emerson Collective partners with consequential companies across stages, seeking both impact and venture scale financial returns. In Africa, available investment data shows that Emerson Collective has participated in later stage growth financing, specifically Series B rounds. Between 2017 and 2020, the organization took part in three Series B funding rounds for Angaza, a Kenya based provider of sales, payments, and PAYGo management technology for distributors, all within the Marketing and CRM category. This pattern highlights Emerson Collective’s interest in technology enabled solutions that expand access to essential services in emerging markets. By repeatedly backing Angaza in Kenya at the Series B stage, Emerson Collective has supported the scale up of a platform that helps distributors manage customer relationships and pay as you go payments, which is particularly relevant for off grid and last mile distribution models in African markets.
Data updated · Aug 15, 2026
Emerson Collective has backed 1 African startup across 3 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $37.5M since 2017.
Mostly Series B: 3 of its 3 tracked rounds are at that stage.
Emerson Collective's tracked rounds are concentrated in Kenya (3).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Marketing & CRM (3).
Emerson Collective most often shares rounds with Salesforce Ventures (2 shared deals), Ajax Strategies (2 shared deals), Rethink Venture Capital (2 shared deals).
Emerson Collective is a company that combines philanthropy, advocacy, and investment activity to support entrepreneurs and innovators working on impactful solutions. It describes itself as investing in consequential companies that can deliver both meaningful social impact and venture scale returns.
Emerson Collective has backed Angaza, a Kenya based company that offers sales, payments, and PAYGo management tools for distributors. The organization participated in three Series B funding rounds in Angaza between 2017 and 2020, all categorized under Marketing and CRM.
