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Since 2013, Khosla Impact has backed 3 African startups across 4 disclosed funding rounds totaling $18.8M, most heavily in Nigeria and Fintech.
Khosla Impact is a venture investor focused on high-impact entrepreneurs. It assists founders developing products and services for the three billion people at the bottom of the world’s economic pyramid. The initiative opens up markets, increases productivity, and improves standards of living for underserved populations. Khosla Impact was active from November 2013 to March 2016, participating in three funding rounds totaling $11.8 million. It invested at Seed and Series A stages, with a focus on **fintech** in Africa, backing companies in Nigeria (two rounds) and Kenya (one round). Investments included Branch, which provides instant smartphone loans, payments, and savings, and Kopo Kopo, which enables M-Pesa payments, supplier payments, and credit access. Co-investors in these rounds included Formation 8, Andreessen Horowitz, and Javelin Venture Partners.
Data updated · Mar 27, 2026
Khosla Impact has backed 3 African startups across 4 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $18.8M since 2013.
Mostly Series A: 2 of its 4 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Seed (2).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (3), Cybersecurity (1).
Khosla Impact most often shares rounds with Formation 8 (2 shared deals), Costanoa Ventures (1 shared deal), CRE Venture Capital (1 shared deal).
Khosla Impact backed Branch in Nigeria with a Seed round in September 2015 and a Series A round of $9.2 million in March 2016. It also backed Kopo Kopo in Kenya with a Seed round of $2.6 million in November 2013.
