SBI Investment

SBI Investment Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm and the core company in the SBI Group’s investment business. It operates and manages venture capital funds and is based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The firm focuses on supporting the growth of emerging industries and technology driven businesses through equity investment. Within Africa, SBI Investment has been active across Seed, Series A, and Series B stages, backing technology companies that provide financial services and agricultural solutions. Based on confirmed deal data, the firm has invested in fintech and agri tech businesses in Nigeria and Kenya, participating in multiple funding rounds between November 2020 and October 2023. Its portfolio in the region includes digital banking, embedded financial infrastructure, and technology enabled agricultural finance. In Africa, SBI Investment has backed companies such as HAKKI Group in Kenya, which provides asset backed vehicle finance and AI credit scoring for drivers, Apollo Agriculture in Kenya, which offers financing, inputs, insurance, and training for small scale farms, and Nigerian fintechs Mono and Kuda, which focus on bank data connectivity and mobile banking respectively. Across these investments, SBI Investment frequently co invests with other global venture firms and strategic investors, reflecting a collaborative approach to scaling high growth technology businesses in key African markets.