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Since 2020, Toyota Tsusho has backed 2 African startups across 4 disclosed funding rounds totaling $2.5M, most heavily in Côte d'Ivoire and Logistics & Supply Chain.
Toyota Tsusho Corporation is a global trading and investment company and a core member of the Toyota Group. According to public corporate profiles, it is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, and operates across a broad range of sectors including automotive, machinery, energy, and infrastructure. Based on available investment records, Toyota Tsusho has been active as an investor in African startups, participating in three funding rounds between October 2020 and October 2021. In this period it backed early stage and venture stage companies, including seed and venture rounds. The investor has focused on fintech and logistics and supply chain solutions, with activity concentrated in Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire. Toyota Tsusho has co invested alongside partners such as Mobility 54, Sendy, Saviu Ventures, and CFAO in African ventures. Notable backed companies include Kamtar, a platform for booking vetted trucks for road freight in West Africa, and Data Integrated Limited, which provides digital payments, ticketing, and tracking solutions for public transport in Kenya.
Data updated · Jul 27, 2026
Toyota Tsusho has backed 2 African startups across 4 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $2.5M since 2020.
Mostly Venture Round: 1 of its 4 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Series A (1).
Toyota Tsusho's tracked rounds are concentrated in Côte d'Ivoire (2), Kenya (2).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Logistics & Supply Chain (2), Fintech (2).
Toyota Tsusho most often shares rounds with Mobility 54 (4 shared deals), Sendy (2 shared deals), Saviu Ventures (1 shared deal).
Toyota Tsusho has backed Kamtar in a venture round of 2.0 million dollars and Data Integrated Limited in both a seed round of 500 thousand dollars and an additional venture round, all in 2020 and 2021. These investments reflect its interest in transport logistics and digital payments in African markets.
Toyota Tsusho has co invested with partners including Mobility 54, Sendy, Saviu Ventures, and CFAO in its African deals. These partnerships have supported logistics and fintech ventures in Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire.
