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Villgro Africa

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Villgro Africa is an incubator and impact investor based in Nairobi, Kenya. It supports emerging healthcare businesses in Africa through personalized incubation, seed funding, and advisory services. Established in 2015 as a franchisee of Villgro India and rebranded from Villgro Kenya in 2020, the organization focuses on helping innovators scale ideas in the African startup ecosystem. Villgro Africa invests at the seed stage, with a total of $2.1M across four funding rounds from June 2018 to March 2023. Its geographic focus includes Kenya (three investments) and Uganda (one), primarily in health tech (three companies) and fintech (one). Backed companies include Negusmed, Zuri Health ($1.3M, May 2022), ILARA HEALTH ($740K, August 2019), and clinicPesa ($40K, June 2018). The organization has co-invested with partners such as Asime Ventures, Platform Capital Investment Partners, Launch Africa Ventures, V8 Capital, Salik Family Trust, 54 Collective, DOB Equity, and Shaka Ventures.

Total Invested

$2.1M

Active Since

Jun 2018

Latest Investment

Mar 2023

Top Stage

Seed

Villgro Africa Investment Regions

πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Kenya (3)πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬ Uganda (1)

Villgro Africa Investment Sectors

Health Tech (3)Fintech (1)

Villgro Africa Investment Timeline

Favicon of NegusmedNegusmedSeedMar 2023
Favicon of Zuri HealthZuri HealthSeed$1.3MMay 2022
withAsime VenturesPlatform Capital Investment PartnersLaunch Africa VenturesV8 CapitalSalik Family Trust+2 more
Favicon of ILARA HEALTHILARA HEALTHSeed$740,000Aug 2019
withShaka Ventures
Favicon of clinicPesaclinicPesaSeed$40,000Jun 2018

Products Backed by Villgro Africa

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NegusmedπŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ
Share, finance, and track mobile medical equipment
Health Tech
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Zuri HealthπŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ
Doctor consultations, meds, lab tests, and home visits on demand
Health Tech
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ILARA HEALTHπŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ
End-to-end support for digitized primary care clinics
Health Tech
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clinicPesaπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬
Save, borrow, and pay for healthcare by mobile money
Fintech

Investors Similar to Villgro Africa

Asime Ventures (1)Platform Capital Investment Partners (1)Launch Africa Ventures (1)V8 Capital (1)Salik Family Trust (1)54 Collective (1)DOB Equity (1)Shaka Ventures (1)

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