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Kenyan plastics recycler Mr. Green Africa boosted by a diverse group of investors

Kenyan plastics recycler Mr. Green Africa boosted by a diverse group of investors

Mr. Green KenyaVictoria MusembiJanuary 11, 2022

Kenya’s fintech Kwara lands $4 Million in seed round from Breega, SoftBank to build neobank for credit unions

Kenya’s fintech Kwara lands $4 Million in seed round from Breega, SoftBank to build neobank for credit unions

KwaraVictoria MusembiDecember 10, 2021

Kenya’s Twiga raises $50M to scale food solutions across Africa

Kenya’s Twiga raises $50M to scale food solutions across Africa

TwigaVictoria MusembiNovember 1, 2021

Cropnuts artificial intelligence driven platform makes soil testing affordable and accessible for farmers in Africa

Cropnuts artificial intelligence driven platform makes soil testing affordable and accessible for farmers in Africa

Cropbuts, CropnutsVictoria MusembiSeptember 14, 2021

PowerGen partners with CrossBoundary Energy Access, Oikocredit, Triodos Investment Management and EDFI ElectriFI to connect 55,000 people to electricity in rural Nigeria

PowerGen partners with CrossBoundary Energy Access, Oikocredit, Triodos Investment Management and EDFI ElectriFI to connect 55,000 people to electricity in rural Nigeria

PowerGenVictoria MusembiJuly 25, 2021

Mr. Green Africa becomes first recycling company in Africa to be Certified B Corporation

Mr. Green Africa becomes first recycling company in Africa to be Certified B Corporation

Mr. Green KenyaVictoria MusembiJune 3, 2021

DOB Equity invests in Ilara Health to provide affordable technology powered diagnostics for Africa

DOB Equity invests in Ilara Health to provide affordable technology powered diagnostics for Africa

Ilara HealthVictoria MusembiDecember 15, 2020

Impact investor DOB Equity invests in East Africa’s largest commercial fish farm, Victory Farms

Impact investor DOB Equity invests in East Africa’s largest commercial fish farm, Victory Farms

Victory FarmsVictoria MusembiNovember 25, 2020

DOB Equity makes further investment in Mr. Green Africa as the plastics recycling business ventures into waste-tech

DOB Equity makes further investment in Mr. Green Africa as the plastics recycling business ventures into waste-tech

Mr. Green KenyaVictoria MusembiNovember 17, 2020

DOB Equity makes further investment in Tanzania’s leading dairy processor

DOB Equity makes further investment in Tanzania’s leading dairy processor

Countryside DairyVictoria MusembiAugust 27, 2020

Copia Global supports fight against COVID-19 by distributing hand washing stations for free

Copia Global supports fight against COVID-19 by distributing hand washing stations for free

Copia GlobalVictoria MusembiMay 11, 2020

DOB Equity makes further investment in technology learning institute Moringa School to accelerate it through Covid-19 crisis

DOB Equity makes further investment in technology learning institute Moringa School to accelerate it through Covid-19 crisis

Moringa SchoolVictoria MusembiMay 5, 2020

Globology's Waterbus Incident

Globology's Waterbus Incident

WaterbusVictoria MusembiMay 4, 2020

Shofco, Twiga & Jumia partner to support vulnerable families during Covid-19

Shofco, Twiga & Jumia partner to support vulnerable families during Covid-19

Victoria MusembiMay 1, 2020

Safe Hands Kenya Launches Unique Approach to Combat COVID-19

Safe Hands Kenya Launches Unique Approach to Combat COVID-19

Victoria MusembiApril 20, 2020

Launch of first fully recycled plastic packaging for Sunlight scouring powder in Kenya

Launch of first fully recycled plastic packaging for Sunlight scouring powder in Kenya

Mr. Green KenyaVictoria MusembiJanuary 29, 2020

Interview with Hayo Afman, Portfolio Director, DOB Equity

Interview with Hayo Afman, Portfolio Director, DOB Equity

Victoria MusembiJanuary 13, 2020

DOB Equity awarded impact investor and transition to new leadership

DOB Equity awarded impact investor and transition to new leadership

DOB Equity, a Dutch family-backed impact investor in East Africa, has been awarded the best Impact Investment Firm of 2019 by the East Africa Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.

Office managerDecember 19, 2019

DOB Equity invests in NEI, the leading natural vanilla flavor manufacturer in Tanzania

DOB Equity invests in NEI, the leading natural vanilla flavor manufacturer in Tanzania

NEI sources green vanilla pods from these farmers and skillfully manufactures them into unique premium quality vanilla products.

NEIOffice managerDecember 4, 2019

DOB Equity invests in Nairobi-based technology learning accelerator Moringa School

DOB Equity invests in Nairobi-based technology learning accelerator Moringa School

Moringa School is developing the next generation of tech leaders through market-driven education .

Moringa SchoolFrank TobéOctober 31, 2019