Enza Capital is a multi-stage venture capital firm investing in category-defining founders and teams using technology to solve large and meaningful problems across Africa. Founded in 2019 and anchored in Nairobi, Enza backs African technology companies that are organising the offline online, digitising key industries, and redefining the way Africans live, earn, work and do business. Its thesis is built on Africa’s tailwinds — population growth, rising internet penetration and falling data costs, rapidly developing infrastructure, and a fast-emerging tech and venture ecosystem — in a market it believes is both misunderstood and overlooked.

The firm has closed $58 million across its first two funds and made 48 investments in 31 companies spanning eight African markets. It invests from pre-seed through Series B, with first cheques of $250k–$5m (sweet spot $500k–$2m), and runs Enza Growth Capital, an evergreen vehicle that can invest up to $20m per company over longer holding periods. Enza prefers to lead or co-lead, takes board seats where it leads, and maintains a disciplined follow-on strategy. Its portfolio includes some of the continent’s standout companies: SeamlessHR, Autochek, Djamo (co-led Series A), Peach Payments, Turaco, Guidewheel, Shara, Jumba, Craydel and Cloudline. Distinctively, its Founder Partner program shares a portion of the firm’s carry with the founders it backs — aligning the firm with the entrepreneurs building alongside it. Enza operates from Nairobi, Johannesburg, London and New York.