Kenya · Who invested in Wananchi Group?
Wananchi Group's investors include Emergence, Liberty Global, Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., East Africa Investments and Sarona Frontier Markets.
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$25MGrowth$19MVenture$58MGrowth$130MGrowthKenya · Growth startup
Who invested in Wananchi Group
4 rounds we have observed, with the 5 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.
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Funding summaryUpdated 31 Oct 2026
$231Mraised across 4 rounds since 2009, from 4 sources
$25MGrowth$19MVenture$58MGrowth$130MGrowth
- Latest round
- Growth, $130MOct 2014
- Step-upi
- 2.3×
- Investors
- 5
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Growth, $25M Sept 2009
- Biggest round
- $130M Growth · Oct 2014
- Usual gap between rounds
- 11 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Oct 2014Growth$130M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding record
- May 2011Growth$58M3 new
Liberty Global- Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
- Sarona Frontier Markets
From a historical funding record
- Jun 2010
- Sept 2009
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Growth2009Venture2010Growth2011Growth2014
EmergenceLiberty GlobalOppenheimer & Co., Inc.
East Africa InvestmentsSarona Frontier Markets
EmergenceLiberty GlobalOppenheimer & Co., Inc.East Africa InvestmentsSarona Frontier MarketsEveryone who backed them
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.Growth equity1round
Sarona Frontier Marketsno record of our own yet1round
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Quick answers about Wananchi Group
How much has Wananchi Group raised?
Wananchi Group has raised $231M across 4 rounds since 2009.
When did Wananchi Group last raise?
Wananchi Group's most recent round was a Growth of $130M in Oct 2014.
What was Wananchi Group's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $130M in Oct 2014, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Wananchi Group first?
Wananchi Group's first round on record, in Sept 2009, was backed by Emergence.
What stage is Wananchi Group at?
Wananchi Group's latest named round is a Growth, in Oct 2014.
Where is Wananchi Group based?
Wananchi Group is based in Kenya.
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