Kenya · Investor

Baobab Network

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 1 cheques on record.

AcceleratorDeploying now

Pre-seedSeedSeries AStartups

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 1 on record
Since the last cheque10days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.2MCheque size, as they say$100K – $100KRounds led0 of 1
Pitch Baobab Network

Baobab Network highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Pre-seed: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Baobab is Africa’s leading accelerator. We provide funding, hands-on support and access to a powerful global network to help Founders become industry leaders.From their own website
Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $100K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Startups
Based in
Nairobi, Kenya
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first1 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    MedikeaPre-seed · TZ · Disrupt Africa$1.2MWith 8 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

8 of 60 we have independently watched raise

Colis.ma Issam buildingCommunity Wolf NickCreditChek Kingsley andEmaisha Pay SserubiriGlade Liyi andNesti Nesti, co-foundedTwende Kiptoo andWorkskuad Jimmy democratisingAdafri Abdou andAktivate Aktivate, co-foundedAlal Serigne andAlerzo Adewale bringingAnalyticaBI Ahmed, MahmoudBeBlocky Nathan, NolaBrandDrive Ndu buildingBunce Paul, JustusBuyam Buyam, ledConDigital Abel, AmonDrugstore.ng Omoyeni, YemiEazyChain Wilfried makingEdusko Jide andFX Kudi Abioye,Hadi Finance BidemiHub IQ Evan,IfunzaIwomi Collins buildingKakbima Sam andKawu Steven andLemonade Payments Co-foundedLendha Tunji andLocal Knowledge NickMedikea Desirè andMessenger Amanda andMightyFin Vwanganji buildingMudupay Ousmane bringingOpus Somaya, BasilOval Interactive Silas,Pavelon Gerard buildingPeer Carbon PeerPennysmart Joshua andPhoton Data Kabelo,PocketDoc Imad helpingPocketFood Omolara andPowerfull Ifeanyi andPrimed E-Health EstherRafiki Co-founded byRegulon Yao, KwakuRippledesk Lovell andScandium Abdulazeez andShago Payments Sabastine,Shemach Dawit andSidebrief Eunice, UsmanSwahilies John, KelvinSwyft Swyft, foundedTerminal Nnamdi andThola Nneile makingTradevu Nkiru creatingTriply Peter andVove ID FoundedVutia Milka and

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Recently backed

The latest companies Baobab Network put money into.

Quick answers about Baobab Network

What does Baobab Network invest in?

Baobab Network invests most often at Pre-seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Startups.

How active is Baobab Network?

1 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Baobab Network invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Medikea (Pre-seed, Oct 2026).

How big are Baobab Network's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.2M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $100K.

Is Baobab Network investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Baobab Network?

Baobab Network is an accelerator based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Does Baobab Network take cold pitches?

Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches.

Where does this information on Baobab Network come from?

From 8 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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