Kenafric Tests the Corporate VC Playbook for African Consumer Startups with $10M Fund
Friday, October 30, 2026 · first reported by Launch Base Africa
Kenafric Group, a Kenyan maker of consumer goods, has set up Kenafric Ventures, a $10 million corporate fund aimed at early-stage African consumer startups. It will write cheques of $100,000 to $2 million for companies that are past product development and have shown demand.
Sectors in scope include beauty and personal care, direct-to-consumer brands, consumer-facing retail platforms, and food and beverage. S2E Africa, a corporate venture studio led by Pulkit Srivastava, runs the fund, and FSD Africa supported its design. Kenafric also offers portfolio companies its manufacturing, distribution and market expertise.
- Firm
- Kenafric Group
- Also named
- S2E Africa
- Fund
- Kenafric Ventures
- Size
- $10M
- Stage
- Launch
- Asset class
- Venture
- Geography
- Africa
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