Kenya | Africa

DigiKen Facility

Invest $55M to Scale Kenya’s Digital Platform Revolution and Unlock $275M+ in Digital Economy Investment Across Africa’s Silicon Savannah 

REASONS TO INVEST 

Accelerate Kenya’s digital economy transformation by scaling proven homegrown digital platform models across fintech, e-commerce, and social media value chains, to provide digital business financing for 5,000+ MSMEs and local startups while developing inclusive digital infrastructure that creates 50,000+ sustainable technology jobs and empowers 500,000+ women, youth, and marginalized community members to participate in the digital economy. This investment leverages Kenya’s position as Africa’s Silicon Savannah and the DigiKen model to achieve digital sovereignty objectives while supporting the country’s Vision 2030 and Digital Masterplan 2022-2032 through bankable, locally-relevant digital platform investments across key innovation hubs. 

Current Partners 

Potential Partners

Fund Target

$55M (catalyzing $275M+ additional public and private investments) 

Fund Returns

4-6% on guarantee portfolio with 15-22% Internal rate of Return (IRR) on digital platform ventures, supported by government partnerships and premium access to East Africa’s 300M+ digital market 

Funding Years

4-5 years (with 3-year deployment period) 

To invest contact

Lisa Kurbiel

Head of the Secretariat

Elaine Genser

Head of Partnerships

Beth Waweru

Investment Specialist