Kenyan startups attracted $984 million (Sh126.9 billion) in funding in 2025, receiving the largest debt and equity financing in Africa for the second year, according to a research firm that tracks such transactions in on the continent.
Young companies in the country had raised funding of $638 million (Sh82.3 billion at current exchange rates) in 2024 when they also led the rest of the continent in receiving capital to back their growth.
