Heron Ventures

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Heron Ventures is an investment firm that provides SME lending and growth-stage equity to companies in frontier and emerging markets, alongside capital markets innovation. It also works with portfolio company leaders through a network of industry experts.

Heron Ventures is an investor headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 2020. It invests directly in companies, from seed to growth, in food systems, energy, education and financial services. 22 portfolio companies, as it reports.

“We create professional pathways for capital to bridge the access to capital gap in frontier and emerging markets and then pair our network of industry experts with portfolio company leaders to grow their businesses and expand their impact.”

— Heron Ventures, own website

Layer

Direct investor

Type

Other

Stage

Seed – Growth

Headquarters

Nairobi, Kenya

Invests in

frontier and emerging markets, five continents

Sectors

food systems, energy, education, financial services, manufacturing, health & wellness, biotechnology, textiles & apparel

Founded

2020

Portfolio

22 companies