# Top 15 Beauty Startup Investors in Kenya in May 2026

## igniteXL Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Fashion, Beauty, Consumer Electronics

WELLNESS TO THE WORLD    
igniteXL Ventures is a global seed fund investing in game-changing founders at the intersection of technology, beauty

## Trond Riiber Knudsen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Construction, SaaS

Trond Riiber Knudsen is a Founder of TRK GROUP.

## Kiprono Elvis Terigin
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Retail, Consumer

Kiprono Elvis Terigin

## FirstCheck Africa
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Retail, Consumer

FirstCheck Africa is an early believer for a generation of African women in tech. We invest early, with high conviction, in high-growth female-led startups with category-leadership potential.

## Acumen
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, Health Care, Agriculture

Acumen is a nonprofit venture fund that invests in early-stage companies bringing critical services like agriculture, clean energy, education, financial inclusion, healthcare and workforce development to low-income communities in 14 countries across East and West Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the United States. Since 2001, Acumeninvested $128 million in 128 companies that have transformed the lives of over 308 million low-income people.

## Samata Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Beauty, Retail, Consumer

CREATING a More Inclusive Future Samata Capital accelerates equal access to capital and opportunity for talented entrepreneurs in emerging markets. We inten ...

## Peter anker
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Retail, Consumer

Peter anker

## Antler
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now!

## Future Africa
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology

Future Africa is a collective of mission-driven founders and funders building unicorns to solve Africa’s biggest challenges. They are build a future where purpose and prosperity are within everyone’s reach.

## Andrea Iannelli
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Retail, Consumer

Andrea Iannelli

## DOB Equity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Veessen, Gelderland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Seed
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Farming, Health Care

DOB Equity is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital and buy-and-build strategies in small and medium companies.

## Patricia Ithau
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Retail, Consumer

Patricia Ithau

## Kwehnui Tawah
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Retail, Consumer

Kwehnui Tawah is the Head of Platform Services + Special Projects at Sokowatch. He attended the University of Chicago.

## Camilla Hagen Sørli
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Retail, Consumer

Camilla Hagen Sørli

## Pierre Martensson
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Retail, Consumer

Pierre Martensson

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