How many total AgriTech companies are there in Kenya?

As of January 2026, Kenya has 116 active AgriTech companies.

How many AgriTech companies in Kenya are funded?

As of January 2026, 49 companies have received funding in this sector.

What is the total funding raised by AgriTech companies in Kenya?

AgriTech companies in Kenya have collectively raised $153M in funding till date.

Who are the top investors in AgriTech companies in Kenya?

The top investors in AgriTech companies in Kenya by number of investments are FMO and British International Investment.

Which is the highest funded AgriTech company in Kenya?

As of January 2026, Apollo Agriculture has raised $67.8M in funding, highest among the funded AgriTech companies in Kenya.

AgriTech in Kenya - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

Companies included in AgriTech

Companies providing enhanced farm inputs, software, tech enabled hardware for crop, livestock, aquaculture and insect farming

Companies excluded in AgriTech

Companies providing industry agnostic software, tech enabled hardware, as well as traditional farming companies,

Key Metrics

Total Companies

186

Top Companies

SunCulture, Apollo Agriculture & more

Total Funding

$153M

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Acquisitions

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There are more than 186 companies in AgriTech in Kenya. SunCulture is the top AgriTech company in Kenya, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top AgriTech companies in Kenya:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
SunCulture	Solar irrigation solutions empowering smallholder farmers with sustainable technology and financial access	Nairobi (Kenya)	2012	Series B	$45.5M
Apollo Agriculture	Providing financing, inputs, training, and insurance to empower small-scale farmers	Nairobi (Kenya)	2016	Series B	$67.8M
iProcure	Provider of a data-driven agricultural supply chain platform	Nairobi (Kenya)	2013	Series B	$17.2M
Tulaa	Online marketplace for farm loans	Nairobi (Kenya)	2016	Seed	$652K
Kuza	Provides digital microlearning platform for farming communities to learn, connect and grow	Nairobi (Kenya)	2012	Funding Raised	-

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Companies founded year-on-year in the AgriTech sector in Kenya

22 AgriTech startups in Kenya were founded in 2020 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	-
2025	-
2024	4
2023	9
2022	10
2021	16
2020	22
2019	16
2018	18
2017	11

Stage-wise distribution of AgriTech sector companies in Kenya

Out of the total 186 AgriTech companies in Kenya, 49 have secured funding. Among them, 7 have reached Series A or higher, and 5 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 186

Funded - 49

Series A+ - 7

Series B+ - 5

Series C+ - 2

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	186
Funded	49
Series A+	7
Series B+	5
Series C+	2

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Total funding year-on-year in the AgriTech sector in Kenya

The AgriTech sector in Kenya saw a total funding of more than $150M in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2022 at more than $51.7M.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2025	$4.3M
2024	$31.7M
2023	$11.7M
2022	$51.7M
2021	$14.1M
2020	$23.8M
2019	$8.09M
2018	$2.22M
2017	$2.22M

Recent Funding Rounds in AgriTech in Kenya

In the year 2025, till February 2025, AgriTech companies in Kenya have raised $4M in equity funding across 1 round. In the same period last year (i.e. till January 2024), AgriTech companies in Kenya had raised $1.7M across 1 round. So, 2025 has seen a 135.29% rise in funding in AgriTech companies in Kenya as compared to 2024.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in AgriTech companies in Kenya:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
SunCulture	Series B	1397	Feb 22, 2025	British International Investment
Aquarech	Seed	5948	Jul 23, 2024	Village Capital
SunCulture	Series B	4894	Apr 10, 2024	Reed Hastings and 3 more
Shamba Records	Seed	8874	Mar 07, 2024	CV LABS
Shamba Pride	Series A	6131	Jan 22, 2024	European Development Finance Institutions ... and 1 more

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FMO is the top investor in AgriTech companies in Kenya based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in AgriTech companies in Kenya:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
FMO	The Hague (Netherlands)	Apollo Agriculture
British International Investment	London (United Kingdom)	SunCulture, Apollo Agriculture and iProcure
Aavishkaar Capital	Mumbai (India)	-
Acumen	New York City (United States)	SunCulture, Aquarech, Virtualcity and SokoFresh
Catalyst Fund	Nairobi (Kenya)	Aquarech

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In the year 2023, till July 2023, 1 acquisition happened in AgriTech sector in Kenya.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in AgriTech sector in Kenya:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
KwikBasket	Acqui-Hired	Jul 04, 2023	Kyosk
Dudutech	Business Acquisition	Feb 23, 2021	Bioline AgroSciences

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Acquisition trends in AgriTech sector in Kenya

Here are the acquisition trends in AgriTech sector in Kenya:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	-
2025	-
2024	-
2023	1
2022	-
2021	1
2020	-
2019	-
2018	-
2017	-

Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the AgriTech in Kenya

Most number of AgriTech startups in Kenya have been founded by alumni from Harvard Business School, Harvard University and Indian School of Business.

College	No. of companies
Harvard Business School	1
Harvard University	1
Indian School of Business	1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1
Stanford University	1

Total funding in AgriTech companies founded by alumni from top colleges in Kenya

In the last 10 years, Stanford University graduates' AgriTech companies in Kenya have raised the most funding among top colleges. Harvard Business School and Harvard University alumni are second.