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Supporting the next generation of
transformative African companies

Our mission is to catalyze Africa’s transformation by supporting exceptional,
mission driven entrepreneurs building great African companies that hold human wellbeing at their core.

Africa

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Growth

Fastest growing global population to hit $2.5 B by 2050

Urbanization: Highest growth rate in the last 2 decades at 3.5% per year

Structural and institutional gaps present unique opportunities for scalable business

VC Funding to grow from $2.8B 2020 to $10B by 2025

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Africa’s population will double to 2.5B by 2050

Africa

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Growth

Youngest and fastest growing population

Fastest global urbanization rate

Unique business opportunities to be explored and scaled

VC Funding to grow from $2.8B 2020 to $10B by 2025

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Highest urbanization rates of any global region

Africa

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Growth

Fastest growing global population to hit $2.5 B by 2050

Urbanization: Highest growth rate in the last 2 decades at 3.5% per year

Structural and institutional gaps present unique opportunities for scalable business

VC Funding to grow from $2.8B 2020 to $10B by 2025

FHV Nairobi Skyline -2

Unique opportunities for scalable businesses

Africa

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Growth

Fastest growing global population to hit $2.5 B by 2050

Urbanization: Highest growth rate in the last 2 decades at 3.5% per year

Structural and institutional gaps present unique opportunities for scalable business

VC Funding to grow from $2.8B 2020 to $10B by 2025

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VC funding to quadruple to $10B by 2025

Africa

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Growth

Fastest growing global population to hit $2.5 B by 2050

Urbanization: Highest growth rate in the last 2 decades at 3.5% per year

Structural and institutional gaps present unique opportunities for scalable business

VC Funding to grow from $2.8B 2020 to $10B by 2025

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Our Thesis

From Here ventures is an early stage venture fund deploying capital and a suite of support capabilities to exceptional entrepreneurs building transformative companies in Africa

 

As the volume of venture capital increases on the continent, majority of which is offshore, the best African entrepreneurs will prioritize investors with deep, intrinsic understanding of how things work in Africa, local networks, along with tangible value add capabilities on their platform

 

The inflation of Venture Capital in Africa will accrue proprietary deal flow advantages to funds that can demonstrate beyond money capabilities attractive to the most sophisticated African entrepreneurs

Our Approach

We invest in

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Infrastructure Plays

Scalable solutions at the infrastructure layer of the problem stack upon which an entire industry is built or redefined entirely

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Human Wellbeing

Mission driven entrepreneurs with an unwavering commitment to enhancing human wellbeing as a core thesis to their venture

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Women in leadership

Entrepreneurs who prioritize women in leadership roles and who hold gender balance as a core value

Differentiation

Connect founders with network of investors, advisors and domain experts

Provide out-of-the-box tools and services for accelerating startup growth

Access to top tier talent through our talent community platforms

How we do it

We have an experienced team with in-depth local knowledge, a broad network of tech leaders, domain experts and entrepreneurs that have a robust set of operational capabilities. Our ability to access talent, build capacity and networks uniquely positions us to build transformative African companies.

Network

Tech Leaders

Domain Experts & Mentors

Entrepreneurs

Tools and Talent

As builders ourselves, we have developed capacity in key areas that accelerate startups

Out of the Box Tools

GTM Framework: playbook to help founders setup and execute marketing operations

GTM Tech Stack: pre-built marketing tech-stack

Engineering Framework: structured playbook for developing effective and efficient engineering practices

Data Maturity Framework: playbook and tools for effective data management

Learning & Development: established L&D program that startups can use to level up

Storytelling: internal capacity and guidelines for effective storytelling

Talent Communities

We have access to a network of strategically built talent communities

Jenga School : Computer science training school building an ecosystem of tech talent

Startup Talent Network: Community where startup professionals network, learn and collaborate

Impact Africa Network: Innovation Fellowship Program

The Bridge Program: Designed to identify and develop high potential talent in local universities

Team

Mark Karake

Mark Karake is founder of Impact Africa Network, a non profit startup studio in Nairobi on a mission to ensure young talented Africans have a chance at participating in the digital transformation of Africa as creators and owners.


Having spent 15 years working with startups in Silicon Valley, he brings a wealth of practical startup operational expertise to From Here Ventures. He is passionate about changing the African narrative by building great African companies and helping to establish a culture of high performance, high integrity and high collaboration


Kevin Irungu

Kevin is a finance professional with a progressive career spanning 7+ years delivering stellar performance and seamless execution of core financial operations, operational excellence and collaborative management within fast-paced organizations such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, UBA Bank, NCBA Bank and Qcert Consulting.

Equipped with a finance degree from Georgetown University, Kevin is adroit at strengthening financial processes and key organizational procedures by leveraging hands-on knowledge and skills in operational excellence, financial innovation and investment management.

Purity Kimani

Meet Purity Kimani, a dynamic Invest Analyst with a decade of experience in finance and accounting across renowned global organizations like Mitsui & Co., Europe Plc, and The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi.

Beyond numbers, she is deeply passionate about venture capital, African startups, and the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem. Her expertise spans financial modelling, rigorous due diligence, risk assessment, startup-to-corporate valuation, managerial finance, and seamless financial reporting.

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