Akili VC

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2017

AUM

$2 500 M

Location

Kenya

$1-5 m

Investment Ticket

3-5 years

Investment Horizon

Series B

Investment Stage

Sale to strategic investor, IPO

Exit Strategy

Investor profile last updated: 06 December, 2025

Profile

Akili is a full stack venture development company and investment advisory, incubating, accelerating, and empowering the next generation of great African enterprises and entrepreneurs. We are a part of the global Prehype network, where we've collectively invested in, built, or accelerated ~50 startups over the past decade with the support of some of the world’s best corporates, investors, and entrepreneurs. The startups that we have built and worked with have created more than $2.5 billion in value and have been acquired by the likes of Dropbox, Microsoft, and Amazon. Akili is the network’s Africa-centric initiative to build new ventures alongside the continent's most talented entrepreneurs and with the backing of its most forward-thinking corporates and investors.

Industry

Business Services (B2B) Financial Services Industrial Digital Education Edtech Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech

Region of investment

Africa

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FAQs about Akili VC

Akili VC is located in Kenya.
Akili VC was founded in 2017.
Akili VC invests in companies and startups in Business Services (B2B), Financial Services, Industrial, Digital, Education, Edtech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech.
Akili VC invests in companies and startups in Africa.
Akili VC invests in companies and startups at Series B.
Akili VC usually invests $1-5 m on average.
Akili VC has around $2 500m assets under management.