Kazana Fund

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2020

AUM

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Location

Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed

Region of investment

Africa
Investor profile last updated: 25 August, 2026

Profile

Kazana Fund is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage startups across East Africa. Based in East Africa, the firm is led by Founding & Managing Partner Hilina Resom and General Partner Addis Alemayehou. Kazana emphasizes deep local market knowledge combined with a vast global network to support persistent founders willing to tackle real challenges. Their approach is distinct in opening doors to Ethiopia's emerging markets and providing regulatory insight and network leverage.

The firm primarily focuses on pre-seed and seed investments with check sizes ranging from $100K to $250K. Kazana Fund is industry-agnostic, concentrating on sectors such as fintech, agritech, healthtech, cleantech, and logistics. Guided by market fit and scalable business models, they encourage startups that foster significant economic and social impacts.

Notable investments by Kazana Fund include Kubik - a cleantech company, Okoa - in the automotive sector, and KaFresh - focusing on agritech. They bring more than financial capital by leveraging their market access, technical expertise, and strategic partnerships to support company growth.

Industry

Agriculture CleanTech HealthTech Logistics AgriTech Financial Services Fintech

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Hilina Resom Founding & Managing Partner
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FAQs about Kazana Fund

Kazana Fund is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed and Seed, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Kazana Fund is located in Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Kazana Fund was founded in 2020.
Kazana Fund invests in companies and startups in Agriculture, CleanTech, HealthTech, Logistics, AgriTech, Financial Services, Fintech.
Kazana Fund invests in companies and startups in Africa.
Kazana Fund invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed.
Kazana Fund usually invests $0-1 m on average.
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