# Kapu

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/kapu

- Industry: Retail
- Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya
- Website: www.kapuafrica.com
- Total disclosed funding: $8M
- Latest round: Seed (Dec 5, 2022)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Based in Kenya, and founded in 2022 by Sam Chappatte, Kapu operates as a social commerce company that enables consumers to buy groceries at lower prices through online and offline channels. In January 2025, Kapu raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from new investors BlackWood Ventures and Hesabu Capital, with participation from returning investors Base Capital, Firstminute Capital, Founder Collective, Giant Ventures, and Norrsken VC. Other unspecified investors also participated in the round. As of December 2022, the company has 1,500 agent collection centers across Nairobi. Kapu offers a B2C e-commerce platform that enables group bulk-buying of groceries and helps consumers save up to 30% of the spend on produce and packaged consumer goods. The company supplies products offline through agents and online direct-to-consumer via WhatsApp models. The company plans to use the seed funding to support its intention to grow its local network of dealers and develop its service by supporting orders from Whatsapp.

The company plans to utilize the January 2025 funding to advance its logistics, improve go-to-market strategy, implement innovative fintech features, and broaden operations throughout Africa.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Dec 5, 2022, $8M — Founder Collective, Base Capital, Firstminute Capital, Giant Ventures, Norrsken Foundation, RavenOne Ventures

## Investors

- Founder Collective (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/founder-collective) — Seed
- Base Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/base-capital) — Seed
- Firstminute Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/firstminute-capital) — Seed
- Giant Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/giant-ventures) — Seed
- Norrsken Foundation — Seed
- RavenOne Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ravenone-ventures) — Seed