# Poa Internet Kenya

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/poa-internet-kenya

- Industry: Telecoms
- Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya
- Website: www.poa.co.ke
- Total disclosed funding: $28M
- Latest round: Series C (Jan 18, 2022)
- Investors on record: 2

## About

Founded in 2015 and based in Nairobi, Kenya, Poa Internet Kenya Limited operates as an internet services provider for homes and businesses. As of 2022, Andy Halsall leads the company as CEO. In August 2025, Poa Internet Kenya Limited raised USD 4 million in venture debt funding from Finnfund. The company provides broadband internet service to individuals and small businesses in low-income and rural communities throughout East Africa. With the internet, the company provides free digital content such as employment opportunities and educational and health materials. Poa! Offers two products—poa! home internet, and poa! street Wi-Fi. The company will use the funding from August 2025 to expend its network infrastructure and broadband services in underserved areas of Kenya.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Jan 18, 2022, $28M — Novastar Ventures, Africa50

## Investors

- Novastar Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/novastar-ventures) — Series C
- Africa50 — Series C