Safaricom Spark Accelerator

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Overview

Safaricom Spark Accelerator is a Kenyan accelerator program established by Safaricom, M-PESA Africa, and Sumitomo Corporation that invests in early-stage, post-revenue startups in sectors including Embedded Finance, SME Productivity Tools, Future Fintech, and the Creative Economy.

Year Founded

2023

Portfolio Companies

Website

safaricom.co.ke

Investments

Safaricom Spark Accelerator investments
Company	Date	Stage	Lead
Oye Kenya	Oct 2025	Accelerator	Lead
Chumz	May 2024	Accelerator	Lead
FarmDrive	Feb 2017	Debt	Co-investor
Ajua	Aug 2016	Seed	Co-investor
SENDY	Nov 2015	Seed	Co-investor

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersNairobi

Year Founded2023

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