Nairobi
Metro area · Kenya · Pop. 10.4M
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Nairobi
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Nairobi-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Nairobi - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Nairobi
VC investment into Nairobi-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Nairobi's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Nairobi.
Location comparison
How Nairobi stacks up
Compare Nairobi with peers from the same country (Kenya) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
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Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.