chpter. provides small business with the tools they need to start, run and grow their businesses, both online and offline.
Location: Kenya, Nairobi County, Nairobi
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $1.2M
Founded date: 2021
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| 16.03.2023 | Techstars | techstars.... |
| - | Norrsken A... | accelerato... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 16.09.2024 | Pre-Seed | $1.2M | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
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| 03.10.2025 | The Spark Accelerator Program unveils the second cohort to drive innovation and scale in Africa | The Spark Accelerator Program has announced the 10 startups selected for its second cohort, chosen from a highly competitive pool of over 200 applicants. The selected startups – Mediakits.Io, WePlay Arcade, GoPay, FlexPay, QuePay, Leta.AI, ... |
| 05.08.2025 | Stanbic Bank Kenya Plans to Raise US$100 Million for Startup Financing | Stanbic Bank Kenya has announced its intention to raise US$100 million to support startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in East Africa. The funds will be channeled through the bank’s Catalytic Fund, which aims to provide fi... |
| 29.01.2025 | 55 Finalists Announced for the Inaugural Africa Tech Summit Awards 2025 | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Op... |
| 16.09.2024 | Chpter, a social commerce startup in Kenya, has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed capital | Chpter, a Kenyan startup that has developed an AI-powered conversational commerce platform that allows businesses to sell more on social networks such as WhatsApp and Instagram, received US$1.2 million in pre-seed capital to continue develo... |
| 13.09.2024 | Kenyan social commerce startup Chpter raised $1.2 M Pre-seed funding | Pre-seed funding of US $1.2 million has been raised by Kenyan startup Chpter, which has created an AI-powered conversational commerce platform that helps companies to sell more on social media sites like Instagram and WhatsApp. The company ... |
| 02.09.2024 | Kenyan e-commerce startup Chpter raises $1.2 million in pre-seed round | Chpter was accepted into two accelerator programs before closing this pre-seed deal. Chpter, a Kenyan e-commerce startup launched by co-founders of YC-backed Marketforce, has raised $1.2 million in a pre-seed round and will use the new fund... |
| - | Chpter | “Commerce tools for your online business” |