Top 10 CleanTech VC Funds & Investors in Kenya (July 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Equator
VC Fund
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2 | Kenya, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Software, Renewable Energy, Agriculture | $1.8M–$15M |
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At One Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Energy, Manufacturing, Agriculture | $2.9M–$70M |
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One Small Planet
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada, Kenya | Seed, Series A | Manufacturing, CleanTech, Agriculture | $1M–$18M |
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Factor E
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya, United States, India | Seed, Series A, Convertible Note | Energy, Renewable Energy, Agriculture | $20k–$10M |
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Ambo Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya | Seed | CleanTech, Automotive, Electronics | |
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UNCDF
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya, Bangladesh, United States | Grant, Debt Financing | Solar, AgTech, Energy | $50k–$5M |
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U.S. International Development Finance Corp
VC Fund
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1 | India, Kenya, United States | Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Grant | Financial Services, Finance, FinTech | $328k–$500M |
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Standard Chartered Women in Technology
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya | Seed, Grant | Health Care, Information Technology, AgTech | $9.7k–$121k |
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TES Residence
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya | Series A | CleanTech, Automotive, Electronics | |
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The World We Want
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya | Series A | CleanTech, Automotive, Electronics | |
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A venture capital firm investing in tech-enabled, early-stage ventures that are accelerating an equitable climate transition in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Industry: Software, Renewable Energy, Agriculture
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: Kenya, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $1.8M–$5M; Series A $14M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 64% lead, 36% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Leta — Leta Technology is a software development company that creates supply chain and logistics software to enable the efficient and automated movement of goods.
- Open Access Energy — South Africa's first multilateral wheeling software platform that automates energy transactions.
- SHYFT Power Solutions — SHYFT builds industrial-grade IoT and integrated software to connect and intelligently manage distributed energy resources (DERs) in markets that struggle with resiliency. SHYFT is pioneering the development of integrated decentralized power systems in emerging markets like Nigeria, leapfrogging over traditional central infrastructure and enablingDERs to scale and support existing but unreliable grids.
At One Ventures finds, funds, and grows teams to catalyze a world where humanity is a net positive to nature.
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- Industry: Energy, Manufacturing, Agriculture
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 75
- Round size: Seed $2.9M–$15M; Series A $6.9M–$23M; Series B $17M–$70M
- Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cruz Foam — Cruz Foam offers certified compostable, protective packaging foam and other solutions. Let us help you transition to compostable foam packaging solutions, today.
- Modern Hydrogen — Modern Electron is a breakthrough energy technology company. Their mission is to provide affordable electricity to anyone, anywhere, anytime.
- Colossal Biosciences — The science of genetics. The business of discovery.
One Small Planet is on a mission to harmonize the wealth of people and planet by working with the intelligence of the natural world to evolve our economic systems.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, CleanTech, Agriculture
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Canada, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $1M–$5M; Series A $5.5M–$18M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AquaPoro — AquaPoro is a Developer of atmospheric water-generating devices intended to break through materials science for industrial-scale moisture capture in arid environments. The company's proprietary technology is poised to transform global water infrastructure, creating a more resilient and sustainable future for our planet, enabling customers toproduce clean water from vapor.
- Symbrosia — Reducing livestock methane emissions with the world's mightiest seaweed.
- Verdi — Next generation of variable rate irrigation technology to climate-proof farms
Factor E is a finance company that impacts venture builders, dedicated to supporting the people and ideas that will turn the tables in the global battle for sustainable solutions to energy, agriculture, mobility, and waste challenges in emerging and frontier markets. It serves as a conduit between philanthropic and commercial investors throughmarket-driven forces.
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- Industry: Energy, Renewable Energy, Agriculture
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- Geography: Kenya, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 34
- Round size: Seed $500k–$4.6M; Series A $1.3M–$10M; Convertible Note $20k–$1.1M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ferntech — Take control of your decentralized power system with Odyssey's FernTech software and hardware. Get real-time insights and automate operations with our reliable data collection, system automation, and range of controllers and IoT gateways. Explore the FernTech product suite and see how it works in action. Contact us to learn more.
- Open Access Energy — South Africa's first multilateral wheeling software platform that automates energy transactions.
- 60Hertz Energy — Unify asset management with asset monitoring, enhance scheduling, and facile communication. Book a Demo Now!
Ambo Ventures is a new fund dedicated to launching sustainable ecosystems in Africa.
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- Industry: CleanTech, Automotive, Electronics
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
The UN Capital Development Fund is providing public and private finance work for the poor in the least developed countries.UNCDF provides grants, loans, and technical support to ensure that more households and small businesses gain access to financial services. With its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile” finance models thatunlock public and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to reduce poverty and support local economic development. UNCDF’s financing models work through two channels: financial inclusion that expands the opportunities for individuals, households, and small businesses to participate in the local economy, providing them with the tools they need to climb out of poverty and manage their financial lives; and localized investments that show how fiscal decentralization, innovative municipal finance, and structured project finance can drive public and private funding that underpins local economic expansion and sustainable development.The New York, New York-based fund was founded in 1966.
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- Industry: Solar, AgTech, Energy
- Stage:Grant, Debt Financing
- Geography: Kenya, Bangladesh, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Grant $50k–$5M; Debt Financing $500k–$500k
- Lead/follow: 83% lead, 17% follow
Portfolio highlights
- iFarmer — iFarmer connects farmers, agri-suppliers and funders with technology, financing, and advisory to boost agricultural productivity and sustainability.
- SokoFresh — SokoFresh is a social enterprise that offers cold storage solutions and a digital market linkage platform to small and medium-scale farmers. It provides access to reliable, off-grid, first-mile cold storage facilities and digital market linkage services to farmers and buyers in fruit and vegetable value chains.
- Omia Agribusiness Development — The mission of Omia Agribusiness Development is to provide African farmers with the tools they need to achieve maximum productivity, profitability, and sustainability.
U.S. International Development Finance Corp is America’s development bank.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Finance, FinTech
- Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Grant
- Geography: India, Kenya, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 126
- Round size: Grant $328k–$5M; Post-IPO Debt $18M–$500M; Debt Financing $5.5M–$410M
- Lead/follow: 78% lead, 22% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $300M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Kodak — A global technology company providing industry-leading products and services for commercial print, packaging, publishing, manufacturing and entertainment.
- Bayport Management — Bayport Management Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides retail financial services in the Republic of Mauritius and internationally.
- Pela Global — Pela Global Limited is an Australian company focused on critical and precious metals mining, primarily advancing projects in North Macedonia's Tethyan Belt. It specializes in antimony and gold resources, emphasizing sustainable development and global supply chain contributions.
Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Kenya is Africa’s leading incubator programme for female founded businesses.
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- Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, AgTech
- Stage:Seed, Grant
- Geography: Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $10k–$10k; Grant $9.7k–$121k
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tuwe Bora — Tuwebora, we do more than just make clothing—we're building futures and revolutionizing the global fashion industry.
- UzimaNexus — UzimaNexus is a cutting-edge healthcare platform that links pharmaceutical corporations, biomedical companies, and research institutions worldwide with healthcare facilities throughout Africa. Combining AI and blockchain technology.
- Timao Group — Timao Group is a clean tech company that recycles waste and produces plastic constructive systems.
TES Residence is a management consultancy that offers services for business model innovation, business development and AI.
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- Industry: CleanTech, Automotive, Electronics
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
The World We Want develops strategic actions and creates global connections to achieve social impact. It aims to promote sustainability on various businesses and organizations to change the world. The World We Want is based in London.
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- Industry: CleanTech, Automotive, Electronics
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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