Top 10 Climate Startup Investors in Ethiopia (August 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Samuel Z. Alemayehu
Angel
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1 | Cameroon, Ethiopia, Singapore | Series A, Seed, Series B | SMS, Energy, Gaming | $1M–$7M |
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Nissay Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Ethiopia | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Information Technology, Medical | $565k–$71M |
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Musashi Seimitsu Industry
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Israel | Series A, Series C, Pre-Seed | Electric Vehicle, Automotive, Electronics | $2.3M–$610M |
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Persistent
VC Fund
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1 | Ghana, Germany, Switzerland | Seed, Series A | Energy, Solar, Renewable Energy | $500k–$10M |
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Valuechain Innovation Fund
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, Ethiopia | Series A, Seed, Series B | Diving, Retail, GreenTech | $1.9M–$9.2M |
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British International Investment
VC Fund
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1 | India, Kenya, Nigeria | Debt Financing, Series B | Financial Services, Banking, Finance | $6.8M–$100M |
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Women Entrepreneurship for Africa
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria, Uganda, Cameroon | Pre-Seed, Grant | Health Care, Agriculture, Food and Beverage | |
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For Seasons
VC Fund
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1 | Ethiopia | Series A | Manufacturing, Electric Vehicle | |
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Nagase & Co
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Ethiopia | Series A, Corporate Round | Manufacturing, Software, Cloud Computing | $2.4M–$2.8B |
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CBC Group
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, Ethiopia, United States | Series A, Seed | Manufacturing, Apps, News | $4.3M–$50M |
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Samuel Z. Alemayehu is the Founder and Chairman Of The Board Of Directors of Cambridge Industries.
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- Industry: SMS, Energy, Gaming
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Cameroon, Ethiopia, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Series A $1M–$7M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 4AFRI — 4Afri is an innovative holding company focused on Africa-centric growth equity opportunities.
- SantéPhone — SantéPhone is a mobile-based health prevention platform founded in partnership with leading health insurance companies across West Africa. The application was powered by 4Afri Mobile.
- Cambridge Industries — Cambridge Industries pioneers sustainable waste-to-energy, recycling, and urban mining solutions worldwide.
Nissay Capital is a venture capital Company specializing in seed, start-up, growth capital, middle stage, and later stage investment.
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- Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Ethiopia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 264
- Round size: Seed $565k–$43M; Series A $2M–$71M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Welyco — Welyco is an information technology company.We operate smart restaurant "solto". Utilize IT to realize efficient and diverse restaurant management.
- Toranotec — TORANOTEC CORPORATION aims to create a world where investment is familiar to everyone by realizing "from consumption to investment" through the services of asset management subsidiaries , utilizing advanced technology.
- Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
This is the official website of Musashi Seimitsu Kogyo Co. Musashi Seimitsu Kogyo develops, manufactures, and sells differentials, transmission gears, ball joints, and other products for automobiles and motorcycles. While promoting the development of products such as powertrains, suspensions, and steering systems for next-generation vehicles such as electric vehicles and automated driving, we are also focusing on the creation and expansion of a wide range of new businesses, including the promotion of Industry 4.0 through the development of advanced AI technology and the development of open innovation to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs in a wide range of areas. We are also focusing on the creation and expansion of new businesses.
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- Industry: Electric Vehicle, Automotive, Electronics
- Stage:Series A, Series C, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Japan, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Series A $2.3M–$20M; Series C $25M–$610M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dodai — Dodai manufactures and assembles the electric motorcycles.
- TANAAKK — TANAAKK provides “HITSERIES”, Growth-as-a-Service especially for Fortune Global 500 in-house startups to migrate R&D fruits into cloud-native scalable SaaS. HITSERIES delivers reference architecture, platform and related DevOps, RevOps, EquityOps services. There is annually US$190 R&D expenditure solely in Japan. TANAAKK find growth optionin R&D, selecting right cloud business scheme and enabling liquidity for discounted intellectual assets. Usually supporting conglomerate to achieve new $100M SaaS revenue in 5 years.
- Monarch Tractor — Monarch Tractor designs and manufactures fully electric, driver-optional smart tractors for the agricultural sector. The company integrates robotics, electrification, and data analytics into its equipment to support more sustainable and efficient farming practices. Its flagship product enables autonomous operation and real-time data collection,allowing farmers to monitor field conditions, crop health, and machinery performance. Monarch Tractor's technology stack includes a software platform that supports remote fleet management, machine learning-based insights, and compatibility with third-party farm management systems. The equipment is built to perform standard agricultural tasks such as tilling, mowing, and spraying, while reducing noise and emissions compared to traditional diesel-powered machines. The company targets use cases in vineyards, orchards, and other specialty crop environments where precision and automation can significantly impact productivity and operational costs.
Africa's Climate Venture Builder - We believe in the power of climate-positive economic development in Africa. For the last decade, we have been working hand in hand with exceptional entrepreneurs, investing both financial and human capital to build successful climate ventures on the continent. Our companies offer competitive financial returns required to drive lasting impact.
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- Industry: Energy, Solar, Renewable Energy
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Ghana, Germany, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $500k–$1.3M; Series A $1.1M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 84% lead, 16% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dodai — Dodai manufactures and assembles the electric motorcycles.
- EcoNetix — Leading Carbon Asset Manager for voluntary and compliance markets (CORISA, Art.6), we help companies reduce emissions, offset with high-integrity credits, and communicate impact.
- Circadian Technologies GmbH — AI-driven VPP unlocking revenue for telecom towers.
Valuechain Innovation Fund is a venture capital firm managed by Spiral Capital.
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- Industry: Diving, Retail, GreenTech
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Japan, Ethiopia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Series A $2M–$8M; Series B $1.9M–$9.2M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Route-D — Route-D is an operation management app that improves operating income and expenditures and manages logistics operations.
- Stayway — Stayway is operating the world's largest hotel and vacation facility search and comparison site.
- Yosemite — Yosemite is a wellness company that provides health and wellness products, supplements, skincare, and personal care items.
British International Investment is the UK's development finance institution. We've been at the forefront of supporting companies in developing countries for more than 70 years.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Banking, Finance
- Stage:Debt Financing, Series B
- Geography: India, Kenya, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 323
- Round size: Series B $13M–$70M; Debt Financing $6.8M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SunCulture — At SunCulture, we strive to solve the biggest daily challenges of smallholder farmers. We use off-grid solar technology to provide our customers with reliable access to water, irrigation, lighting, and mobile charging, and we can do all of that with a single system.
- Coris Holding — Coris Holding is a financial institution that was established with the motive to provide support to SMEs and SMIs.
- Solon Capital Holdings — Solon Capital Partners is a West-Africa focused investment manager that is pioneering a new approach to economic development and poverty reduction in fragile and post-conflict states.
Women Entrepreneurship for Africa
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- Industry: Health Care, Agriculture, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Grant
- Geography: Nigeria, Uganda, Cameroon
Investor stats
- Total investments: 116
- Lead/follow: 99% lead, 1% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ORIKI — A wellness + farm to skin brand that creates pampering experiences and luxurious natural personal grooming products. Sharing Africa!
- Mukuru Clean Stoves — Earthshot Prize Winner 2022. We use recycled metal to manufacture improved, efficient and affordable cookstoves.
- Loom Craft Chocolate — Loom Craft Chocolate is a artisanal cocoa processor with a strong focus on the quality of our products and the sustainability of our processes.
For Seasons is an investment firm.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Electric Vehicle
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: Ethiopia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dodai — Dodai manufactures and assembles the electric motorcycles.
Nagase & Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture, import/export, and sale of chemicals, plastics, electronics materials, cosmetics, and health foods worldwide. It offers colors and imaging products that comprise dyestuffs, dyeing auxiliaries, finishing agents, textile processing resins, adhesives for textiles, pigments, pigment dispersingagents, plastic additives, UV cured and toner resins, silicones, dyes and related chemicals, chemicals for paper manufacturing, and additives for paints and inks; and performance chemicals consisting of plastic materials, plastics and pigments, solvents, urethane materials, flame retardants, plastic additives, plasticizers, and polymer filters. The company also provides specialty chemicals, such as petrochemical products, raw materials for household products, cosmetic ingredients, surfactants and surfactant raw materials, fluorochemicals, materials for silicones, and electronics chemicals; advanced polymers and automotive solutions; and polymer products, including resin materials, film sheet products, and molded plastic and construction products. In addition, Nagase offers electronic chemicals comprising photoresist developer production equipment, chemical management equipment for liquid crystal preprocessing, chemicals for the production of semiconductors and liquid crystals, and formulated epoxy resins. Further, it provides liquid crystal displays (LCDs), manufacturing devices and optical films for LCDs and organic light-emitting diodes, and processed aluminum and glass products; pharmaceuticals, in vitro diagnostics, hard disk related products, medical equipment, agricultural chemicals, household insecticides, animal health products, enzymes, fermentation products, functional food ingredients, nutritional supplements, and feed additives; and cosmetics and health foods. Additionally, Nagase provides logistics, information processing, and professional services. The company was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Software, Cloud Computing
- Stage:Series A, Corporate Round
- Geography: Japan, United States, Ethiopia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Series A $2.4M–$18M; Corporate Round $1.7B–$2.8B
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dodai — Dodai manufactures and assembles the electric motorcycles.
- A10 Lab — A10 Lab is a company that aims to make people happy with technology that is independent of Sony's new business creation program. It provides Google Play with an app that allows users to do things that they have never been able to do with the custom app 'Min Chale' selected for two consecutive years. It is a company that bringsprofits to companies by improving lifetime value sales through the habitation of users that companies have.
- Rapidus — Rapidus is an Electronic component research, development, design, production, and sales that includes semiconductor elements and integrated circuits. Environmentally friendly, energy-saving semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing technology are being researched and developed. Human resource development and training for the semiconductorsector.
CBC Group imports and exports synthetic resins, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, foods, electronics components, and optical equipments.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Apps, News
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Japan, Ethiopia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Series A $4.3M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dodai — Dodai manufactures and assembles the electric motorcycles.
- Sotas — Sotas provides services to chemical trading companies and bridges the gap between raw material producers and consumers.
- Regional Fish — Regional Fish provides seed, seedlings, aquaculture methods and fisheries services.
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