Top 10 Climate Startup Investors in Uganda (August 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Pearl Capital Partners
VC Fund
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4 | Uganda, Kenya, Malawi | Private Equity, Debt Financing, Seed | Agriculture, Farming, Food Processing | $5k–$2.6M |
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EDFI ElectriFI
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Kenya, France | Debt Financing, Series A | Energy, Solar, Renewable Energy | $110k–$30M |
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Hesham Zreik
Angel
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1 | United States, Nigeria, India | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce | $12k–$5M |
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Delta40
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya, Ghana, Uganda | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed | Agriculture, Solar, AgTech | $1.3M–$2.3M |
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Sarah Dusek
Angel
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1 | South Africa, Uganda, Zambia | Seed, Angel | Financial Services, Solar, Energy | $150k–$1M |
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Jim Chu
Angel
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1 | United States, Mali, Togo | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | FinTech, Internet, Automotive | |
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Autodesk Foundation
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Kenya, Uganda | Seed, Series A, Series B | Energy, Renewable Energy, CleanTech | $2.1M–$40M |
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GAIA Impact Fund
VC Fund
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1 | Singapore, South Korea, France | Series A, Series B, Seed | Energy, Solar, Renewable Energy | $100k–$40M |
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Opes Impact Fund
VC Fund
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1 | Italy, Kenya, India | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed | Communities, Agriculture, Energy | $219k–$910k |
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Incofin Investment Management
VC Fund
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1 | India, Kenya, Rwanda | Series A, Series B, Debt Financing | Financial Services, Finance, Banking | $3M–$46M |
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Pearl Capital Partners is a specialist agriculture investment firm that has been investing in small and medium sized East African agribusinesses since 2005. Pearl Capital Partners investments generate financial returns for our investors while creating significant social impact. Pearl Capital Partners success is derived from working with ambitiousmanagement teams, providing supportive investment structures and specialist expertise that create high-growth agribusinesses.
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- Industry: Agriculture, Farming, Food Processing
- Stage:Private Equity, Debt Financing, Seed
- Geography: Uganda, Kenya, Malawi
Investor stats
- Total investments: 36
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$2.1M; Debt Financing $5k–$650k; Private Equity $18k–$2.6M
- Lead/follow: 92% lead, 8% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Enimiro — Enimiro is creating an online farming platform in form of a mobile App to connect Ugandan smallholder farmers with local investors to increase harvest while enabling urban people to invest into farming and earn proceeds at just a click of a button.
- Kamp Feed — We are a company dealing in the production and sale of animal feeds (Pigs, Poultry, Cattle, Rabbit).
- Newman Foods — Newman Foods is an agro-processing company that manufactures, exports, and supplies a comprehensive range of fresh agricultural products. Newman Foods Ltd is a Kampala-based agro-processing company whose primary business is producing and marketing branded consumer foods sold through retail stores in the local and the regional market, as well asaggregation and export of fresh fruits and vegetables (FFV) to the European market.
Impact investment in sustainable energy
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- Industry: Energy, Solar, Renewable Energy
- Stage:Debt Financing, Series A
- Geography: United States, Kenya, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 65
- Round size: Series A $2.2M–$30M; Debt Financing $110k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BURN — The future of clean cooking
- GOGO Electric — Bodawerk is an innovations and engineering company. Our products are created to serve the needs of people at the bottom of the pyramid.
- MyJouleBox — MyJouleBox offers a solution for solar professionals in Africa to offer leased solar installations to their customers.
Hesham Zreik is the CEO of FasterCapital. He previously worked at DreamApps as a Project Manager. Hesham attended the University of Westminster.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Nigeria, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 888
- Round size: Seed $50k–$2.1M; Pre-Seed $12k–$1M; Series A $170k–$5M
- Lead/follow: 53% lead, 47% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Book Your Own — Book Your Own is building an integrated travel ecosystem designed to unify India’s fragmented travel market.
- UrbanFarmers — UrbanFarmers is a platform that connects city dwellers with local urban farms and community gardens.
- Excel And Impact Agro — Excel And Impact Agro aims to tackle the chronic shortage of vegetable production in Côte d'Ivoire.
Delta40 is the venture studio that invests in African female entrepreneurs involved in energy, agriculture and mobility sectors.
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- Industry: Agriculture, Solar, AgTech
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Ghana, Uganda
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$2.3M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SunFi — SunFi tech solution help people access solar energy with installation and payment plans.
- Farm to Feed — One third of all food is lost or wasted, enough to feed the number of hungry people twice worldwide. Food loss and waste contributes to 10% of greenhouse gases globally. We aggregate and repurpose imperfect and surplus produce to create a healthier planet.
- Lori Systems — Lori Systems is revolutionizing African logistics through innovative technology solutions. We connect shippers, transporters, and drivers to create efficient, reliable, and transparent supply chains across Africa.
Sarah Dusek is the Managing General Partner of Enygma Ventures. Prior to that, he was the Co-Founder of Under Canvas; the leading US adventure-hospitality company offering luxurious glamping accommodations just minutes from America’s most popular and iconic national parks.In 2017, under Sarah’s leadership Under Canvas received a spot on thecoveted Inc. 5000 list and Sarah was named to the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women list from Ernst & Young. Under Canvas has set an unprecedented new standard in ecological development while also redefining experiential hospitality in a meaningful way.She graduated from The University of Manchester and the University of Exeter.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Solar, Energy
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: South Africa, Uganda, Zambia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $150k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 83% lead, 17% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Koa Academy — Koa Academy is on the cutting edge of online schooling in South Africa! We offer small classes, quality educators, and individualized, engaged online learning.
- Onelamp Uganda — Distributing solar fishing lanterns and solar lights in Uganda.
- Startup Circles.ai — Learn to to build and grow your business fast. Practical business school - by practitioners, experienced entrepreneurs, and investors. Join the movement of game changers in Africa.
Jim Chu is the Founder & CEO at Untapped Global.
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- Industry: FinTech, Internet, Automotive
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Geography: United States, Mali, Togo
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- OnePipe — OnePipe aggregates APIs from banks and fintechs into a standardized gateway that is easy to integrate and makes partnerships seamless.
- SEMOA — Founded in 2016, SEMOA have today an international footprint in 13 countries of Africa with the statement to bring something more to people's daily lives. SEMOA is a pioneering fintech company that is reshaping the financial landscape across Africa by specializing in two key areas: the digitalization of banking services and empowerment ofmobile transactions.As a software editor, SEMOA offers a suite of APIs platform and white-label SaaS tools designed to address financial inclusion challenges in Africa, where traditional banking systems often fall short. As a transaction enabler, SEMOA acts as a schema for mobile transaction allowing banks to create more value through a service layer.
- Onelamp Uganda — Distributing solar fishing lanterns and solar lights in Uganda.
Autodesk Foundation is the first foundation to focus investment exclusively on the people and organizations using design for impact.
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- Industry: Energy, Renewable Energy, CleanTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Kenya, Uganda
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Round size: Seed $2.1M–$12M; Series A $5M–$20M; Series B $40M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- M2X Energy — M2X Energy is a scalable methane conversion technology company that provides automated gas-to-product systems for methane conversion.
- Last Energy — Last Energy develops and delivers micro modular nuclear power plants designed to provide decarbonized, reliable energy through a full-service delivery model that spans design, construction, and operations. The company offers factory-produced modular plants, like its 20 MWe PWR-20 units, that can be deployed rapidly to serve energy-intensiveindustrial customers and utilities with baseload electricity and heat. Its services include long-term power purchase agreements that eliminate upfront capital for customers while enabling flexible siting and minimal resource requirements. Last Energy’s solutions support both behind-the-meter applications for industries and grid-scale energy projects for broader power delivery. The company integrates established reactor technology with its delivery process to help clients access consistent, carbon-free energy.
- Found Energy — Found Energy's aluminum-thermal power systems extract renewable energy from aluminum at double the energy density of diesel and at a competitive cost. Compact, modular, safe, and carbon-free, our technology makes industrial decarbonization practical.
Gaia Impact Fund is a venture capital firm specializing in renewable energy that builds long-term partnerships with startups operating in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia with a strong environmental and social focus. The firm supports businesses enabling sustainable and affordable energy provision to local communities. In regions where energymixes are highly carbonized, it supports technological innovations and business models enabling a cost-efficient diffusion of renewable energy on a large scale.
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- Industry: Energy, Solar, Renewable Energy
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: Singapore, South Korea, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $100k–$2.7M; Series A $1.1M–$9.1M; Series B $1M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Agros — Agros exist to make farming economically viable and environmentally sustainable. The company provides farmers with carbon-reducing and income-increasing products and services, from input to market. Their unique ecosystem approach aggregates different low-carbon technologies, bundled with affordable finance, insurance, advisory and market access.Agros’ mission is to double the income of millions of farmers while reducing 100 megatons of annual carbon emissions.
- MyJouleBox — MyJouleBox offers a solution for solar professionals in Africa to offer leased solar installations to their customers.
- Ampersand — Ampersand catalyzes and power mass-market electric mobility. By supplying the battery swap network and operating system the company makes sustainable mobility rapidly accessible and affordable for developing markets, to improve livelihoods and the environment. With over a million km already covered by e-motorcycles in Africa using our plug-and-playpowertrain and energy network.
Opes-Lcef is an impact investor that provides catalytic capital to early-stage social enterprises in emerging markets.
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- Industry: Communities, Agriculture, Energy
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
- Geography: Italy, Kenya, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 43
- Round size: Seed $219k–$910k
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Refolo — Refolo is a type B social cooperative that sees social agriculture as having a dual impact: social and environmental. Refolo was created with the aim of creating an agro-ecological and social corridor that runs through the province of Brescia from north to south with the hope that administrations and other communities will come together to generatea positive impact on the environment and the community.Refolo operates in an area located between the municipalities of Brescia, Collebeato, Villa Carcina and Montirone, territories that share the presence of agricultural areas that over the years have been abandoned due to their unsuitability for intensive agriculture and lack of interest by new generations and that are now ready to start again.
- Ecodudu — Ecodudu is a waste-to-value company. It uses a proprietary innovation to recycle organic waste into high-protein animal feed and organic fertilizer using the black soldier fly. It harnesses insects (nature’s recycling agents) to address global issues which include waste management, demand for protein, and environmental conservation.
- Sistema.bio — Sistema.bio is a biodigester with biogas appliances. High efficiency biodigesters transform organic waste into renewable biogas.
Incofin Investment Management (Incofin IM) manages funds that invest in microfinance institutions (MFIs) in developing countries. MFIs provide financial services, such as credits, savings and insurances, to people who cannot have recourse to regular banks. As a specialist in rural microfinancing, Incofin IM’s main goal is to reach out to people wholive in more secluded rural areas and/or who are active in the agricultural sector.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Finance, Banking
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Debt Financing
- Geography: India, Kenya, Rwanda
Investor stats
- Total investments: 39
- Round size: Series A $4M–$8.1M; Series B $3.5M–$46M; Debt Financing $3M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $42M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- SuperZop — SuperZop is an Agri-commerce platform for Kirana stores that is transforming the unorganized retail sector with the use of disruptive technologies and process innovations. The platform also specializes in distribution, retail, technology, supply chain, B2B. It also has the goods delivered at his shop in quick time and easy to use vernacularinterface the retailer can order all his grocery demands with a click of a button.SuperZop was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
- Save Solutions — Elopments of the weaker section of the community/society as well as society in general under the respective philosophy of Indian Constitutional Justice, Liberty, Equlity & Fraternity as Socialist, Secular, Democratic, people's welfare Society for the National Development and Management through alternative naturing system of IndianSocial Service in participatory way.
- Ace International — ACE International manufactures and distributes dairy powders, milk proteins, and other food grade components.
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