Top 10 Climate VC Funds & Investors in Tanzania (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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J-POWER
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, Tanzania | Corporate Round, Series A, Series B | Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Water | $7.7M–$567M |
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UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, India | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical | $3.1M–$85M |
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Development Bank of Japan
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Series A, Series B | Robotics, Aerospace, Information Technology | $1.3M–$652M |
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NEC Capital Solutions
VC Fund
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2 | Japan, United States, Tanzania | Series B, Series A | Internet, Manufacturing, Information Technology | $5.1M–$553M |
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Whole Foods Market Foundation
VC Fund
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1 | Senegal, Brazil, Ecuador | Grant, Debt Financing | Non Profit, Financial Services, Charity | $250k–$350k |
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NEC Corporation
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Japan, Israel | Series B, Series A | Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology | $7.7M–$553M |
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SMBC Venture Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, Singapore | Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Health Care, Software | $5M–$425M |
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GMC coLABS
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya, Tanzania | Seed, Pre-Seed | B2B, Mobile, Consumer | |
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Japan International Cooperation Agency
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United Arab Emirates, China | Debt Financing, Series A, Series B | Finance, Renewable Energy, Energy | $8M–$1.1B |
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British International Investment
VC Fund
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1 | India, Kenya, United Kingdom | Debt Financing, Series B | Financial Services, Banking, Finance | $9M–$100M |
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J-POWER Group believes that energy production and the environment can coexist in harmony. In light of this corporate philosophy, our environmental management aims to promote greater environmental responsibility while enhancing the economic value of our operations in order to further contribute to the development of a sustainable society. TheJ-POWER Group Environmental Management Vision is made up of a Basic Policy and an Environmental Action Program that defines specific tasks and goals and the means to achieve them. The Environmental Action Program brings together Corporate Targets, which define midterm targets for environmental initiatives, and Environmental Action Guidelines, which orient the initiatives to be implemented each fiscal year. J-POWER Group is working as a whole to realize environmental management in accordance with these targets and guidelines.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Water
- Stage:Corporate Round, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, Tanzania
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Series A $7.7M–$62M; Series B $13M–$567M; Corporate Round $32M–$55M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GITAI — GITAI is a robotics startup for space development. The company aims to replace astronauts with robots that can work for a long time while being remotely controlled from earth while in low earth orbit space stations to decrease the burden on astronauts, shorten the time it takes to perform work in space, and reduce costs.
- Towing — Towing is an agricultural company that provides farming, manufacturing, and recycling services.
- Japan GX Group — Shibuya Blend Green Energy platform analyzes company processes and resources, recommends and plans improvement initiatives, and addresses corporate ESG challenges, assisting companies in balancing business and environmental protection.
UTEC-The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd.. UTEC is a seed/early stage technology focused venture capital firm associated with The University of Tokyo.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 172
- Round size: Seed $3.1M–$54M; Series A $5.2M–$85M
- Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ALGO ARTIS — ALGO ARTIS is a software company that offers optimization in plant operations, tanking, ship allocation plan, and logistics.
- SUN METALON — SUN METALON aims to create a world where metal products can be produced from local ores. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Redondo Beach, California.
- BUGWORKS Research — Bugworks, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company Harnessing the power of science to develop affordable, accessible, novel therapies against infectious disea
Development Bank of Japan is an integrated investment and loan service provider to domestic and international clients. They will support sustainability management that balances economic and social value and will help to realize a sustainable society.
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- Industry: Robotics, Aerospace, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 54
- Round size: Series A $1.3M–$90M; Series B $4.7M–$652M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SkyDrive — SkyDrive is a start-up for development,manufacturing,sales of the “Flying cars” established by CARTIVATOR members.
- Tenchijin — Tenchijin is optimiz human civilization using space big data.
- Alloyed — Alloyed delivers cutting-edge innovation in materials science, additive manufacturing, and advanced metallurgy. Explore our technologies and career opportunities.
NEC Capital Solutions Limited provides financial services in Japan. It's Main Business is Leasing for Information and Communication Equipment, Office Equipment, Industrial Equipment and Installment Sales, Business Loans, Factoring Services, Business Outsourcing and Sales of Used Equipment.
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- Industry: Internet, Manufacturing, Information Technology
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, Tanzania
Investor stats
- Total investments: 56
- Round size: Series A $5.1M–$142M; Series B $7.1M–$553M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- GITAI — GITAI is a robotics startup for space development. The company aims to replace astronauts with robots that can work for a long time while being remotely controlled from earth while in low earth orbit space stations to decrease the burden on astronauts, shorten the time it takes to perform work in space, and reduce costs.
- Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
- Idea Record — Idea;record specializes in web marketing, cloud services, and ICT solutions. They are creating a SaaS firm that will generate revenue. GATE is a SaaS that solves challenges for restaurant businesses and solutions to multiple problems faced by stores.
Whole Foods Market Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Whole Foods Market and based in Austin, Texas, unites the efforts of Whole Cities, Whole Kids, and Whole Planet initiatives launched since 2005. In 2024, these programs merged under the Foundation to streamline its mission of nourishing people and the planet through better nutritionaccess and financial stability opportunities.
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- Industry: Non Profit, Financial Services, Charity
- Stage:Grant, Debt Financing
- Geography: Senegal, Brazil, Ecuador
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Grant $250k–$350k
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- FUNDER — FUNDER is a privately owned Honduran institution with its own legal personality and assets.
- Kokoa Kamili — Kokoa Kamili is a cocoa bean manufacturing company.
- CAURIE Microfinance — CAURIE Microfinance primarily serves rural, low-income clients, the vast majority of whom are women, using a village banking model.
NEC Group under the Solution for Society principle delivers safety, security, fairness and efficiency to our society with our partners around the globe.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: United States, Japan, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Round size: Series A $7.7M–$70M; Series B $10M–$553M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sakana AI — We are creating a new kind of foundation model based on nature-inspired intelligence.
- BostonGene — BostonGene Corporation is pioneering the use of biomedical software for advanced patient analysis and personalized therapy decision making in the fight against cancer. BostonGene’s unique solution performs sophisticated analytics to aid clinicians in their evaluation of viable treatment options for each patient's individual genetics, tumor andtumor microenvironment, clinical characteristics and disease profile. BostonGene’s mission is to enable physicians to provide every patient with the highest probability of survival through optimal cancer treatments using advanced, personalized therapies
- 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.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and its group companies offer a broad range of financial services centered on banking. They are also engaged in the leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitization, venture capital and other credit related businesses. The following lists the activities of SMBC, its subsidiaries andaffiliates in the various business segments.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 485
- Round size: Series A $5M–$170M; Series B $7.4M–$425M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Metro Weather — Metroweather is a venture from Kyoto University that develops a high-performance Doppler lidar that measures the direction and speed of wind several tens of kilometers away from minute movements of fine particles in the atmosphere. We aim to contribute to the safety of the sky by completing a three-dimensional wind map, which has never beenrealized,based on years of research at the Kyoto University Research Institute for Sustainable Areas.
- Good News — Good News is a staffing agency that provides recruitment, public relations, and human resource management services.
- Okuma Diamond Device — Ookuma Diamond Device Co., Ltd. | Creating a next-generation semiconductor industry from Japan, driven by the mission to support the decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
Investment focus
- Industry: B2B, Mobile, Consumer
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Tanzania
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Taimba Limited — Taimba is a B2B mobile-based platform connecting farmers to urban traders with aim of reducing food wastage and to stabilize market prices.
- WomenChoice Industries — WomenChoice Industries is a manufacturer and distributor of low-cost, affordable, reusable sanitary towels.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is advancing its activities around the pillars of a field-oriented approach, human security, and enhanced effectiveness, efficiency and speed.
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- Industry: Finance, Renewable Energy, Energy
- Stage:Debt Financing, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United Arab Emirates, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Debt Financing $8M–$1.1B
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Towing — Towing is an agricultural company that provides farming, manufacturing, and recycling services.
- Shriram Finance — Shriram Finance: Your choice for FD, FIP, General & Life Insurance, Personal, Business, and Vehicle Loans, along with easy BBPS and UPI payment services. India's leading NBFC for diverse financial needs.
- Masdar — Masdar is a renewable energy manufacturer that develops utility-scale renewable energy projects. At Masdar, they are staunch backers of the UAE's shift towards a knowledge-intensive economy. The company's goal is to exemplify the commercial adoption of clean technologies and to represent the UAE’s broader dedication to sustainablepractices.
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, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 152
- Round size: Series B $14M–$50M; Debt Financing $9M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Scatec ASA — Scatec is a leading renewable energy solutions provider, accelerating access to reliable and affordable clean energy in emerging markets.
- Wave Mobile Money — Wave Mobile Money provides an app-based financial solution to save, transfer, and borrow money. Wave Mobile Money is on a mission to make Africa the first cashless continent. On a continent where less than 10% of the population has a bank account, Wave is building the first modern financial network — no account fees, instantly available, andaccepted everywhere! It is building life-changing financial infrastructure. When mobile money succeeded in Kenya, it lifted about a million people out of poverty. And yet, over 10 years later, most Africans still lack access to affordable ways to save, transfer or borrow the money they need to build businesses or provide for their families. Wave is solving this problem by using technology to build a radically inclusive and extremely affordable financial network.
- CLR Facility Services — CLR is a leading Integrated Facility Management (IFM) company with a PAN India presence, providing comprehensive solutions including IFM, Technical Services, Business Support, Aviation Services, Production Support, and Floor Care Services.
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