Top 15 Climate VC Funds & Investors in Zambia (August 2026)

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• 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.

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• Saharan Oil & Gas Company — Saharan Oil & Gas Company Limited (formerly Hume Energy) is a conglomerate of project managers that provide energy solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through our global network of partners we develop and apply Next Generation Technologies to help safely and responsibly address Africa’s growing energy deficit. Energy access influences comfort,safety, security, and human progress, touching every aspect of our lives. SOGCOL aims to evolve from a regional marketer to an advanced energy innovator and a global energy solutions provider. We aspire to be an industry leader in all aspects of energy production, transportation, distribution, and marketing. Our operations encompass identifying energy projects and facilitation of financing from research and development to promotion, marketing, and execution.

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• Kasha — Kasha is an innovative e-commerce platform based in East Africa, built for women's health, personal care and beauty products accessibility within urban and rural areas.
• Satya MicroCapital — Satya MicroCapital is an NBFC-MFI that offers collateral-free credit to micro enterprises on the basis of strong credit assessment and a centralised approval system.SATYA started its microfinance operations by adopting the “Joint Liability Group (JLG) Model” with adequate use of technology and new adaptations. JLGs of SATYA means implementationsof Joint Liability of group members which exists up to 10 instalments in Bi-Weekly collections. The Company believes in the ideology to bring social touch and high technology in the Indian microfinance industry.The JLG lending operation mainly focuses on a woman (in case of SATYA, her husband acts as co-borrower) through a credit product that allows her to start a new business or enhance her existing business as well. SATYA provides prompt, convenient and affordable collateral-free credit to people at the bottom of the pyramid through a strong credit assessment and centralized approval.The Company started its microfinance operation from Sikandrabad Branch, Bulandshar District of Uttar Pradesh and the first token disbursement was done in November 2016. SATYA utilized demonetization as an opportunity to rework on the business strategy through cashless transactions. SATYA is an institution build with a vision of change, transformation and will be a differentiator in financial inclusion space and its approach is well recognized by industry experts and professionals across different sectors. SATYA is committed to being a socially responsible organization with a focus on Health, Education, Financial Literacy, Nasha-Mukt Samaaj, Gender Equality, and Swachh Bharat. The Company is spreading social awareness messages in its area of operations.
• Kentegra Biotechnology Holdings LLC — Kentegra Biotechnology Holdings is a leading U.S-Kenyan company that supports a Kenyan-based biopesticide processing business that aggregates, extracts, and refines pale refine extract (PRE) from the pyrethrum flower, and sells the PRE to formulators across the world. Kentegra is committed to improving farmer’s livelihoods by investing in thecommunities where we are working to help farmers and their families have a more stable income and better quality of life.Grants: Norad 2021, AgriFi 2020, USAID 2020, USAID 2019, DEG 2020, DEG 2019

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• Mondego Bio — Headquartered in Portugal’s main biotech park, Biocant, Mondego Bio is developing best-in-class protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 2 (PTPN2) inhibitors, providing a potential immuno-oncological therapy with an improved safety and tolerability profile.
• BIMINI Biotech — BIMINI Biotech is a startup that develops innovative therapeutic strategies for oncology. It is developing therapeutic strategies that target the growth hormone receptor (GHR) and its interaction with insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) for oncology, metabolic diseases, and aging.The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Leiden, TheNetherlands.
• Chromis Therapeutics — Chromis Therapeutics, Inc. (Chromis) is a San Diego-based biopharmaceutical company, focused on the development of curative treatments for chronic HBV infection, based on its advanced proprietary drug design and discovery platform. The company is seeking investment to advance its novel cccDNA inhibitor (CHR101), viral entry and viral capsidassembly inhibitor lead candidates for the treatment of chronic HBV. CHR101 has a potential to eradicate HBV and to efficiently cure chronically infected HBV patients, as compared to drugs currently on the market. CHR101's activity is supported by a robust discovery preclinical data package.

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• Djamo — Djamo is a Provider of financial applications to allow customers to use their cards with zero fees in a wide range of services.
• Prestamype — Prestamype was launched in 2017 with the aim of providing a broader access to funding to micro and small businesses, with better credit conditions. With its first product, a secured working capital loan with a real estate collateral, it has lent over USD 24 million to 750 Peruvian entrepreneurs (as of 1st of October 2021). In 2019, Prestamypelaunched its online FX platform called Cambio Seguro. In 2020, the company launched its digital factoring product. In 2021, INCA Ventures and Angel Ventures Peru (AVP), two leading funds in Peru, invested in the company.
• Sindhuja Microcredit — Sindhuja Microcredit is a new generation digital and rural-focused Micro Finance Institution (MFI) providing financial services to the bottom of the pyramid self-employed women entrepreneurs.

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• Springs & Bolts — SBLC manufactures U – Bolts, Leaf Springs, Trailer Suspensions & exports to the West Africa n Sub-Region and also sells on the Ghana market.
• Boxpack Zambia — Boxpack Zambia specialists in manufacturing Corrugated boxes.
• Altus Financial Services — Altus Financial Services operates as a non-bank microfinance institution focused on providing short- to medium-term financing solutions to underserved segments. Its core business model utilizes customized credit evaluation structures, such as a payroll-deduction system, to disperse capital to public sector workers, small business owners, andmicro-entrepreneurs. The value proposition centers on expanding financial inclusion by delivering rapid loan approvals and flexible terms that accommodate clients who do not fit traditional bank appraisal checklists. This structured underwriting enables capital allocation across diverse sectors including farming, retail, construction, and manufacturing.

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• BURN — The future of clean cooking
• Hydrobox — Hydrobox transforms communities and empowers people using the most affordable, reliable, and sustainable power.
• Emerging Cooking Solutions — Emerging Cooking Solutions' mission is to improve health and stop deforestation caused by poor cooking conditions in developing countries

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• 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.

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• Sawa Energy — Sawa energy is an affordable, predictable solar electricity solution to power Rwandan businesses with clean and renewable energy.
• Complete Farmer — Complete Farmer connects growers, buyers, and vendors with technology, support, and market access across Ghana and beyond.
• Good Nature Agro — Their priority is to generate lasting income with small-scale farmers. They build local community leaders into qualified Private Extension Agents (PEAs) who oversee and train farmers throughout the growing season. They support PEAs to provide frequent trainings and personalized recommendations on how their growers can make their field healthier andmore productive. PEAs promote improved farm practices and deliver a farmer-friendly loan of seeds and additional inputs. At harvest, Good Nature is a guaranteed market for the certified legume seed that their growers produce. Choosing to produce these high-value crops over traditional cash crops - maize and cotton - more than doubles their income.

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• Sproxil — Sproxil is an information technology company that focuses on supply chains and consumer engagement. It specializes in brand protection, consumer engagement, anti-counterfeiting, product authentication, and consumer promotions. The company was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• Orb Energy — Orb Energy is a vertically integrated solar company that manufactures solar panels, design, install, and services complete system, and finance C&I customers.
• MindRight Health — MindRight Health is a tech startup that provides mental health coaching over text message to empower communities to heal from trauma

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• Drive Health — Reduce administrative burden and support your care team. Avery is a clinical workflow automation engine that handles routine tasks like patient outreach and message triage under strict clinician oversight, returning time to the bedside.
• RDG Africa — Empowering the Future, one solar system at a time
• Hautes Études Pratiques Internationales — Hautes Études Pratiques Internationales is a private higher‑education platform that runs degree‑level programmes.

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• SupaMoto — Supamoto is a social enterprise that aims to provide clean energy solutions. The company's main product is the Supamoto cookstove, a pellet gasifier stove designed for field testing in multiple African locations. This stove is part of the company's commitment to renewable home energy. Supamoto also offers opportunities for individuals toinvest in Zambia's renewable energy sector, further promoting the use of clean energy. The company has a significant impact on the renewable energy industry, as evidenced by its various campaigns and initiatives.
• LOCA — Get Around Like a Local with LOCA
• Sanivation — Delivering fecal sludge treatment plants and sanitation services to secondary cities and #refugeecamps in #Kenya. #socent #waste2fuel

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• 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.
• Asilimia — Asilimia is a simple, fun mobile app for sending money through M-PESA quickly and without any transaction fees. Simply deposit money to your M-PESA, download Asilimia and send money for free to any other M-PESA account.
• ShapShap — ShapShap enhances delivery experience through its commission-based marketplace by assigning efficient orders to drivers to ensure their sustainability and scalability.

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• Eranove — The Eranove group counts more than 9000 employees all engaged in developping hydroelectric solutions to allow all the pan african citizens to access electricity and drinking water
• Africa GreenCo — Our mission - addressing creditworthiness to increase generation and growth of renewable energy markets through partnerships and innovative solutions.
• Alliance for Microfinance in Myanmar — Microfinance in Myanmar

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• Laprophan — Laprophan gives people access to cutting-edge treatments and therapies. As a result, we are committed to researching, developing, and bringing new, innovative goods to market. dedication to patient-centered care pervades everything we do, from product creation to service delivery.
• AMEA Power — Founded in 2016, AMEA Power has assembled a leading team of global industry experts to deliver clean energy projects across Africa, the Middle East and other emerging markets.
• Northern Arc — Northern Arc Capital is a non-banking finance company that provides access to debt for under-served investors and businesses. Northern Arc Capita connects originators so that they may deepen their presence and provide access to financial services to millions of under-served households. Northern Arc Capital formerly Known as IFMR Capital. It wasfounded in 2008 and is headquartered in Chennai, India.