Top 10 Energy Angel Investors in Africa in May 2026
Top 10 Energy Angel Investors in Africa in May 2026
| Investor | Energy Africa investments |
|---|---|
| Yossi Hasson | 2 |
| Ugochukwu Aronu | 1 |
| Markus Ament | 1 |
| Sarah Dusek | 1 |
| Jim Chu | 1 |
| Samuel Z. Alemayehu | 1 |
| Yuzuru Honda | 1 |
| Jean Case | 1 |
| Echukwudi Daniel | 1 |
| Chibuzo Ujam | 1 |
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Yossi Hasson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Metaversal and a Venture Partner at 2048 Ventures. He is also a Non-Executive Director of WeThinkCode_. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of Techstars. He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business and the University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria.
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- Financial Services, Blockchain, Payments
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- South Africa, United States, Ghana
Portfolio highlights
- Howler — Howler, is the powerful event technology platform designed at the uppermost benchmarks of service and technology to help consumers and event organisers to make moments that matter.
- WizzPass — WizzPass, a rapidly growing leader in the visitor management system and workplace management market is now FMS:Engage powered by FM:Systems.
- The Sun Exchange — We finance, install, and maintain the solar system. You simply pay for the power it generates and save from day one.
Ugochukwu Aronu is the Co-Founder And CEO of Xend.
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- Drones, Energy, Delivery
- Pre-Seed
- Nigeria
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- Gamic — Gamic is a community communication/collaboration app for gamers, creators, and web3 enthusiasts.The platform combines the advantages of blockchain technology with the conventional web2 community setup, creating a seamless environment where users can interact and enjoy the benefits of web3 advancements. This simplifies the process for web2communities to access and leverage the latest blockchain technology innovations, eliminating the need to navigate across various platforms.Today, the user experience is poor for online communities trying to engage with Web3 products and services because users are required to jump across different platforms. Sharing, trading, or managing Web3 assets on most traditional communication and social apps is hard. Addressing this is crucial because Web3 access means financial freedom and opportunity for many all around the world, especially in Africa. Gamic’s central mission is to encourage blockchain adoption as a means to improve the socio-economic opportunities available to global communities. We enable users to communicate and operate in the same place, with increased security and better monetisation opportunities.
Serial FinTech entrepreneur, Markus Ament, or Maex as he is known, has led many companies from early-stage startups to global leaders, loved by thousands worldwide. He is currently CEO and co-founder at Centrifuge with the mission to create an operating system for global commerce, in order to fundamentally change how businesses transact andcollaborate. Maex is co-founder and member of the board of Taulia and has transformed the company from an idea in 2009 to the market leading Financial Supply Chain company, connecting businesses to create a more efficient and profitable supply chain. With an enviable list of the of Fortune 500 clients and over 300 employees, Taulia has quickly become the recognized leader in the financial supply chain.
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- Software, FinTech, Blockchain
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Germany, United Kingdom, India
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- Aletiq — Aletiq is an online PLM software that offers technical data management solutions for industrial companies.
- Anytype — An operating system for the new Internet
- Kubik — Kubik makes low-carbon buildings from plastic waste. Bringing environmental dignity to how countries grow.
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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- Financial Services, Solar, Energy
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- South Africa, Uganda, Zambia
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- 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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- Solar, Water, Energy
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- United States, Uganda, Nigeria
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- OnePipe — OnePipe aggregates APIs from banks and fintechs into a standardized gateway that is easy to integrate and makes partnerships seamless.
- dloHaiti — dloHaiti is a Market Based Solution for Clean Water in Haiti. Sustainable and impactful, it provides clean drinking water to underserved areas of Haiti, areas where access to clean, safe drinking water is unreliable, expensive, or simply unavailable.
- Onelamp Uganda — Distributing solar fishing lanterns and solar lights in Uganda.
Samuel Z. Alemayehu is the Founder and Chairman Of The Board Of Directors of Cambridge Industries.
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- SMS, Energy, Gaming
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Cameroon, Ethiopia, Singapore
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- 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.
- Nextbillion.ai — Nextbillion.ai aims to deliver a wide range of AI-powered hyperlocal solutions starting with the area of mapping. Nb.ai is working on building the geospatial infrastructure needed for enabling location-based experiences for the next billion users. The complexities in markets like India, Indonesia, and Nigeria are far greater than the traditionaldeveloped countries and we are building the future of location technology. Underdeveloped infrastructure, the rise of megacities, complex addresses, and an ever-changing road network make things even more challenging and we are trying to solve these extremely complex problems using a combination of data, AI, platform, and people.
- Cambridge Industries — Cambridge Industries pioneers sustainable waste-to-energy, recycling, and urban mining solutions worldwide.
Yuzuru Honda is a Founder & Global CEO of FreakOut.
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- Information Technology, SNS, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- Japan, Nigeria, Singapore
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- IVA — IVA ensures the safety of the market towards the threat of counterfeit goods.
- Tyms — Tyms online accounting software for your business connects you to your bank, accountant, bookkeeper, and other business apps. Start a free trial today. Also available in Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius and South Africa.
- ForCreators — ForCreators is a company operating the virtual talent agency ‘NEXAS', with the goal of globalizing Japan's world-class culture such as anime and VTubers.
Jean Case is an actively engaged philanthropist, investor and a pioneer in the world of interactive technologies. Her career in the private sector spanned nearly two decades before she and her husband, Steve Case, created the Case Foundation in 1997. A passionate believer in all things digital and the amazing potential of technology to change theworld for the better, Jean and her team focus the efforts of the Foundation around many of the same entrepreneurial approaches she and Steve cultivated throughout their business careers. The Case Foundation is recognized for its innovative efforts to address significant social challenges, harnessing the best impulses of entrepreneurship, innovation, technology and collaboration to drive exponential impact.Prior to co-founding the Case Foundation, Jean spent her career as a technology executive in the private sector. As a senior executive at America Online, Inc. (AOL), Jean directed the marketing and branding effort that launched the AOL service, directed the communications strategy for taking the company public, and helped establish AOL as a household utility. Before joining AOL, she held strategic marketing positions at GE’s Information Services Division and at The Source, the nation’s first online service.In addition to her role as CEO of the Case Foundation, Jean has served in two appointed roles leading strategic public-private efforts, including the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, to which she was appointed as Chair by President George W. Bush, and as Co-chair of the U.S.-Palestinian Partnership.In addition to her role as Chairman of the National Geographic Society Board of Trustees, Jean serves on the boards of Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2), the White House Historical Association and BrainScope Company, Inc. She also serves on the advisory boards of the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative, the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, Georgetown University’s Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation, the Brain Trust Accelerator Fund and the U.S. National Advisory Board to the Social Impact Investing Task Force (SIITF) established by the G8.Jean and Steve joined The Giving Pledge, started by Melinda and Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in 2010, and publicly reaffirmed their commitment to give away the majority of their wealth to fund worthy charitable causes. In recognition of their innovative work in philanthropy, Jean and Steve have received a number of accolades, including Barron’s “25 Best Givers”, the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) Citizens of the Year, and Washingtonians of the Year. Jean was also named Corporate Philanthropist of the Year by the Washington Business Journal, which also named her as a finalist for “Most Admired Nonprofit CEO” award, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Harvard Business School Alumni Association of Washington DC. She has also received honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees from Indiana University and from George Mason University.
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- TV, Energy, Mobile
- Series B, Funding Round, Seed
- United States, Kenya
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- M-KOPA — M-KOPA is the global leader for “pay-as-you-go” energy services for off-grid customers. M-KOPA was established in 2011. Following 2 years of piloting and development, M-KOPA began commercial sales in Kenya in October 2012. M-KOPA expanded to Uganda in 2013 and commences operations in Tanzania in late 2014. Their team includes over 500 staff andwe sell our product through more than 1000 retail agents and shops. The founders of the company are experienced mobile technology innovators who believe in the huge potential of transformative, affordable products designed for underserved consumers. While excellent technology is a pre-requisite, technology alone does not solve for customer needs. Success comes when smart technology is combined with a commitment to on-going, on-the-ground delivery. To that end, M-KOPA is beginning to license its technology to experienced and reputable third parties in markets outside of East Africa (licensing queries should be sent to licensing@m-kopa.com). M-KOPA has developed a proprietary, patented technology platform that combines embedded GSM + mobile payments to revolutionize asset financing in emerging markets. The M-KOPAnet platform has been designed and built from the ground up by our talented team of software engineers, who continue to innovate and improve the system every day. It offers the powerful combination of accounting + customer relationship management + inventory tracking in one complete system. Aside from enabling our business operations to scale at record speed, the M-KOPAnet™ platform captures and processes huge volumes of data, enabling us to improve our proposition, customer service, and security in real-time.
- Hello Alice — Hello Alice (helloalice.com) helps businesses launch and grow. A free multi-channel platform, Hello Alice guides business owners by providing funding, networks, and services.The company's partners include enterprise business services, government agencies, and institutions looking to serve small and medium business owners to ensure increasedrevenues.Founded by Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore in 2017, Hello Alice is headquartered in Houston, Texas, United States.
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Echukwudi Daniel
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- Drones, Energy, Delivery
- Angel
- Nigeria
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Chibuzo Ujam
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- Drones, Energy, Delivery
- Angel
- Nigeria
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