Top 20 Energy Startup Investors in Rwanda (October 2026)

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• Autogrid — AutoGrid Systems organizes energy data and employs big data analytics to generate real-time predictions that create actionable data.The company’s suite of flexibility management applications allows utilities, electricity retailers, renewable energy project developers and energy service providers to deliver cheap, clean and reliable energy bymanaging networked distributed energy resources (DERs) in real time and at scale. AutoGrid applications utilize petabytes of smart meter, sensor and third-party data, along with powerful data science and high-performance computing algorithms, to monitor, predict, optimize and control the operations of millions of assets connected across global energy networks.Established at Stanford University in 2011, they have assembled a team of world-class software architects, electrical and computer engineers, data scientists and energy experts who apply cutting-edge analytics and in-depth energy data science to solve the world’s most critical energy problems.
• 45-8 ENERGY — 45-8 ENERGY is exploring eco-friendly helium for uses in many industries.
• 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.

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• Trashie — Trashie provides a textile recycling service with rewards through its Take Back Bag and TrashieCash program.
• ZeroAvia — ZeroAvia is producing the world's first practical zero emission aviation powertrain, initially targeting 20-seat airplanes to start replacing dirty jet fuel in regional transport
• Battery Smart — India's largest battery swapping network for electric two and three wheelers. Pay-per-use battery-as-a-service via swap stations.

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• InspiraFarms — InspiraFarms provides on-and-near farm, grid & solar powered Cold Rooms & Packhouses for agribusinesses & distributors. Reduce energy costs & food losses!
• Open Access Energy — South Africa's first multilateral wheeling software platform that automates energy transactions.
• 60Hertz Energy — Unify asset management with asset monitoring, enhance scheduling, and facile communication. Book a Demo Now!

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• Bintix — Bintix averts landfill waste ... one household at a time.
• eBik — eBik is an innovation-driven company that builds high-quality products by investing in R&D, innovation, and automation.
• EduBridge — EduBridge is an organization started by a group of alumni and professors from IIM Bangalore & Lucknow in 2009. EduBridge works towards transforming the lives of the unemployed youth in the country across urban, semi-urban and rural areas. EduBridge provides them with a commercially relevant training at their doorstep and arm them with thenecessary skill sets and mindset to succeed in their professional careers and thus help transform their lives.

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• BioLite — BioLite designs off-grid personal scale energy products for cooking, charging, and lighting. Perfect for camping, fishing, tailgating, power outages, and more.
• Spironet — Spiro builds electric motorcycles and operates Africa's largest battery-swap network, cutting daily running costs for riders.
• Cold Solutions Rwanda — Cold Solutions Rwanda offers state-of-the-art temperature-controlled storage and logistics across East Africa from its Kigali facilities, providing short/long-term storage, blast freezing, and refrigerated transport while adhering to global standards and utilizing renewable energy.

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• Lissun — Lissun is an online counselling platform, which allows you to get expert advice and counselling for any mental health problem anytime and from the comfort of your own home.
• Alt Mobility — ALT Mobility is a full-stack EV leasing platform offering mobility as a service (MaaS) for commercial vehicle users.
• BimaKavach — Buy business insurance online from India's top 25 insurers in minutes with AI-powered risk analysis, policy comparison, and customised coverage for businesses in India

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• 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.
• East Africa Fruits — EA Fruits Farm is a business that engages in the large production and distribution of fruits and vegetables. As fruits are an essential part of a human's diet for maintenance of good health and wellbeing, the business will take part in providing the opportunity for Tanzanian citizens and other people overseas to get such fruits and motivatemore people to increase their intake of fruits whereby the company will strive to increase the supply to match the increased demand for fresh fruits and vegetables. The business envisions to be among the leading producers, distributors, and exporters of the fruits within the Country and overseas. The company is a highly profitable and viable business that expects to rise to about 5,000 USD from its current small-scaled operations, while more than 450,000 USD will be raised as a result of further expansion within a period of 2-4 years.
• 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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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Grapevine — Grapevine makes it possible for groups to invite members, collect and distribute donations, establish a community and connect with nonprofits.
• Untapped Global — Untapped connects global investors, and foreign capital to opportunities in emerging markets. Delivering competitive returns, and measurable impact for global investors.
• Necessary Ventures — We invest in what the world needs.

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• DTEK — DTEK Group is a diversified energy holding that includes six businesses and Academy DTEK, our corporate university. DTEK Group is the largest private investor in the energy sector in Ukraine, with over €12 billion in invested capital since 2005, employing 55,000 people.
• WIOCC Group — WIOCC Group serves as a provider of interconnected, carrier-scale digital infrastructure and managed network services, operating exclusively as a wholesaler to hyperscalers, cloud operators, content providers, and telcos.
• Global Atomic Corporation — The Dasa Uranium Project scheduled to begin production in 2026 is the highest-grade uranium project in Africa; the Turkish Zinc JV provides positive cash flow.

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• Afterwind — Afterwind® exists to preserve natural resources for future generations by recycling glass fibre assets into circular advanced materials with full traceability.We help asset owners and industrial manufacturers in Advanced Materials, Renewable Energy, and Construction recover and reuse end-of-life and byproduct materials without compromising theiroriginal properties, including glass and carbon fibres, PET and PVC foams, and resin powders.Team Afterwind is expanding across Europe, working on- or near-site to help our clients cut costs, CO2, and risks, while supplying stable, high-quality, circular advanced materials that deliver on EU Taxonomy and green targets.
• Salva Health — Salva Health is a healthcare solutions provider company that develops products to enable the prevention and early detection of diseases.
• Affinity — Join over 145,000 who trust the Affinity to manage their personal and business banking needs, from payments to savings, as well as loans

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• WARC Group — Sustainable agriculture, No Till, Rice, Social, Maize, Soybeans, and consulting
• Hoste Hainse —
• Village Enterprise — Village Enterprise is a nonprofit dedicated to ending extreme poverty in rural Africa through the power of entrepreneurship. Learn more.

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• Amartha — Amartha Mikro Fintech - P2P Lending Indonesia. Alternatif investasi dengan modal terjangkau mulai 100Rb. Tedaftar OJK, Imbal hasil 15%* & Berdampak Sosial.
• Coris Holding — Coris Holding is a financial institution that was established with the motive to provide support to SMEs and SMIs.
• Orchidia Pharmaceutical — Orchidia Pharmaceutical is a manufacturing company that provides ophthalmic drugs, food supplements, and cosmeceutical products.

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• Mettle.net — Mettle was established in 1995 as a specialist financial services company and has, since its inception become recognised for innovation in the creation of specialised financial solutions.With clients ranging from international corporates to small and medium enterprises and individuals, clients experience a different kind of insight from Mettle.This level of vision and considered intuition can also be found in Mettle’s investments.
• Coris Holding — Coris Holding is a financial institution that was established with the motive to provide support to SMEs and SMIs.
• mopo — Mobile Power's innovative pay-per-use battery sharing network unlocks clean energy for households, businesses and electric transport in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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• 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.

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• Finaktiva — Finaktiva is the number one financial ally of Colombian entrepreneurs. We offer flexible and agile online financial solutions (loans in various forms, factoring and confirming) adjusted to the requirements of the companies. We also offer a range of non-financial tools through our platform to help SMEs´ grow. Our customers are typically businesseswith innovative business models, double-digit growth rates that have a positive impact in their communities.
• AgriCapital — AgriCapital is a financial service firm that provides store credit, productive credit, credit installments, and accompaniment services.
• 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.

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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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• Aquasafi — Aquasafi is a startup company that monitors water quality.
• Diagnosify — Diagnosify is a health company focused on using AI to enable early detection of skin diseases and access to professional dermatologists.
• Openbank — Openbank is a safe, secure, and revolutionary way of consumers sharing financial information enabling them to make more money via credit approvals and real-time payments.

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• M-KOPA — M-KOPA provides connected asset financing solutions for underbanked customers. Its platform combines digital micropayments and IoT connectivity to offer access to products including solar lighting, televisions, fridges, smartphones, financial services, and more.
• TIBU Health — TIBU Health is a disruptive HealthTech logistics company that provides high-quality healthcare services.
• BlueMark — BlueMark is the leading provider of impact intelligence and independent verification for the sustainable and impact investing market.