Top 5 Impact Startup Investors in Zambia in November 2024
A list of 5 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Impact startups based in Zambia. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Impact companies from Zambia. We update this investor list every month.Top 5 Impact Startup Investors in Zambia in November 2024
Investor | Impact Zambia investments |
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EDFI ElectriFI | 1 |
InfraCo Africa | 1 |
GreenTec Capital Partners | 1 |
Opes Impact Fund | 1 |
Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries | 1 |
Impact investment in sustainable energy
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Investment focus
- Energy, Solar, Renewable Energy
- Debt Financing, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Kenya, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
- WeLight — WeLight deploys sustainable and accessible solutions to accelerate energy inclusion in rural areas of Africa.
- Solarise Africa — Solarise Africa is a pan African energy leasing company for solar PV and other energy assets focusing on Commercial and Industrial (C&I) clients. Its business model is designed for scalability. Solarise Africa focuses on providing smart financing through close collaboration with a selected group of partners across solar and other renewableenergy technologies. For solar PV it is focusing on captive rooftop and ground mounted solar projects ranging from 100kW to 3MW. It is currently active in Kenya, looking to open in South Africa and has plans to expand into East, Southern and West Africa.
- Amped Innovation — At Amped Innovation, we design breakthrough products for people living on less than four dollars per day. Our first product, the Blossom, is a solar home power system which is the lowest-cost and highest-performance product in its class, at one third the price and twice the power handling of competing systems. We built the Blossom with asoftware-enabled Pay-As-You-Go interface, which allows customers to purchase it in payment installments that are equivalent to what they currently spend on kerosene, while providing much more light, cell-phone charging, and ability to run appliances like televisions and sewing machines.
InfraCo seeks to fund and develop projects in sectors or geographies where the private sector would not otherwise work at such an early stage, seeking to exit its projects to private sector developers/financiers once project viability has been demonstrated, normally at or shortly before financial close. InfraCo will not compete directly withthe private sector but seeks to mobilise private sector involvement by bearing the time and cost risk of front end project development in order to mobilise private sector investment.
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Investment focus
- Electric Vehicle, AgTech, Energy
- Seed, Funding Round
- India, Kenya, France
Portfolio highlights
- Zembo — Discover Zembo - The African Electric Motorcycle. High-performance electric bikes designed for sustainability.
- Africa GreenCo — Our mission - addressing creditworthiness to increase generation and growth of renewable energy markets through partnerships and innovative solutions.
- Mobility for Africa — Mobility for Africa produces electric tricycles, bicycles, and other small vehicles that are affordable, high-quality, and sustainable.
GreenTec Capital Partners is Germany's premier investor into African start-ups and SMEs. GreenTec invests through its unique Results4Equity model, acting as a co-founding partner that is only compensated on business success.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Agriculture, Computer
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
Opes-Lcef is an impact investor that provides catalytic capital to early-stage social enterprises in emerging markets.
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Investment focus
- Energy, Social Entrepreneurship, Renewable Energy
- Seed, Series A
- Kenya, India, Italy
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- MunyaxEco — Munyax ECO is an East African solar energy company that is dedicated to providing innovative renewable energy solutions while promoting gender equality. Discover how our sustainable practices and inclusive approach are driving positive change in the industry and beyond.
- WidEnergy Africa — Widenergy Africa Ltd , is a women – led company, registered in Zambia, dedicated in the last miles distribution of clean energy solutions. We are the official distributor of Little sun solar products in Zambia (Solar lamps, Solar phone chargers), and will start soon with the distribution of clean cook stoves, with the objective to contribute inreduction of the Zambian deforestation rate, known as one of the highest in Africa.
Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries
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Investment focus
- Renewable Energy, Energy, Water
- Funding Round, Private Equity
- France, Zambia, Myanmar
Portfolio highlights
- 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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