Top 5 Oil and Gas VC Funds &amp; Investors in Kenya (June 2026)

E3 Capital invests in growing, entrepreneurial businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa addressing the lack of electrification in the region with new technology and innovative business models. The fund is backed by Schneider Electric, the leading energy management multinational, and a number of public-sector investors.

Investment focus

Industry: Energy, Solar, Renewable Energy
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
Geography: Kenya, South Africa, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 47
Round size: Seed $1.3M–$8M; Series A $1.8M–$7.5M; Series B $8.5M–$40M
Lead/follow: 49% lead, 51% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

Plentify — Plentify connects home appliances with cheaper cleaner energy. It does this with an intelligent residential load management platform which matches demand with clean energy supply for 75% cheaper than batteries. Plentify combines advanced hardware, AI, and user-centric design to create smart home products that delight customers while alsostrengthening electricity systems.
SolarX Africa — SolarX commercial and industrial (C&I) solar company that provides clean and efficient solar solutions, through leasing options in frontier markets.
Untapped Global — Untapped connects global investors, and foreign capital to opportunities in emerging markets. Delivering competitive returns, and measurable impact for global investors.

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For the many, not just the few. For good.

Investment focus

Industry: Agriculture, Health Care, Internet
Stage:Series A, Series B
Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 64
Round size: Series A $1.7M–$15M; Series B $3.5M–$42M
Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $108M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

Soko — SOKO produces innovative, ethical jewelry and accessories from sustainable materials in Nairobi, Kenya
Ignitia — Ignitia provides hyper-local weather updates, via SMS, based on GPS location. Since our commercial launch in 2015, we have established partnerships to work with small-scale farmers. We send daily, monthly and seasonal rain forecasts to help farmers avoid adverse impacts of an ever-changing climate.Unlike other regions, rain in the tropics isproduced by small-scale systems where convection is a driving force. These convection forces can appear much more quickly and without seemingly any notice to the untrained eye. Ignitia's technology is specifically designed to predict this kind of weather.
Moniepoint — Moniepoint provides an all-in-one payments, banking and operations platform for businesses and their customers.

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Sahel Capital is a leading fund manager and advisory firm focused on West Africa with deep roots in private equity, financial advisory, management consulting and agribusiness. When you partner with Sahel, you benefit from quality financial and operating experience, broad industry knowledge, and a powerful network of global relationships. Through anintegrated approach, we work closely with companies and investment partners to deliver capital solutions and advisory services tailored to fit your unique needs. The power of a partnership with Sahel leads to better investments, stronger businesses, and shared success.

Investment focus

Industry: Agriculture, Farming, Food and Beverage
Stage:Debt Financing, Private Equity, Series B
Geography: Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Investor stats

Total investments: 17
Round size: Debt Financing $500k–$3.4M
Lead/follow: 76% lead, 24% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017

Portfolio highlights

Agriarche — AGRIARCHE LIMITED is an agriculture technology company focused on enhancing the efficiency of the agricultural sector through digital solutions. It aims to empower farmers and other stakeholders in the agricultural ecosystem by providing tools for data-driven decision-making. The company specializes in digitizing commodity trading and payments,thereby transforming grains into cash for farmers. AGRIARCHE LIMITED is committed to bringing transparency to the agriculture supply chain by offering logistics tracking from start to finish, and providing clear transaction and credit history. By connecting aggregators, the company simplifies the flow of food, information, and payments within the agriculture sector.
Rasad Nigeria — Rasad Nigeria is specialize in the sourcing and export of premium cocoa and cashew nuts.
Persea Oils and Orchards — Persea Oils and Orchards is deeply dedicated to organic and sustainable farming practices fostering agricultural growth.

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Global Partnerships is an impact-first investor dedicated to expanding opportunity for people living in poverty. For 25 years GP has invested in sustainable solutions that help impoverished people increase their incomes and improve their lives, with core investments in livelihoods, education, health, energy, housing, and sanitation. Since inceptionGP has deployed $356.5 million in impact investments to 135 partners, bringing meaningful impact to over 14.7 million lives in 21 countries.What is Impact-First Investing?Impact-first investing means investing in a way that seeks the highest possible social impact, while seeking to preserve capital with a modest financial return for investors.Impact-first investing is distinctly different from return-first investing, which seeks the highest possible financial return (often without consideration of social or environmental consequences), and from philanthropy, which seeks the highest social impact without any preservation of capital.We believe that impact-first investing has an essential role to play in advancing sustainable solutions to poverty for millions of people worldwide.What Does Impact Mean to Global Partnerships?All of our impact-first investing is aimed at empowering poor and marginalized people to earn a living, provide the basic necessities of life for their families, and improve their lives. We seek social impact on four dimensions:Broadening Opportunity – We have a holistic understanding of poverty, so we invest across all facets of poverty: livelihoods, education, energy, health, housing, sanitation, and water.Deepening Inclusion – We invest at the edge of the market, emphasizing approaches that include people marginalized by depth of poverty, gender, and/or geography, including women and the rural poor.Serving Millions – We believe that every person matters, and want to expand opportunity for as many people as possible. We therefore focus on sustainable approaches that can, over time, scale to serve millions of people living in poverty.Improving Lives – We only invest where evidence convinces us that people living in poverty value the opportunity being delivered and are empowered by it – economically or otherwise – to improve their lives.

Investment focus

Industry: Clean Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar
Stage:Series A, Seed
Geography: Kenya, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 6
Round size: Series A $1.7M–$3M
Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $5M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

Turaco — Turaco develops simplified insurance and credit solutions through mobile technology to solve the healthcare financing needs. Turaco has simplified insurance products and also provides on-demand health loans, allowing customers to get healthcare at affordable monthly premiums.
Eneza Education — Eneza Education, a.k.a. MPrep, was founded in 2011 by Kenyan teachers and educators serious about making technology useful for their students. From the rural areas of Nyanza to Wajir Town and the Mombasa Coast, Kenyan teachers united to create the content of our initial Class 7 and Class 8 study tool. We wanted a tool that combined the best ofgreat teaching practices: scaffolded assessments, direct feedback, and high engagement. And we wanted to make sure ALL kids had access to our system. What better way to start than with a simple SMS-based system?
Sun King — Greenlight sells, installs and finances solar home systems for the 1.8 billion off-grid and under-electrified consumers in Africa and Asia.

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