# AHL Venture Partners

> AHL Venture Partners is a VC fund in Vancouver backing Agriculture and Energy. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ahl-venture-partners/
- Website: http://www.ahlventurepartners.com/

AHL Venture Partners is a VC fund in Vancouver focused on Agriculture and Energy. AHL Venture Partners is one of the largest and most successful impact-focused venture capital firms in Africa, with an award-winning team on the ground. AHL Venture Partners enjoys long-term support from mission-aligned families and foundations to invest responsibly in high-growth and high-impact businesses in Africa.Since 2008, we havecommitted more than US $60M to 35 impact-focused businesses and funds that operate across 27 different African countries. To date, our investments have produced strong financial returns while employing over 11,000 people and providing access to improved goods and services to more than 10,000,000 people at or near the bottom of the economic pyramid.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 3 | 33% |
| Energy | 2 | 22% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 22% |
| Solar | 1 | 11% |
| Farming | 1 | 11% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 33% |
| Debt Financing | 3 | 33% |
| Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 4 | 44% |
| Rwanda | 1 | 11% |
| Zambia | 1 | 11% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 11% |
| Singapore | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sebastian McKinlay | Head of New Investments | 1 | — |
| BEN PETERSON | SENIOR PARTNER | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Suminter Nigeria | Suminter Nigeria Limited is the West African operating arm of Suminter India Organics. |  | Debt Financing | May 12, 2026 |  |
| 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. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 16, 2025 |  |
| Robust International | Robust International the company initially dealt in plantation logs. It has gradually and steadily expanded into the Agribusiness industry while concurrently reducing and eliminating its profile in the timber logs segment. | $25M | Debt Financing | Apr 23, 2025 |  |
| 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. | $2M | Series A | Aug 29, 2024 |  |
| Watu | Watu is an asset fintech firm focused on providing affordable and flexible financing access for people. | $5M | Debt Financing | Dec 19, 2022 |  |
| Crop Nutrition Laboratory Services (Cropnuts) | Crop Nutrition Laboratory Services (CROPNUTS) is East Africa’s leading private agricultural services company. We provide our customers with world class laboratory, precision agriculture and soil fertility and fertilizer use advisory services. We partner with farmers to increase their profitability, by raising crop yields through better soil andfertilizer management, and by reducing their input costs through a combination of building healthy soils and adopting precision farming technology. |  | Private Equity | Jul 17, 2019 |  |
| Sidai Africa | Sidai is a fully vertically-integrated company supplying quality livestock and crop inputs and training to farmers and pastoralists across Kenya. The company operates through a network of branded, professionally-staffed, company-managed and franchised retail outlets, stockists and field staff. Sidai has a unique ‘last-mile’ service delivery modelthat also reaches pastoralists and farmers in remote and under-served locations. | $2.3M | Series A | Apr 18, 2019 |  |
| Rent To Own Africa | Rent To Own provides affordable financing to high capacity entrepreneurs in rural communities across Zambia. Rent To Own variety of rental arrangements helps business owners build assets and expand their own services. Beyond traditional asset financing, Rent To Own adapts its services and to the individual needs of each client, including guidedasset selection process, direct distribution and one-on one training for maintenance and proper equipment usage. The company unique six-step loan process mitigates repayment risk and ensures that the equipment is being used optimally. | $1.1M | Seed | Dec 21, 2018 |  |
| Powergen Renewable Energy | PowerGen is leading the clean energy transition in Africa as a developer, builder, and operator of solar mini-grids throughout the continent. PowerGen is backed by sector leaders including Shell, Acumen, Omidyar Network, Sumitomo, DOB Equity, ElectriFI, REPP, and the Rockefeller Foundation. PowerGen has pioneered the solar mini-grid sector inAfrica and is a founding member of the Africa Mini-grid Developers Associaiton (AMDA). | $5.5M | Series A | Dec 20, 2016 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DOB Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dob-equity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acumen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beyond Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-melinda-gates-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blue Earth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-earth-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [British International Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdc-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does AHL Venture Partners invest in?

AHL Venture Partners invests primarily in Agriculture, Energy and Financial Services startups, most often at Series A and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact AHL Venture Partners?

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### Who are the partners at AHL Venture Partners?

The team at AHL Venture Partners includes Sebastian McKinlay (Head of New Investments) and BEN PETERSON (SENIOR PARTNER). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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