# CrossBoundary

> CrossBoundary is a VC fund in Nairobi backing B2B, B2C and SaaS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Fund size: $16M
- Last fund: Jan 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crossboundary
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/crossboundary
- Website: http://www.crossboundary.com/energy

CrossBoundary is a VC fund in Nairobi focused on B2B and B2C. CrossBoundary recently formed CrossBoundary Energy, the first dedicated investment fund for Commercial and Industrial solar in Africa.Many businesses in Africa generate a significant portion of their own electricity through inside-the-fence diesel generation. Due to the cost of diesel, it would be economically and environmentally optimal forthese businesses to switch to renewable generation through solar and other alternatives. However, businesses are ill equipped to take the financial and technical risk to finance a conversion to renewables. At the same time, capital lacks a standardized platform to access these profitable but relatively small transactions.CrossBoundary Energy is a platform to aggregate finance for medium scale renewable self-generation. The platform finances renewable generation projects (0.2MW-10MW) that serve commercial customers in Africa such as off-grid light manufacturing, cell towers, farms, remote hospitals, eco-lodges and beverage bottlers. Our goal is to enable the delivery of energy-as-service and unlock the latent opportunity for renewable own-generation in Africa.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for CrossBoundary. Shizune tracks 4 team members at CrossBoundary. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/crossboundary?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$4.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 25% |
| B2C | 1 | 25% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Analytics | 1 | 25% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 1 | 25% |
| Tunisia | 1 | 25% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jake Cusack | Managing Partner and Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jake-cusack |
| Kymberly Bays | Global Head of Communications | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kymberly-bays |
| Matt Tilleard | Managing Partner and Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-tilleard |
| Soline Miniere | Senior Investment Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soline-miniere |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TripWip | TripWip's vision is to lead the carsharing business in Latin America. It is thrilled to be driving this unique business model in the region and is dedicated to transforming people's mobility. | $4.2M | Seed | Jul 15, 2026 |  |
| Bio-Logical | Bio-Logical offers technology to sequester carbon from agricultural waste and transform it into, climate resilience building fertiliser. This innovation is more than a product; it's a promise to regenerate land, dramatically boost crop yields, and tackle climate change head-on. | $1.3M | Seed | Jul 16, 2024 |  |
| Fluna | Fluna is a B2B managed marketplace that connects high-growth exporters to key global buyers. |  | Seed | Apr 27, 2022 |  |
| Wattnow | Wattnow is a real-time monitoring solution that provides a breakdown of energy spending to identify wasteful trends. | $1.3M | Seed | Mar 08, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [216 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/216-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Katapult](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katapult-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Latin Leap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/latin-leap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Launch Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Oman Technology Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oman-technology-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Promotora Social México](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/promotora-social-m%C3%A9xico) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does CrossBoundary invest in?

CrossBoundary invests primarily in B2B, B2C and SaaS startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is CrossBoundary's check size?

CrossBoundary typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$4.2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds CrossBoundary participates in.

### How do I contact CrossBoundary?

Public channels for CrossBoundary include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at CrossBoundary?

The team at CrossBoundary includes Jake Cusack (Managing Partner and Founder), Kymberly Bays (Global Head of Communications) and Matt Tilleard (Managing Partner and Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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