# EDFI ElectriFI

> EDFI ElectriFI is a VC fund in Brussels backing Energy and Solar. See 65 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Belgium
- Total investments: 65
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/electrifi---the-electrification-financing-initiative
- Website: http://electrifi.eu

EDFI ElectriFI is a VC fund in Brussels focused on Energy and Solar. The Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI) is a blending facility funded by the European Union and managed by the EDFI Management Company. ElectriFI aims to unlock, accelerate and leverage private sector investment to increase or improve access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy in developing countries.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2.2M–$30M |
| Debt Financing | $110k–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 33 | 51% |
| Solar | 21 | 32% |
| Renewable Energy | 17 | 26% |
| Energy Management | 6 | 9% |
| Agriculture | 5 | 8% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 24 | 37% |
| Series A | 8 | 12% |
| Funding Round | 8 | 12% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 7 | 11% |
| Convertible Note | 5 | 8% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 9% |
| Kenya | 5 | 8% |
| France | 3 | 5% |
| Nigeria | 3 | 5% |
| India | 2 | 3% |

24 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jean-Denis Collin | Regional Manager | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-denis-collin |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MyJouleBox | MyJouleBox offers a solution for solar professionals in Africa to offer leased solar installations to their customers. | $7.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 10, 2026 |  |
| GOGO Electric | GOGO Electric offers lithium-ion battery production, e-mobility solution and lithium-ion battery recycling services. | $1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 03, 2025 |  |
| BURN | BURN's core business is the design, local manufacture, and distribution of fuel-efficient cooking products that save lives and forests in the developing world. Their modern manufacturing facility outside of Nairobi makes one stove per minute and is the largest of its kind on the continent. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 14, 2025 |  |
| 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). | $50M | Series C | Jan 16, 2025 |  |
| Sistema.bio | Sistema.bio is a hybrid reactor biodigester that transforms the manure of animals into biogas and a potent, natural fertilizer. By inputting the manure in the system on a daily basis, you will be able to develop and grow your activities on the farm, improve your energy security, and protect the environment. Transforming your animals’ manure intoresource will provide you with a better quality of life! | $15M |  | Oct 14, 2024 |  |
| GOGO Electric | GOGO Electric offers lithium-ion battery production, e-mobility solution and lithium-ion battery recycling services. | $1.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 23, 2024 |  |
| 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. | $1M | Debt Financing | Aug 21, 2023 |  |
| WeLight | WeLight deploys sustainable and accessible solutions to accelerate energy inclusion in rural areas of Africa. | $20.5M | Debt Financing | Jan 17, 2023 |  |
| 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. | $3M |  | Dec 23, 2022 |  |
| 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. | $3M | Convertible Note | Dec 23, 2022 |  |

10 of 65 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [E3 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-access-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
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- [GAIA Impact Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaia-impact-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does EDFI ElectriFI invest in?

EDFI ElectriFI invests primarily in Energy, Solar and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Debt Financing and Series A stage. Most of the 65 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is EDFI ElectriFI's check size?

EDFI ElectriFI typically joins rounds of $2.2M–$30M at Series A and $110k–$10M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds EDFI ElectriFI participates in.

### How do I contact EDFI ElectriFI?

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### Who are the partners at EDFI ElectriFI?

The team at EDFI ElectriFI includes Jean-Denis Collin (Regional Manager). 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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