# Energise Africa

> Energise Africa is a VC fund in Oxford backing Energy, Renewable Energy and Solar. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energise-africa/
- Website: https://x.com/energiseafrica
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/energiseafrica/

Energise Africa is a VC fund in Oxford focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. Energise Africa – enabling people to invest in pioneering businesses that install life-changing solar systems

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $200k–$1.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 4 | 80% |
| Renewable Energy | 4 | 80% |
| Solar | 3 | 60% |
| Water | 1 | 20% |
| Power Grid | 1 | 20% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 4 | 80% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 1 | 20% |
| Uganda | 1 | 20% |
| Germany | 1 | 20% |
| Senegal | 1 | 20% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Redavia | REDAVIA offers solar power for businesses in West and East Africa. The REDAVIA system is based on a pre-configured model, including high-performance solar modules and electrical components. It is easy to ship, set up, scale, and redeploy. Businesses benefit from a cost-effective, reliable, clean energy solution with minimal upfront investment ortechnical skills. | $500K | Debt Financing | Dec 01, 2022 |  |
| Oolu | Oolu is the fastest growing off-grid solar company West Africa. Our Vision is to be the leading energy and financial service provider to millions of customers in the developing world.Our model, developed with local communities, allows us to reach off-grid households in rural villages offering them modern energy access. With a monthly paymentmodel reducing barriers to access, as well as maintenance, parts and battery replacements included in our service, we save our clients money and assure them a continuous, dependable source of energy. In Wolof, a national language of Senegal, Oolu means ‘trust’. By building trust with the communities in which we work, we can grow together. | $300K | Debt Financing | Sep 01, 2022 |  |
| Aptech Africa | Aptech Africa provides solar panel installation services. They offer services that include energy storage technology, solar water heaters, solar street lights, borehole drilling, water pumping and distribution, water treatment, irrigation, power transmission, substation maintenance, and power distribution. | $200K | Debt Financing | Aug 01, 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. | $1.4M | Debt Financing | Jan 22, 2022 |  |
| Altech Group | Altech Group aims at expanding access to clean, renewable, and affordable energy both for poor-grid and off-grid households. | $1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 01, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Energise Africa invest in?

Energise Africa invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Solar startups, most often at Debt Financing and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Energise Africa's check size?

Energise Africa typically joins rounds of $200k–$1.4M 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 Energise Africa participates in.

### When did Energise Africa last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Energise Africa closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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