# Equator

> Equator is a VC fund in Nairobi backing Software and Renewable Energy. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 64%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equator-africa/about/
- Website: https://equator.vc/

Equator is a VC fund in Nairobi focused on Software and Renewable Energy. Equator operates as a venture capital firm.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.8M–$5M |
| Series A | $14M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 36% |
| Renewable Energy | 4 | 36% |
| Agriculture | 3 | 27% |
| Solar | 2 | 18% |
| Energy | 2 | 18% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 36% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 27% |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Series B | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 3 | 27% |
| United States | 3 | 27% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 18% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 9% |
| South Africa | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Peter Gutman | Chairman of the Investment Committee for Africa focused climate tech fund | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-gutman |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open Access Energy | Open Access Energy provides energy management software. | $1.8M | Seed | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| Leta | Leta Technology is a software development company that creates supply chain and logistics software to enable the efficient and automated movement of goods. | $5M | Seed | Mar 18, 2025 |  |
| SHYFT Power Solutions | SHYFT builds industrial-grade IoT and integrated software to connect and intelligently manage distributed energy resources (DERs) in markets that struggle with resiliency. SHYFT is pioneering the development of integrated decentralized power systems in emerging markets like Nigeria, leapfrogging over traditional central infrastructure and enablingDERs to scale and support existing but unreliable grids. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 19, 2024 |  |
| SteamaCo | At the last mile, where the O&M costs are high and connectivity is scarce, live two billion underserved energy consumers. SteamaCo offers the world’s most data-efficient energy management system, enabling utilities to operate in previously unreachable places. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 04, 2024 |  |
| IBISA | IBISA is an index-based insurance marketplace with satellite adoption. Inclusive mutual risk sharing solution with low fees and fast assessment and payment. Crop Protection for Smallholder Farmers | $3M | Seed | Jun 25, 2024 |  |
| Downforce Technologies | Downforce Technologies is a pioneering leader in science-led, data-driven land management solutions focused on optimising soil health, soil organic carbon levels and biodiversity. With over 30% of the world's soil already degraded, urgent action is needed to address this pressing global challenge. Our platform offers a complete,high-resolution view of the land's carbon profile, enabling precise analysis and site-specific strategies for optimizing carbon levels. | $4.2M | Seed | Jun 13, 2024 |  |
| SunCulture | SunCulture is a company based in Nairobi, Kenya which sells the AgroSolar Irrigation Kit, an entirely solar-powered drip irrigation system. The kit combines solar water pumping technology with high-efficiency drip irrigation and includes everything a farmer needs to grow more while spending less, in a sustainable and energy-efficient way.SunCulture has developed a novel and unique product that simplifies farming and increases crop yields. They are also the only "one-stop shop" for Kenyan farmers, as they provide a solar water pumping solution, an entire drip irrigation kit, agronomic services, educational training, access to capital and access to markets in rural Kenya — their approach focuses on quality of both product and services. | $27.5M | Series B | Apr 02, 2024 |  |
| Roam | Roam is a technologically oriented electric mobility firm that creates and develops electric motorbikes and electric buses for emerging markets. Roam provides supporting infrastructure, fleet management software, and after-sales services to create an ecosystem that speeds up the transition to sustainable mobility in new frontier markets. | $14M | Series A | Feb 14, 2024 |  |
| Roam | Roam is a technologically oriented electric mobility firm that creates and develops electric motorbikes and electric buses for emerging markets. Roam provides supporting infrastructure, fleet management software, and after-sales services to create an ecosystem that speeds up the transition to sustainable mobility in new frontier markets. | $14M | Series A | Feb 14, 2024 |  |
| Apollo Agriculture | Apollo Agriculture is an agtech company that offers farmers access to agricultural inputs, financing, and advice. Apollo helps farmers in emerging markets maximize their profits. The company uses agronomic machine learning, remote sensing, and mobile phones to deliver a customized package of credit, high-quality farm inputs, and advice that candouble farm yields, starting in Kenya. Apollo assesses farmer credit risk and customizes each package to a farmer's specific location using satellite data, soil data, farmer behavior data, and crop yield models. | $6.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 17, 2023 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-resilient-agriculture-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [At One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/at-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [KawiSafi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kawisafi-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [One Small Planet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/one-small-planet) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Praetura Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/praetura-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Renew Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/renew-19eb) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Equator invest in?

Equator invests primarily in Software, Renewable Energy and Agriculture startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Equator's check size?

Equator typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$5M at Seed and $14M–$15M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Equator participates in.

### How do I contact Equator?

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### Who are the partners at Equator?

The team at Equator includes Peter Gutman (Chairman of the Investment Committee for Africa focused climate tech fund). 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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