# Eric Wanless

> Eric Wanless is a seed investor at The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet backing Venture Capital. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-global-energy-alliance-for-people-and-planet)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Eric Wanless is a Managing Director at The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture Capital | 1 | 100% |
| Impact Investing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Delta40 | Delta40 is the venture studio that invests in African female entrepreneurs involved in energy, agriculture and mobility sectors. |  | Seed | Mar 22, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Autodesk Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/autodesk-foundation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bezos Earth Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bezos-earth-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ikea Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ikea-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rockefeller Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rockefeller-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wilson-sonsini-goodrich-rosati) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet

VC Fund



2 contacts available at The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Damilola Ogunbiyi | Member of the Global Leadership Council (GLC) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/damilola-ogunbiyi |
| Eric Wanless | Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-wanless-069a |

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## FAQ

### What does Eric Wanless invest in?

Eric Wanless invests primarily in Venture Capital and Impact Investing startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Eric Wanless last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Eric Wanless closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 1 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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