# Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

> Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is a VC fund backing CleanTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is a government organization.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CleanTech | 1 | 50% |
| Smart Cities | 1 | 50% |
| Electric Vehicle | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Droz | Recruitment Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-droz |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOLshare | Sustainable, affordable energy access for low income rural people is possible right now. Their decentralised peer-to-peer microgrids deliver solar power to households and businesses, and enable them to trade their (excess) electricity for profit.SOLshare has created a revolutionary new approach to bring affordable solar electricity toeveryone in Bangladesh and beyond through its peer-to-peer solar energy trading platforms based on distributed ledger technology. They believe the smart peer to peer grids they are building in Bangladesh can be the future for utilities globally. SOLshare pioneers a micro-energy transition model 3.0 by interconnecting solar home systems in peer-to-peer networks, monetizing excess solar energy along the value chain in real time with mobile money and empowering communities to earn a direct income from the sun. | $2.2M | Grant | Jun 02, 2024 |  |
| Kofa | Kofa is an automotive company that utilizes the latest electric battery and motor technology. The company aims to develop an affordable, sustainable and customer driven electric network in transformative energy, transport, and climate change around the globe. Kofa was founded in Ghana and is headquartered in Accra. |  | Seed | May 20, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [European Union](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-union) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KFW DEG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kfw-deg) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mercy Corps Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercy-corps) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mercy Corps Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercy-corps-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Microsoft](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/microsoft) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Shell Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shell-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office invest in?

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office invests primarily in CleanTech, Smart Cities and Electric Vehicle startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ghana. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office?

The team at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office includes Ben Droz (Recruitment Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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