# Frankford Re

> Frankford Re is a VC fund backing PaaS, Energy and Renewable Energy. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Frankford Re is a VC fund focused on PaaS and Energy. Private Investment Holding Company

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$1.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rensource Energy | Rensource is a new type of energy company built as a financial services business.Rensource offers a turnkey business opportunity that allows qualifying companies throughout Nigeria and West Africa to start selling Power-as-a-Service (“PaaS”) to their customers. Rensource generates electricity using small solar-hybrid systems that are installedin the premises of the final customer. At the heart of Rensource lies an internal “bank”: a balance sheet financing the solar-hybrid systems, and a credit operation underwriting and servicing the monthly collections from final customers. Rensource´s mission is to make Nigeria the first country in the world relying predominantly on distributed renewables-based power generation. | $1.1M | Seed | Feb 01, 2016 |  |
| Rensource Energy | Rensource is a new type of energy company built as a financial services business.Rensource offers a turnkey business opportunity that allows qualifying companies throughout Nigeria and West Africa to start selling Power-as-a-Service (“PaaS”) to their customers. Rensource generates electricity using small solar-hybrid systems that are installedin the premises of the final customer. At the heart of Rensource lies an internal “bank”: a balance sheet financing the solar-hybrid systems, and a credit operation underwriting and servicing the monthly collections from final customers. Rensource´s mission is to make Nigeria the first country in the world relying predominantly on distributed renewables-based power generation. | $1.1M | Seed | Jan 01, 2016 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CRE Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/africa-angels-network) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blue Rinc Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-rinc-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GreenHouse Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greenhouse-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sissili Limited](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sissili-limited) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Persistent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/persistent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Frankford Re invest in?

Frankford Re invests primarily in PaaS, Energy and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Frankford Re's check size?

Frankford Re typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$1.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Frankford Re participates in.

### When did Frankford Re last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Frankford Re closed in Feb 2016. Shizune tracks 2 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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