# Gilles Vaes

> Gilles Vaes is a seed investor at InfraCo Africa (London) backing SaaS and Energy. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [InfraCo Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/infraco-africa)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillesvaes/

Gilles Vaes is a seed investor at InfraCo Africa in London focused on SaaS and Energy. Gilles Vaes

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Electric Vehicle | 1 | 50% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 1 | 50% |
| Uganda | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Afresco | Afresco is Africa's fastest growing clean energy service company (ESCO) that leverages our expertise in mini-grids, C&I solar and large-scale IPPs to power businesses and optimize energy needs. Specialties: Energy efficiency, Solar energy, Energy production, Energy storage, Energy management, ESCO, and Smart Buildings | $1.5M | Seed | Apr 18, 2023 |  |
| Zembo | Zembo provides affordable electric motorcycles for motorcycle taxi drivers in Africa. | $3.4M | Seed | Nov 12, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DOB Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dob-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mobility 54](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mobility-54) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Untapped](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/untapped) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About InfraCo Africa

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

InfraCo seeks to fund and develop projects in sectors or geographies where the private sector would not otherwise work at such an early stage, seeking to exit its projects to private sector developers/financiers once project viability has been demonstrated, normally at or shortly before financial close. InfraCo will not compete directly withthe private sector but seeks to mobilise private sector involvement by bearing the time and cost risk of front end project development in order to mobilise private sector investment.

3 contacts available at InfraCo Africa.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beatrice Muthoni | Business Development Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beatrice-muthoni |
| Claire Jarratt | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claire-jarratt-6185 |
| Gilles Vaes | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gilles-vaes |

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## FAQ

### What does Gilles Vaes invest in?

Gilles Vaes invests primarily in SaaS, Energy and Electric Vehicle startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Gilles Vaes last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gilles Vaes closed in Apr 2023. 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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