# Godfrey Mwindaare

> Godfrey Mwindaare is a seed investor at Gateway Partners backing Agriculture. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Gateway Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gateway-partners-6c98)
- Location: Accra, Ghana
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2016
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/godfrey-mwindaare-7606701a

Godfrey Mwindaare is a seed investor at Gateway Partners in Accra focused on Agriculture and Apps. Godfrey Mwindaare is the Regional Managing Director at Gateway Partners. He was a former West Africa Director at Acumen.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Biofuel | 1 | 25% |
| Farming | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ghana | 1 | 25% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 25% |
| Mauritius | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Farmers Hope | Farmers Hope produces organic fertilizer using locally available ingredients which provide crops nutrients & nourishes the soil. | $700K | Seed | Jun 15, 2016 |  |
| Green Energy Biofuels | Civil society / Commercial society / Other types of companies | $800K | Seed | Apr 29, 2016 |  |
| Esoko Networks | Esoko is an information and communication service for agricultural markets in Africa. We provide advice directly to farmers (market prices, weather forecasts, and growing tips) to help them increase yields and profits. We also provide solutions to businesses to help them connect with farmers (marketing products, monitoring activities, and sourcinggoods). Esoko uniquely provides an entire ecosystem to make this work; including the content, software and field support.Esoko equips businesses, NGOs, Mobile Operators and Governments with a unique series of specialized apps to help manage information to and from the field. Farmers sell better and grow more. Businesses source differently, and market more effectively. Mobile operators increase market share through bundled services for rural communities, and governments track realtime market trends. No platform connects so many in such a powerful way.Esoko makes communication easier. You can send personalized messages to thousands. You can ask questions and get answers from the field. It?s the first time anyone can affordably and effectively reach people in remote rural communities. Organizations can reduce their operational costs, improve their monitoring of market trends, track field activities -- all for a fraction of the cost of traditional field operations. Esoko can transform African markets into more efficient value opportunities for both the business and the individual, simply by promoting market transparency through mobile devices. |  | Debt Financing | May 27, 2014 |  |
| Esoko Networks | Esoko is an information and communication service for agricultural markets in Africa. We provide advice directly to farmers (market prices, weather forecasts, and growing tips) to help them increase yields and profits. We also provide solutions to businesses to help them connect with farmers (marketing products, monitoring activities, and sourcinggoods). Esoko uniquely provides an entire ecosystem to make this work; including the content, software and field support.Esoko equips businesses, NGOs, Mobile Operators and Governments with a unique series of specialized apps to help manage information to and from the field. Farmers sell better and grow more. Businesses source differently, and market more effectively. Mobile operators increase market share through bundled services for rural communities, and governments track realtime market trends. No platform connects so many in such a powerful way.Esoko makes communication easier. You can send personalized messages to thousands. You can ask questions and get answers from the field. It?s the first time anyone can affordably and effectively reach people in remote rural communities. Organizations can reduce their operational costs, improve their monitoring of market trends, track field activities -- all for a fraction of the cost of traditional field operations. Esoko can transform African markets into more efficient value opportunities for both the business and the individual, simply by promoting market transparency through mobile devices. | $1.5M |  | May 27, 2014 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lundin Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lundin-found) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Gateway Partners

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

Gateway Partners is the preferred partner and provider of capital for growth, special situations and structured solutions across chosen markets in Africa, Middle East, South Asia and South East Asia.

2 contacts available at Gateway Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Viswanathan Shankar | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/viswanathan-shankar-6170 |
| Godfrey Mwindaare | Regional Managing Director | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Godfrey Mwindaare invest in?

Godfrey Mwindaare invests primarily in Agriculture, Apps and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 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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### When did Godfrey Mwindaare last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Godfrey Mwindaare closed in Jun 2016. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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