# Jake Cusack

> Jake Cusack is a startup investor at CrossBoundary (Johannesburg). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CrossBoundary](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crossboundary)
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Jake Cusack is a startup investor at CrossBoundary in Johannesburg. Jake Cusack co-leads the firm’s advisory business as well as its adjunct investment platform, CrossBoundary Energy. Mr. Cusack holds joint Master of Public Policy and Master of Business Administration degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School. He is also a graduate of the University of Notre Dame’s Honors Program. Mr.Cusack’s work at CrossBoundary has included the design and management of investment facilitation projects in Afghanistan and South Sudan and the execution of market intelligence and transaction support across East Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Prior to CrossBoundary, Mr. Cusack served as a Marine Corps officer, receiving the Bronze Star for actions in Iraq, and worked at Abraaj Capital, an emerging market private equity firm. He has written for The New Republic, The New York Times, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and Inc. Magazine.

## About CrossBoundary

VC Fund · Nairobi, Kenya

CrossBoundary recently formed CrossBoundary Energy, the first dedicated investment fund for Commercial and Industrial solar in Africa.Many businesses in Africa generate a significant portion of their own electricity through inside-the-fence diesel generation. Due to the cost of diesel, it would be economically and environmentally optimal forthese businesses to switch to renewable generation through solar and other alternatives. However, businesses are ill equipped to take the financial and technical risk to finance a conversion to renewables. At the same time, capital lacks a standardized platform to access these profitable but relatively small transactions.CrossBoundary Energy is a platform to aggregate finance for medium scale renewable self-generation. The platform finances renewable generation projects (0.2MW-10MW) that serve commercial customers in Africa such as off-grid light manufacturing, cell towers, farms, remote hospitals, eco-lodges and beverage bottlers. Our goal is to enable the delivery of energy-as-service and unlock the latent opportunity for renewable own-generation in Africa.

4 contacts available at CrossBoundary.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jake Cusack | Managing Partner and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jake-cusack |
| Kymberly Bays | Global Head of Communications | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kymberly-bays |
| Matt Tilleard | Managing Partner and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-tilleard |
| Soline Miniere | Senior Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soline-miniere |

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