# Jean-Denis Collin

> Jean-Denis Collin is a debt financing investor at EDFI ElectriFI backing Energy and Solar. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [EDFI ElectriFI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/electrification-financing-initiative)
- Location: Wezembeek-oppem, Belgium
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-denis-collin-cfa-65b933

Jean-Denis Collin is a Co-fund manager for ElectriFI.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 100% |
| Solar | 1 | 50% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Environmental Consulting | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cameroon | 1 | 50% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Candi | Candi provides small scale commercial and industrial rooftop solar. | $2.7M | Debt Financing | Oct 27, 2020 |  |
| upOwa | upOwa develops, deploys and maintains innovative solutions that bring clean electricity to off-grid African communities in an affordable way.upOwa is a growing social business that enables dramatic social and economic improvements at the community level, in a sustainable way thanks to both its financial profitability and environment-friendlyactivities. | $3.5M | Debt Financing | Sep 20, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## About EDFI ElectriFI

VC Fund · Brussels, Belgium

The Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI) is a blending facility funded by the European Union and managed by the EDFI Management Company. ElectriFI aims to unlock, accelerate and leverage private sector investment to increase or improve access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy in developing countries.

1 contacts available at EDFI ElectriFI.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jean-Denis Collin | Regional Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-denis-collin |

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## FAQ

### What does Jean-Denis Collin invest in?

Jean-Denis Collin invests primarily in Energy, Solar and Clean Energy startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Cameroon. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jean-Denis Collin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jean-Denis Collin closed in Oct 2020. 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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