# Laudato Si' Challenge

> Laudato Si' Challenge is a VC fund backing Energy and Agriculture. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/laudato-si-challenge/
- Website: http://laudatosichallenge.org/

Laudato Si' Challenge is an accelerator for climate change startups. The Laudato Si’ Startup Challenge, inspired by Pope Francis is a global initiative, an urgent call-to-action, that encourages early to mid-stage startups to grow their breakthrough solutions to the world’s boldest challenges. Teams of young people, of all faiths, allbackgrounds, on every continent, are being asked to scale their profitable, innovative and sustainable products and services which address a grand challenge.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Laudato Si' Challenge. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Laudato Si' Challenge. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/laudato-si?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 100% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Biomass Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 100% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ahmad Ashkar | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmad-ashkar |
| Kyle Ballarta | Founding Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyle-ballarta |
| Peter Benhur O. Nyeko | Fellow | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-benhur-o-nyeko |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mandulis Energy | Mandulis Energy develops and operates renewable energy projects, with a focus on emerging markets. | $1M |  | Oct 27, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [TotalEnergies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/total) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UNCDF](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uncdf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Laudato Si' Challenge invest in?

Laudato Si' Challenge invests primarily in Energy, Agriculture and Clean Energy startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Laudato Si' Challenge?

Public channels for Laudato Si' Challenge include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Laudato Si' Challenge?

The team at Laudato Si' Challenge includes Ahmad Ashkar (Co-Founder), Kyle Ballarta (Founding Partner) and Peter Benhur O. Nyeko (Fellow). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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