Lion’s Head Global Partners
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Lion’s Head Global Partners is a VC fund in London focused on Renewable Energy and Solar. Lion’s Head is an Investment Bank operating across frontier and emerging markets globally with two principal subsidiaries: LHGP Asset Management, which carries out Investment Management activities, and Lion’s Head Global Partners, which focuses on financial advisory and capital raising.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
- Fund size:
- $42M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Lion’s Head Global Partners invests in
Stages Lion’s Head Global Partners invests in
Countries Lion’s Head Global Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 6 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Debt Financing
- $2.3M–$11M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Renewable Energy 5 (42%)
- Solar 4 (33%)
- Energy 3 (25%)
- Mobile 1 (8%)
- Farming 1 (8%)
Stage
- Debt Financing 7 (58%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (8%)
Country
- Kenya 2 (17%)
- France 1 (8%)
- Senegal 1 (8%)
- Mauritius 1 (8%)
- South Africa 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Winnie Karanja
Executive Director
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Executive Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Alban Deheunynck
Director, OGEF
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Director, OGEF | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Christopher Egerton-Warburton
Partner & Founder
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Partner & Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Clemens Calice
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Harry Guinness
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 10 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decentral Energy creates, owns, and manages renewable energy assets. Decentral provides customers with risk-free, completely financed solar energy solutions. | $12.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 03, 2023 | ||
| Yellow is an Africa-focused fintech. | $23M / Debt Financing / Jun 24, 2022 | ||
| Izili is a social business committed to providing access to energy and digital. We commercialize innovative products with financing solutions that meet the needs of local populations. | $2.2M / Debt Financing / Apr 01, 2021 | ||
| SunCulture is a company based in Nairobi, Kenya which sells the AgroSolar Irrigation Kit, an entirely solar-powered drip irrigation system. The kit combines solar water pumping technology with high-efficiency drip irrigation and includes everything a farmer needs to grow more while spending less, in a sustainable and energy-efficient way.SunCulture has developed a novel and unique product that simplifies farming and increases crop yields. They are also the only "one-stop shop" for Kenyan farmers, as they provide a solar water pumping solution, an entire drip irrigation kit, agronomic services, educational training, access to capital and access to markets in rural Kenya —Â their approach focuses on quality of both product and services. | $11M / Debt Financing / Feb 17, 2021 | ||
| Izili is a social business committed to providing access to energy and digital. We commercialize innovative products with financing solutions that meet the needs of local populations. | $4.8M / Debt Financing / Feb 12, 2021 | ||
| Qotto designs a "triple play" offer including a solar kit, access to the internet and / or financial services , intended for peri-urban or rural populations with limited or nonexistent access to electrical and telecommunications networks. we transform the daily lives of our customers by installing solar kits to help you achieve yourdreams, we offer electric autonomy with great flexibility and quality customer service. | $2.4M / Debt Financing / Dec 16, 2020 | ||
| BBOXX designs, manufactures, and distributes plug and play solar systems to enhance access to energy throughout Africa. It aims to expand on this mission by creating innovative methods of distributing renewable energy to the bottom of the pyramid in developing countries. Consumers will have the ability to have a western energy experienceoff-the-grid and in rural areas. The company focuses on providing access to the fundamental need of access to electricity combined with superior customer service.BBOXX was founded in 2010 and is based in London. | $4M / Debt Financing / Nov 19, 2020 | ||
| Solar Panda is a Pay-As-You-Go Solar Home System provider, bringing clean, affordable solar energy to rural African communities without access to electricity.Solar Panda designs, manufactures and sells products that provide lights, mobile phone charging, radio and TV to families. These products are financed for customers to enable affordabilityand have the ability to greatly improve many facets of the customer's life, including eliminating the need for harmful kerosene lanterns, saving families money, supporting education, enabling greater productivity improving safety.Solar Panda is a Canadian company selling in Kenya. We made our first sale in December 2017, and are now powering hundreds of thousands of homes in Kenya. This is the fastest rate of growth ever achieved by a company in this industry, but we are just getting started. We believe access to electricity should be a right for everyone, everywhere, and our mission is to lead in the affordable solar energy revolution by reaching as many customers without electricity as possible. | $3M / Debt Financing / Sep 09, 2020 | ||
| Founded in 2007 as a for-profit social enterprise, d.light manufactures and distributes award-winning solar lighting and power products designed to serve the more than 2 billion people globally without access to reliable electricity. Through five distribution hubs in East Africa, West Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and the United States, d.lighthas impacted over 65 million lives with its products. d.light is dedicated to providing the most reliable, affordable, and accessible solar lighting and power systems for the developing world, with the goal of reaching 100 million people by 2020. For more information, visit www.dlight.com. | $10M / Debt Financing / Jan 10, 2020 | ||
| SunCulture is a company based in Nairobi, Kenya which sells the AgroSolar Irrigation Kit, an entirely solar-powered drip irrigation system. The kit combines solar water pumping technology with high-efficiency drip irrigation and includes everything a farmer needs to grow more while spending less, in a sustainable and energy-efficient way.SunCulture has developed a novel and unique product that simplifies farming and increases crop yields. They are also the only "one-stop shop" for Kenyan farmers, as they provide a solar water pumping solution, an entire drip irrigation kit, agronomic services, educational training, access to capital and access to markets in rural Kenya —Â their approach focuses on quality of both product and services. | $2.3M / Debt Financing / Jul 25, 2019 | ||
| See all 12 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Lion’s Head Global Partners invest in?
Lion’s Head Global Partners invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Solar and Energy startups, most often at Debt Financing and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Lion’s Head Global Partners invest in?
Lion’s Head Global Partners typically joins rounds of $2.3M–$11M at Debt Financing. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Lion’s Head Global Partners's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Lion’s Head Global Partners took part in.
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Who are the partners at Lion’s Head Global Partners?
The team at Lion’s Head Global Partners includes Winnie Karanja (Executive Director), Alban Deheunynck (Director, OGEF) and Christopher Egerton-Warburton (Partner & Founder), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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