# Nijhad Jamal

> Nijhad Jamal is a seed investor in London backing Energy, Software and CleanTech. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nijhad-jamal-37891b17/

Nijhad Jamal is a seed investor in London focused on Energy and Software. Nijhad Jamal is the managing Partner of Equator

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $735k–$4.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 20% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 20% |
| Automotive | 1 | 20% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 2 | 40% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SteamaCo | At the last mile, where the O&M costs are high and connectivity is scarce, live two billion underserved energy consumers. SteamaCo offers the world’s most data-efficient energy management system, enabling utilities to operate in previously unreachable places. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 04, 2024 |  |
| IBISA | IBISA is an index-based insurance marketplace with satellite adoption. Inclusive mutual risk sharing solution with low fees and fast assessment and payment. Crop Protection for Smallholder Farmers | $3M | Seed | Jun 25, 2024 |  |
| Downforce Technologies | Downforce Technologies is a pioneering leader in science-led, data-driven land management solutions focused on optimising soil health, soil organic carbon levels and biodiversity. With over 30% of the world's soil already degraded, urgent action is needed to address this pressing global challenge. Our platform offers a complete,high-resolution view of the land's carbon profile, enabling precise analysis and site-specific strategies for optimizing carbon levels. | $4.2M | Seed | Jun 13, 2024 |  |
| Roam | Roam is a technologically oriented electric mobility firm that creates and develops electric motorbikes and electric buses for emerging markets. Roam provides supporting infrastructure, fleet management software, and after-sales services to create an ecosystem that speeds up the transition to sustainable mobility in new frontier markets. | $14M | Series A | Feb 14, 2024 |  |
| Ilara Health | Ilara Health brings accurate and affordable diagnostics to rural Africans through miniature, AI-powered diagnostic devices that are integrated via a proprietary technology platform and distributed directly to primary care doctors. | $735K | Seed | Aug 07, 2019 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-resilient-agriculture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ADB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adb-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ankur Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ankur-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [At One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/at-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chandaria Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chandaria-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Clean Energy Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clean-energy-finance-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Nijhad Jamal invest in?

Nijhad Jamal invests primarily in Energy, Software and CleanTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Nijhad Jamal's check size?

Nijhad Jamal typically joins rounds of $735k–$4.2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Nijhad Jamal participates in.

### When did Nijhad Jamal last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nijhad Jamal closed in Nov 2024. Shizune tracks 5 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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