Persistent Energy Partners
VC Fund
New York, United States
Persistent Energy Partners is a VC fund in New York focused on Energy and Solar. Persistent Energy Partners (PEP) focuses on providing off-grid households with access to basic energy services: electric light, mobile phone charging, fans, radios, TV and Internet. PEP has invested in and incubated businesses with a commercial approach to providing such energy services to low-income customers in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Persistent Energy Partners invests in
Stages Persistent Energy Partners invests in
Countries Persistent Energy Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $900k–$2.7M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 7 (78%)
- Solar 3 (33%)
- Renewable Energy 3 (33%)
- Software 2 (22%)
- Automotive 1 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (33%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (22%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (11%)
- Series A 1 (11%)
- Series B 1 (11%)
Country
- The Netherlands 2 (22%)
- Kenya 1 (11%)
- Denmark 1 (11%)
- Nigeria 1 (11%)
- Senegal 1 (11%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Aidun
Co-Founder and Partner
|
Co-Founder and Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Tobias Ruckstuhl
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altech Group aims at expanding access to clean, renewable, and affordable energy both for poor-grid and off-grid households. | Venture - Series Unknown / May 23, 2024 | ||
| Beacon Power Services is a utility company that provides energy management software and analytics for utilities. | $2.7M / Seed / Aug 05, 2022 | ||
| We offer a transparent and tamper-resitant software infrastructure, based on a distributed ledger system, on which off-grid solar providers (in the first instance) can monetize the CO2 emissions reductions created by their deployed solar systems. This infrastructure is robust and scalable and is designed to ultimately become the digital backbone onwhich all carbon projects in the voluntary carbon market, also beyond off-grid solar, can be rolled out. By integrating with Solstroem, solar providers can gain access to the carbon market in a simple and affordable way and generate an additional revenue stream by selling their generated carbon offsets. This additional revenue stream allows for (i) the deployment of more solar systems, (ii) an accelerated access to renewable energy in developing and emerging markets, and (iii) a tangible climate impact through increased displacement of CO2 emitting fossil fuels such as kerosene and diesel. | Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2022 | ||
| Ecobodaa is a platform that provides electric motorbike hailing services. It will be available on a very affordable lease-to-own credit model to bodaboda riders. | Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 20, 2021 | ||
| Oolu is the fastest growing off-grid solar company West Africa. Our Vision is to be the leading energy and financial service provider to millions of customers in the developing world.Our model, developed with local communities, allows us to reach off-grid households in rural villages offering them modern energy access. With a monthly paymentmodel reducing barriers to access, as well as maintenance, parts and battery replacements included in our service, we save our clients money and assure them a continuous, dependable source of energy. In Wolof, a national language of Senegal, Oolu means ‘trust’. By building trust with the communities in which we work, we can grow together. | $8.5M / Series B / Dec 15, 2020 | ||
| Zonful Energy is a experts bringing affordable and reliable off-grid green energy solutions to the people. | $900K / Seed / Nov 28, 2018 | ||
| SolarWorks! develops, manufactures and markets high quality solar solutions for lighting and low voltage (6-12V) electricity provision for occasions where there is no or limited access to electricity. | $2.3M / Series A / Oct 01, 2018 | ||
| Zonful Energy is a experts bringing affordable and reliable off-grid green energy solutions to the people. | $300K / Corporate Round / Aug 02, 2018 | ||
| Devergy is a social energy utility, providing a reliable, affordable electricity service to low-income people in developing countries. | Seed / Oct 27, 2015 |
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FAQ
What does Persistent Energy Partners invest in?
Persistent Energy Partners invests primarily in Energy, Solar and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in The Netherlands. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Persistent Energy Partners invest in?
Persistent Energy Partners typically joins rounds of $900k–$2.7M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Persistent Energy Partners's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Persistent Energy Partners took part in.
How do I contact Persistent Energy Partners?
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Who are the partners at Persistent Energy Partners?
The team at Persistent Energy Partners includes Christopher Aidun (Co-Founder and Partner) and Tobias Ruckstuhl (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Nov 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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