# Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities

> Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities is a VC fund backing AgTech and Battery. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/powering-renewable-energy-opportunities/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/PoweringPREO
- Website: https://www.preo.org

Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities is a VC fund focused on AgTech and Battery. Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities Programme is supported by IKEA Foundation and UK aid.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 33% |
| Battery | 1 | 33% |
| Logistics | 1 | 33% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 33% |
| Warehousing | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 1 | 33% |
| Uganda | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Koolboks | Koolboks manufactures solar-powered freezers and other refrigeration units. The products are designed to keep items cool and preserved without the need for a continuous power source. The company's product line includes freezers, chillers, ice makers, and specialized vaccine freezers. |  | Grant | Aug 27, 2025 | https://www.koolboks.com |
| ClimaVault Africa | ClimaVault Africa provides solar-powered IoT cold storage hubs and plant-based edible coatings to reduce post-harvest losses, extend shelf life, and increase income for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our pay-as-you-store model ensures affordability, while our innovative technology improves food security, supports climate resilience, andcreates jobs. With 124,000+ farmers reached, we are scaling impact across Uganda. | $174.5K | Seed | Jul 16, 2025 | https://x.com/clima_vault |
| Ecobodaa | 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. |  | Grant | Apr 12, 2023 | https://x.com/ecobodaa |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Efficiency for Access](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/efficiency-for-access) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [French Facility for Global Environment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/french-facility-for-global-environment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innovate UK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovate-u-k-) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities invest in?

Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities invests primarily in AgTech, Battery and Logistics startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities closed in Aug 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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