# The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet

> The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet is a VC fund backing Venture Capital. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet is a VC fund focused on Venture Capital and Solar.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture Capital | 2 | 67% |
| Solar | 1 | 33% |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Impact Investing | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 2 | 67% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Damilola Ogunbiyi | Member of the Global Leadership Council (GLC) | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/damilola-ogunbiyi |
| Eric Wanless | Executive | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-wanless-069a |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CrossBoundary | CrossBoundary recently formed CrossBoundary Energy, the first dedicated investment fund for Commercial and Industrial solar in Africa.Many businesses in Africa generate a significant portion of their own electricity through inside-the-fence diesel generation. Due to the cost of diesel, it would be economically and environmentally optimal forthese businesses to switch to renewable generation through solar and other alternatives. However, businesses are ill equipped to take the financial and technical risk to finance a conversion to renewables. At the same time, capital lacks a standardized platform to access these profitable but relatively small transactions.CrossBoundary Energy is a platform to aggregate finance for medium scale renewable self-generation. The platform finances renewable generation projects (0.2MW-10MW) that serve commercial customers in Africa such as off-grid light manufacturing, cell towers, farms, remote hospitals, eco-lodges and beverage bottlers. Our goal is to enable the delivery of energy-as-service and unlock the latent opportunity for renewable own-generation in Africa. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 24, 2026 |  |
| Nuru | Nuru is a solar hybrid site. Nuru (Swahili for "light") is a company dedicated to enhancing connectivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nuru deployed Congo's first solar-based mini-grid in 2017 and is currently constructing a 1.3MW solar hybrid site in Goma, the largest off-grid mini-grid in sub-Saharan Africa.Nuru is arenewable and environment company that specializes in the fields of storage micro-grids and solar energy. The company deployed Congo's first solar-based mini-grid in 2017 and is currently constructing a 1.3MW solar hybrid site in Goma.Nuru was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Goma, Nord-Kivu, Congo. | $40M | Series B | Jul 03, 2023 |  |
| Delta40 | Delta40 is the venture studio that invests in African female entrepreneurs involved in energy, agriculture and mobility sectors. |  | Seed | Mar 22, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Autodesk Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/autodesk-foundation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [International Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/international-finance-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ARCH Emerging Markets Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arch-emerging-markets-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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## FAQ

### What does The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet invest in?

The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet invests primarily in Venture Capital, Solar and Energy startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet?

The team at The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet includes Damilola Ogunbiyi (Member of the Global Leadership Council (GLC)) and Eric Wanless (Executive). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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