# Untapped

> Untapped is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Solar and Banking. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dlohaiti
- Website: https://www.untapped-inc.com/

Untapped is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Solar and Banking. Untapped provides capital and technology to support local entrepreneurship and innovation in frontier markets. It aims to foster stronger ecosystems to support innovative ventures in frontier markets which will drive prosperity and economic development for the poorest around the world. Untapped deploy capital through technology-enabled assetfinancing, using mobile technology and digital payments to secure and scale financing for small businesses. With a focus on financing of revenue-generating assets for essential services, it seeks to create opportunities for small entrepreneurs and improve the lives of the underserved.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 1 | 17% |
| Banking | 1 | 17% |
| FinTech | 1 | 17% |
| Finance | 1 | 17% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 17% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ghana | 1 | 17% |
| France | 1 | 17% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jim Chu | Founder & CEO | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-chu |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eli | Eli is a platform that makes it easy for contractors, installers, and retailers to offer their customers incentives, rebates, and low-interest financing for consumer decarbonization projects. Think heat pump HVAC systems, EV chargers, heat pump hot water heaters, solar, and battery storage, among others. Eli's products are informed by years ofuser testing and real-world data, with an emphasis on supporting users with the greatest barriers to access. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2023 |  |
| Solar Taxi Ghana | Solar Taxi Ghana app provides various electronic vehicles that are powered by solar energy. |  | Seed | Jul 04, 2022 |  |
| DotPay | DotPay helps hundreds of people quickly and securely make cash withdrawals, transfers, and pay bills. It operates by utilizing network agents that use Dotpay terminals in various locations and offer financial services there and in the neighborhood around the community. DotPay is located in Yaba, Lagos. |  | Seed | Feb 16, 2022 |  |
| Zembo | Zembo provides affordable electric motorcycles for motorcycle taxi drivers in Africa. | $3.4M | Seed | Nov 12, 2021 |  |
| Mazi Mobility | Mazi Mobility is a Kenya-based Electric Mobility startup on a mission to make mass transportation more sustainable, affordable and efficient |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 15, 2021 |  |
| InspiraFarms | InspiraFarms supplies turnkey, modular, and affordable agricultural processing and value addition platform to the small scale fruit, vegetable, and dairy industries that meet global food safety certification and quality standards for the supply of healthy and nutritious food to local and international markets. |  | Series B | May 20, 2020 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DOB Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dob-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [E3 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-access-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [InfraCo Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/infraco-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KawiSafi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kawisafi-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Leap Forward Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leap-forward-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LoftyInc Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/loftyinc-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Untapped invest in?

Untapped invests primarily in Solar, Banking and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ghana. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Untapped?

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### Who are the partners at Untapped?

The team at Untapped includes Jim Chu (Founder & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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