KEY FACTS Over a million energy efficient stoves sold, saving >8m tonnes of CO2 emissions and >4.5m tonnes of wood Impacted over 6 million lives and generated more than $350m in household savings with an NPS of 98% Created local employment for 400+ people since 2013 Founded in 2011, BURN is a vertically integrated modern…
KEY FACTS Financed 250+ motorcycles, and on track to do deploy an additional1000 by end of 2022; Impact assessment shows that on average one motorcycle financed impacted five household members; Achieved 50% development of being a fully-fledged digital microfinance by end of 2022 Jali Finance is a Rwandan start-up that began with the mission of…
KEY FACTS ATG incorporates three funds; two pre-seed and one seed fund including an alternative financial instruments fund Invested in 15+ businesses in under two years amounting to $4m+ Africa Trust Group (ATG) is a holistic early-stage gender lens investor focused on accelerating investment into women-led start-ups in Africa. The start-ups benefit from ATGs women-led…
HIGHLIGHTS Seedstars is a Swiss-based group with the mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on the Sustainable Development Goals. It does this by: connecting stakeholders; building companies from scratch with public and private partners; and investing in high-growth ventures within these ecosystems. Seedstars aims to…
KEY FACTS Nithio’s financing platform uses AI to understand consumer credit risk for households in Africa, unlocking scalable investment in the off-grid solar sector and beyond. Its model also enables “precision financing” to match commercial sources of capital to the customers with high ability to pay and direct grant support to where it is needed…
KEY FACTS Signed up over 250 white meat merchants as agents (butcheries and restaurants) during 2021 Signed off-taker agreements with four fisherfolk cooperatives with over 2000 fisherfolk Ranked in the top 20 African early stage Start-Ups by the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Keep IT Cool provides affordable, reliable and efficient cold chain solutions to…
Key Facts WEEE Centre has safely processed over 10,000 tonnes of e-waste in Kenya Received several awards and certifications including ISO 9001:2015 & 14001:2015 con quality and environmental management systems Reduction of carbon footprint current estimated to be around 14,400 tonnes CO2/year WEEE Centre is a social enterprise whose main aim is to safely manage…
Key Facts Completed 1000+ trips Served 2500+ commuters Trained 50+ minibus drivers Easy Matatu is reforming the existing, informal minibus-taxis (matatu) industry by building a community of trusted matatu drivers and a fleet of clean and safe vehicles to provide first-rate transportation to the public. Piloting in Kampala, Uganda, commuters can pre-book seats on scheduled…
Key Facts Distributed nearly 8,500 solar home systems in over five Ethiopian regions Able to leverage 7,400 BelCash agents network and brand Many of the worlds 1.3 billion off-grid population are concentrated in a limited number of large frontier markets, like Ethiopia. HelloSolar was co-created by SF and BelCash, the leading mobile money and Value…
KEY FACTS 8 mini-grid sites ranging from 90kW to 100kW in West Africa, currently powering over 3,300 households and businesses Secured over $2m dollars in funding from GIZ to deploy two project site to power over 6000 interconnected grid/mini-grid customers Secured MOU agreement with three major electricity distribution companies to develop over 100MW project pipeline…