VentureBuilder partners with African-owned and -managed distributors, providing early-stage equity financing and enterprise development services to help launch and scale businesses that will provide millions of people with affordable, reliable, and modern electricity services. Across Africa, local distributors have years of experience serving their customers with a variety of essential… Read More
NEoT Offgrid Africa, supports off-grid energy access, in rural and peri-urban areas, where the power grid is absent or unreliable. Focusing on small and medium-sized enterprises, communities, and individuals seeking to diversify their energy supply sources, NEoT’s offers respond to key development challenges, and promote the deployment of sustainable, clean,… Read More
The access to energy sector has overcome many challenges and the electrification of millions of customers has paved the way for achieving access to reliable and affordable electricity for nearly all households by 2030. So the next challenge is: When will all small businesses and smallholder farmers have access to… Read More
Our mission is to make the use of high-quality customer / supplier impact data the norm in social purpose organizations. This will create widespread accountability and facilitate management towards greater social impact, pushing social performance towards equal footing with financial results in assessing returns on capital Q&A Where is it… Read More
Oikocredit is a social impact investor and worldwide cooperative with over four decades of experience in leading positive change through investments in financial inclusion, agriculture, and renewable energy. Guided by the principle of empowering low-income people to improve their quality of life, Oikocredit supports partner organizations in Africa, Asia and… Read More
Villageboom Germany was founded in 2010 with the mission to make solar light so affordable so that every off-grid household can afford it. Villageboom develops and manufactures its own solar lamp, the Villageboom High Power solar light, and has just launched the 6th product upgrade. Since 2010 we have been… Read More
Upya has developed an innovative and low-cost CRM software for Last Mile Distributors across Africa. The software is designed to help distributors manage, streamline and scale their operations, by enabling them to focus on last-mile distribution and client relationships while keeping IT costs low. It offers powerful in-app communication features… Read More
SunTransfer Kenya (STKE) is a proudly indigenous off-grid solar company in Kenya with a bold mission – transforming rural lives and livelihoods through quality solutions and services. We are driven and inspired by the challenge of making quality solar energy accessible and affordable to over millions of households and SMEs in East Africa. At the core… Read More
Solstroem offers a specialized software solution that allows off-grid solar providers to monetize the CO2 emissions reductions created by their solar installations. By integrating with the Solstroem system, solar providers can gain access to the carbon market in a simple and affordable way and generate an additional revenue stream by… Read More
Solarworx is a hardware manufacturer of modular solar off-grid products, designed for productive use and scalability. End-customers climb the energy ladder gradually. Our devices are stacked like Lego, talk like Siri, and are installed as simple as IKEA furniture. With our holistic approach, we electrify rural settlements bottom-up, from household… Read More
