Persistent is Africa’s climate venture builder, providing early-stage capital and hands-on operational…
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Combines direct financial capital with technical assistance and governance support.
Active mandate covering Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Cameroon, Niger, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal. Operates across 17 African countries including Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, and 12 more. Primary operational footprint anchored in Kenya.
Combines AI and satellite data to provide precise farmland analytics, helping organizations evaluate climate risks and improve smallholder agricultural outcomes.
Congolese-founded pay-as-you-go distributor of solar home systems, solar lamps and clean cookstoves across 22+ DRC provinces via 3,500+ Solar Ambassadors, now also building e-mobility service centres in Goma.
Energy data and management company using metering and analytics to improve utility operations and energy efficiency.
Ethiopian e-mobility company assembling electric motorbikes and operating battery-swapping infrastructure in Addis Ababa.
Kenyan company offering connected electric boda-boda motorbikes on lease-to-own plans with maintenance and battery swapping.
Tanzanian startup manufacturing smart, IoT-connected electric 3-wheelers (tuk-tuks) offered through a lease-to-own model to boost professional drivers' daily incomes.
Commercial and industrial rooftop solar provider offering financed solar, upgrades and operations for SMEs and affordable-housing developments, active in South Africa (and India).
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