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    Swedish crowdlending platform channelling retail investor debt to off-grid solar and clean-energy companies…

    Main Office: Kenya
    Kenya,Nigeria,Ghana,Senegal,Togo,Rwanda,Congo, Democratic Republic of the,Malawi,Uganda,Zambia,Tanzania,South Africa,Sierra Leone
    13 Portfolio Companies
    Investment Range
    Not disclosed

    Typical check size per portfolio investment

    Instruments
    Debt

    Structure of deployed capital

    Technical Assistance
    Financial Capital Only

    Direct capital deployment focus

    Target Stages
    Growth

    Company maturity & growth phase

    About the Funder

    Swedish crowdlending platform channelling retail investor debt to off-grid solar and clean-energy companies in emerging markets, including multiple loans to Kampala-based SolarNow.

    Investment Thesis & Eligibility

    Target Entities

    Companies

    Mandate & Scope

    Focused on catalytic equity or debt investment to scale market-leading businesses.

    Regional & Geographic Scope

    Active mandate covering Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Togo, Rwanda, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania, South Africa, Sierra Leone. Operates across 13 African countries including Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Togo, and 8 more. Primary operational footprint anchored in Kenya.

    Portfolio & Backed Ventures (13)

    Verified Backed

    Altech Group

    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.

    Congo, Democratic Republic of theProfile

    Bboxx

    Provides pay-as-you-go solar home systems, clean cooking and other essential services to off-grid households.

    RwandaProfile

    Bisedge

    Electric material-handling equipment leasing and intralogistics services (Linde partner) for African supply chains

    NigeriaProfile

    Easy Solar

    Sierra Leone solar company selling pay-as-you-go solar home systems and appliances, also operating in Liberia.

    LiberiaProfile

    Miale Solar

    Kenyan solar developer offering zero-upfront rooftop solar to businesses and institutions.

    KenyaProfile

    Pawame

    Kenyan pay-as-you-go solar home system provider for off-grid households.

    KenyaProfile

    Rensource

    Nigerian distributed solar energy provider for markets and businesses.

    NigeriaProfile

    Solar Panda (formerly Vitalite)

    Zambian pay-as-you-go solar home system and clean cooking distributor (formerly Vitalite).

    ZambiaProfile

    Solarise Africa

    Provides solar-as-a-service financing so commercial and industrial clients adopt solar power without upfront costs.

    South AfricaProfile

    Sun King

    Growth

    Sun King designs, finances, and distributes affordable off-grid solar home systems and energy-efficient appliances to underserved, unbanked communities globally.

    KenyaProfile

    SupaMoto (Emerging Cooking Solutions)

    Zambian clean-cooking company selling efficient biomass-pellet stoves and pellets on credit.

    ZambiaProfile

    Watt Renewables

    Nigerian solar energy-as-a-service provider for commercial and industrial clients.

    NigeriaProfile

    Yellow

    Lilongwe-founded pay-as-you-go distributor of solar home systems and smartphones to off-grid customers via a large agent network.

    MalawiProfile
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    At-a-Glance DetailsImpact Investor
    Ticket SizeNot disclosed
    InstrumentsDebt
    Tech AssistanceNo
    StagesGrowth
    Invests InCompanies
    Main CountryKenya
    Focus Sectors
    Renewable Energy
    Geographies
    Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Togo, Rwanda, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania, South Africa, Sierra Leone
    Kenya
    Nigeria
    Ghana
    Senegal
    Togo
    Rwanda
    Congo, Democratic Republic of the
    Malawi
    Uganda
    Zambia
    Tanzania
    South Africa
    Sierra Leone