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Kofa Closes $8.1 Million Pre-Series A Round to Expand Energy Access in Urban Africa
Kofa, leading technology-driven energy company and end-to-end ecosystem enabler, has closed an $8.1 million pre-Series A funding round. The investment,…
01st May 2025
Advik Partners with Shell Foundation to Accelerate Deployment of Li-ion Battery Technology
Advik, a leading automotive component manufacturer, has announced a partnership with UK charity Shell Foundation and UK government to accelerate…
30th April 2025
Climate-Smart opportunities for women’s employment and entrepreneurship
Shell Foundation is on a mission to enable tens of millions of people to raise incomes while lowering emissions by…
04th April 2025
Exploring the potential of under-researched Productive Uses of Energy
Productive uses of energy (PUE) have become a siren call for the impact sector in recent times. Innovators, governments, investors…
03rd March 2025
Improving effectiveness of guarantees to encourage growth
Guarantees can attract investors needed to fill financing gaps in the agriculture sector in emerging markets.
20th February 2025
ClimaFii Alliance Issues Call for Clean Energy Applications
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are vital to the economies of Africa and India, providing a significant portion of employment….
30th January 2025
Shell Foundation and Accion announce new programme to finance and scale emission-reducing technologies in emerging markets
The Climate and Finance Innovations (ClimaFii) Alliance seeks to bring financing and sustainable energy solutions to microenterprises across India and…
21st January 2025
Testing the feasibility of solar cooling for Kenyan dairy farmers
A pilot group of dairy farmers across three Kenyan counties have been testing the impact of solar refrigeration on reducing…
20th December 2024
India Ag Financing Impact Report shows 600k farmers reached in first two years
The Covid-19 Response Programme for Agri-transition in India was established in 2021 to connect smallholder farmers with essential finance and…
27th November 2024