About
The Energy and Entrepreneurs Growth Fund (EEGF) is an investment fund providing tailored flexible, patient, risk-tolerant capital to the off-grid energy sector. It is long-lived and flexible in its instruments, from straight equity to long-term debt, including mezzanine structures, to support investees across their development stages.
Project Focus
Initiated in 2019 by Shell Foundation and FMO, the Energy and Entrepreneurs Growth Fund (EEGF) provide catalytic financing for early and growth stage companies in sub-Saharan Africa operating in the access to energy ecosystem. Managed by Triple ump and advised by Persistent, EEGF provides tailored mezzanine, equity, and debt investments combined with technical assistance.
EEGF aims to address the unique needs of women as customers, employees, and energy entrepreneurs by applying the 2X Challenge criteria. Shell Foundation co-designed and seeded this new multi-product investment vehicle specifically targeting catalytic financing to early growth stage companies.
Insights and impact
Latest news and updates
FCDO
Fostering Innovation
Smallholder Farmers
East Africa
Post-Harvest Processing
How solar irrigation is transforming the lives of smallholder farmers in Kenya – lessons and the road ahead
Solar-powered irrigation is helping smallholder farmers in Kenya build resilience to climate shocks, improve nutrition, and reduce post-harvest losses.
28th January 2026
FCDO
Fostering Innovation
Micro-Entrepreneurs
East Africa
Cold Storage
Building climate change resilience: The impact of cold chain adoption for Lake Turkana’s fishers
Cold chain adoption helps Lake Turkana fishers reduce spoilage, increase incomes, and build resilience to climate change.
09th December 2025