KEY FACTS Financed 250+ motorcycles, and on track to do deploy an additional1000 by end of 2022; Impact assessment shows that on average one motorcycle financed impacted five household members; Achieved 50% development of being a fully-fledged digital microfinance by end of 2022 Jali Finance is a Rwandan start-up that began with the mission of…
HIGHLIGHTS Seedstars is a Swiss-based group with the mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on the Sustainable Development Goals. It does this by: connecting stakeholders; building companies from scratch with public and private partners; and investing in high-growth ventures within these ecosystems. Seedstars aims to…
KEY FACTS Nithio’s financing platform uses AI to understand consumer credit risk for households in Africa, unlocking scalable investment in the off-grid solar sector and beyond. Its model also enables “precision financing” to match commercial sources of capital to the customers with high ability to pay and direct grant support to where it is needed…
KEY FACTS Signed up over 250 white meat merchants as agents (butcheries and restaurants) during 2021 Signed off-taker agreements with four fisherfolk cooperatives with over 2000 fisherfolk Ranked in the top 20 African early stage Start-Ups by the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Keep IT Cool provides affordable, reliable and efficient cold chain solutions to…
KEY FACTS 8 mini-grid sites ranging from 90kW to 100kW in West Africa, currently powering over 3,300 households and businesses Secured over $2m dollars in funding from GIZ to deploy two project site to power over 6000 interconnected grid/mini-grid customers Secured MOU agreement with three major electricity distribution companies to develop over 100MW project pipeline…
Key Facts Off-grid sector analysis of gaps/opportunities has drawn support from over 30 organisations including government, donors and impact investment funds NoMAP aims to reduce market barriers to energy access through high-impact initiatives in Nigeria, working in partnership with key stakeholders. In its first year, the market acceleration programme is focused on: Building market data…
key facts >15 innovative pilots enabled to reach unserved areas and scale productive use technology 125,000+ new connections from pilots for Uganda’s hardest to reach It is estimated that 80% of Ugandans live without access to energy and that 30% of connections are predicted to be off-grid. The Uganda Off-Grid Energy Market Accelerator (UOMA) is a…
Highlights Over 11,450 fridges sold to UNICEF India and the Indian Ministry of Health in 2020/21 which played a crucial part in the vaccine rollout Established a local subsidiary in Kenya and have built a strong initial sales team there Sure Chill has developed and patented a unique cooling technology that enables cooling equipment to…
KEY FACTS Over 1000 organisations in more than 50 countries are using the platform to connect project developers, investors, governments and equipment suppliers Odyssey is the platform for the Nigeria Electrification Project, the largest DER financing programme to date; over 250,000 connections have been submitted for financing Recipient of the Keeling Curve Award in recognition…
KEY FACTS Completed 8 million trips 13,000 drivers onboarded, servicing 800,000 users Developed two-wheel electric vehicle for the African market MAX integrates ride-hailing technology with data-driven asset-finance to deliver a full-service business model, including: Mobile app for motorcycle ride hailing Driver profiling/onboarding programme that uses psychometric tests and machine learning Data-driven asset-finance to help drivers…