Energy Access Startups in Africa

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Energy Access in West Africa: Despite ambitious ventures like Virunga Power and SunFi, progress remains slow due to infrastructural challenges, regulatory barriers, and limited funding. Local business leaders express skepticism, sighting unreliable power supply and high costs as major hurdles.

Cummulative Funding

$67M+

Total # of Companies

2

Total Deal Count

6

Total M&A Count

0

Total # of Investors

6

List of Energy Access startups in Africa

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StartupOverviewLast roundTotal raisedFounded
1.

Virunga Power is focused on developing sustainable power generation and distribution systems on a community scale in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

Venture

$ 64,640,000

2011

2.

Access solar energy with ease through SunFi's flexible payment plans.

Seed

$ 2,425,000

2021

Founded

2011

Overview

Virunga Power is focused on developing sustainable power generation and distribution systems on a community scale in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

Last round

Venture

Total raised

$ 64,640,000

Employee

11-50

SunFi

Founded

2021

Overview

Access solar energy with ease through SunFi's flexible payment plans.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 2,425,000

Employee

11-50

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