Environmental Services Startups in Africa
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Environmental Services in West Africa: Market heating up with new players emerging. BURN, Bio-Logical, and Octavia Carbon making waves. Local leaders positive about growth potential, but concerns over regulation and waste management infrastructure. Keep an eye on upcoming government initiatives and public-private partnerships.
Cummulative Funding
$151.2M+
Total # of Companies
18
Total Deal Count
59
Total M&A Count
0
Total # of Investors
61
List of Environmental Services startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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BURN is a Kenyan clean energy startup working to create the world’s most efficient biomass, liquid fuel, and electric cookstoves. | Venture | $ 135,100,000 | 2011 | |
Octavia Carbon is using Direct Air Carbon Capture to stop climate change and reinvent humanity's relationship with carbon. | Seed | $ 5,000,000 | 2022 | |
Bio-Logical develops nature-based carbon removal projects that support the world's most climate-vulnerable communities. | Seed | $ 2,300,000 | 2022 | |
AirQo is an Air Quality Initiative on a mission to contribute to the improvement of urban ambient air quality by providing scientific. | Grant | $ 1,300,000 | 2018 | |
Wecyclers is a Nigerian-based for-profit social enterprise that promotes environmental sustainability, socioeconomic development, and community health. | Grant | $ 227,000 | 2012 | |
GIVO Solutions leverages technology to collect recyclable material to process them into consumer and industrial goods. | Grant | $ 19,500 | ||
WasteCycle is a Nigerian Recycling startup which leverages technology to solve waste-related problems. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2016 | |
Natrify is an Egyptian startup that provides sustainable solutions for the plastic industry through biotechnology. | Pre-seed | Undisclosed | 2020 | |
BD Waste is a Ghanaian GreenTech startup that combines fintech and sustainability to recover Plastic waste from communities. | Funding Round | Undisclosed | 2018 | |
FLOEWS | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2017 | |
Transforming unrecyclable waste plastic into energy for a cleaner South Africa. | Seed | Undisclosed | 2018 | |
Mr. Green Africa is a Nairobi-based recycling start-up which operates a tech-enabled plastic recycling and waste management services. | Series B | Undisclosed | 2014 | |
Organic Fields is a social environmental enterprise that tries to solve the problem of market food waste from the municipal markets. | Non-equity Assistance | Undisclosed | 2018 | |
Croptimus is an Egyptian agritech startup turning farm waste into biochar for soil and climate. | Seed | Undisclosed | 2021 |
Founded
2011
Overview
BURN is a Kenyan clean energy startup working to create the world’s most efficient biomass, liquid fuel, and electric cookstoves.
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 135,100,000
Employee
1,001-5,000
Founded
2022
Overview
Octavia Carbon is using Direct Air Carbon Capture to stop climate change and reinvent humanity's relationship with carbon.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 5,000,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2022
Overview
Bio-Logical develops nature-based carbon removal projects that support the world's most climate-vulnerable communities.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 2,300,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2018
Overview
AirQo is an Air Quality Initiative on a mission to contribute to the improvement of urban ambient air quality by providing scientific.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 1,300,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2012
Overview
Wecyclers is a Nigerian-based for-profit social enterprise that promotes environmental sustainability, socioeconomic development, and community health.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 227,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
Overview
GIVO Solutions leverages technology to collect recyclable material to process them into consumer and industrial goods.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 19,500
Employee
11-50
Founded
2016
Overview
WasteCycle is a Nigerian Recycling startup which leverages technology to solve waste-related problems.
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
11-50
Founded
2020
Overview
Natrify is an Egyptian startup that provides sustainable solutions for the plastic industry through biotechnology.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10
Founded
2018
Overview
BD Waste is a Ghanaian GreenTech startup that combines fintech and sustainability to recover Plastic waste from communities.
Last round
Funding Round
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10
Founded
2017
Overview
FLOEWS
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10
Founded
2018
Overview
Transforming unrecyclable waste plastic into energy for a cleaner South Africa.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
11-50
Founded
2014
Overview
Mr. Green Africa is a Nairobi-based recycling start-up which operates a tech-enabled plastic recycling and waste management services.
Last round
Series B
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
51-200
Founded
2018
Overview
Organic Fields is a social environmental enterprise that tries to solve the problem of market food waste from the municipal markets.
Last round
Non-equity Assistance
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10
Founded
2021
Overview
Croptimus is an Egyptian agritech startup turning farm waste into biochar for soil and climate.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
1-10