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E3 Capital

Impact investor

Nairobi · Seed–Series A · 15 people tracked

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Investment thesis

E3 Capital ('Enabling Emerging Entrepreneurs') invests in bold climate technology solutions that drive a digitised, decentralised and decarbonised future. The firm backs entrepreneurs who defy the norm, with a particular emphasis on emerging markets, especially across Africa. Beyond capital, E3 Capital positions itself as a hands-on partner, supporting portfolio companies with strategic guidance, networking, organizational support and help raising follow-on capital. Its impact orientation is reflected in metrics such as CO2 emissions avoided, beneficiaries reached and direct jobs created.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
HQ
Nairobi, KE
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2015
AUM
$61.5M
Tracked investments
32

Team · 15 people

from the firm's website & public directories

What they invest in

from 25 of 32 portfolio companies

Cleantech ×15Energy ×13Climate Tech ×6B2B Marketplaces ×5Impact & Social Good ×5IoT ×5AgTech ×4Fintech ×3

HQs:Kenya×4United States×3Tunisia×2South Africa×2Congo - Kinshasa×1Côte d’Ivoire×1

Investments · 32 tracked

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By year:2025 · 12024 · 12023 · 24 dated

Agri-Logiqagrilogiq.com

AgriLogiq provides greenhouse automation software and hardware, including climate control, irrigation, and fertigation systems for growers and tunnel builders cultivating high-value horticultural, botanical, and medicinal crops.

AgTechHardwareIoT

Co-investorsAnza CapitalChui VenturesSavant Venture Fund

Badilibadili.ke

Badili Kenya sells certified refurbished smartphones such as the Apple iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, each passing quality checks and backed by a 12-month warranty and 7-day replacement guarantee.

Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceNairobi, KE

Keshu Dubey(Founder)

Co-investorsIPVProparcoSOSVVenture Catalysts

Bboxxbboxx.com

Co-investorsCeniarth

Candicandi.solarin𝕏

Candi provides end-to-end commercial and industrial solar installations with zero-upfront financing, system design, construction, and real-time performance monitoring for businesses across India and South Africa.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Co-investorsIFCNorfundSTOA

Candi Solar

Co-investorsSTOA

Cavexcavex.ioinNov 2023

Cavex is a cloud-hosted platform that connects climate-conscious companies and investors directly with carbon projects in low-income, climate-vulnerable countries, using remote monitoring, digital finance, and ledger technology to verify carbon activity and channel financing to projects on the ground.

CleantechClimate TechFintech

Nick Hughes(CEO and Co-Founder)

Cutstructcutstruct.comin𝕏

Cutstruct operates a construction materials procurement platform that lets contractors, site engineers, and project managers order and track building materials via WhatsApp or a web portal, while giving financiers real-time visibility into project spending.

B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechPropTech

John Oamen(Chief Executive Officer)Modele Ajayi-Bembe(Chief Operating Officer)Timi Yorkson Thomas(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsCRE Venture CapitalLoftyInc CapitalTofino CapitalDFS Lab

CutStructlivevend.comin𝕏

A construction procurement platform that consolidates material sourcing and ordering for contractors and builders.

B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechPropTechSaaSSugarland, US

Co-investorsTechstarsCRE Venture Capital

Dlightdlight.comin

Co-investorsEndeavor Catalyst

Glintglintinc.com

Redwood City, US

James Barnett(Executive Officer, Director)Dennis Jang(Executive Officer)

BoardJason Pressman(Director)Jeff Crowe(Director)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersNorwest Venture PartnersMeritech Capital PartnersShasta Ventures

GoCabgocab.io

GoCab operates a vehicle rent-to-own platform for professional drivers (VTC, taxi, and independent drivers), providing cars with flexible daily payment plans that lead to full vehicle ownership over a 3-4 year contract.

FintechMarketplacesMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsCur8 CapitalJANNGO CapitalKawiSafi Ventures

Insight Terrainsightterra.comin

Insight Terra offers a SaaS platform that connects edge-based industrial IoT data to cloud analytics, using AI tools to analyze and store datasets for decision support.

Climate TechIoTSaaS

Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge Ventures

Inspirafarmsinspirafarms.comin𝕏

InspiraFarms Cooling designs, installs, and finances modular, energy-efficient precooling and cold chain systems—packhouses, cold rooms, and freezer rooms with IoT remote monitoring—for fresh produce, flowers, and animal protein supply chains.

AgTechCleantechFoodTech

Co-investorsShell Foundation

Kamiounkamioun.comin

Kamioun operates a B2B mobile platform for ordering wholesale inventory for cornershops and small retailers in Tunisia, with delivery in under 24 hours.

B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech

Co-investorsDakar Network Angels (DNA)Flat6LabsJANNGO Capital

Kofakofa.coin𝕏

Kofa operates a swappable battery network that provides portable electricity for tools, appliances, home backup power, and vehicles.

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

ManoCap Energymanocapenergy.com

ManoCap Energy designs, finances, builds, and operates clean energy infrastructure for businesses in Africa, including hybrid solar-plus-battery power systems and electric fleet solutions funded through power purchase agreements with no upfront cost to the customer.

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

Tom Cairnes(CEO & Co-Founder)

Co-investorsEiffel Investment GroupMirova

Mawingu Networksmawingunetworks.comin𝕏

Mawingu is an internet service provider offering unlimited fixed-site WiFi, bespoke connectivity, and value-added services such as public IP and managed firewalls to homes and businesses.

Enterprise SoftwareImpact & Social Good

Nurunuru.cdinJul 2023 · $40M

Nuru builds and operates solar-based mini-grids to provide electricity in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including a 1.3MW solar hybrid site in Goma described as the largest off-grid mini-grid in sub-Saharan Africa.

CleantechEnergyImpact & Social GoodGoma, CD

Co-investorsInternational Finance CorporationProparco

Openaccessopenaccess.energyin

Open Access Energy runs a platform that connects private energy generators (Independent Power Producers and traders) with large energy buyers over publicly owned grids, handling wheeling transactions, contract automation, and per-transaction revenue management.

B2B MarketplacesCleantechEnergy

Co-investorsEquatorFactor[e] Ventures

PayGo Energy

Seattle, US

Nick Quintong(Executive Officer, Director)Fausto Marcigot(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Hahn(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMark O'Keefe(Director)Laura Talsma(Director)

Co-investorsGlobal Innovation FundNovastar VenturesVillage Capital

Plentify +Moreplentify.ioin

Plentify makes intelligent controllers for home energy systems: HotBot manages geysers to reduce electricity use and detect leaks, while SolarBot optimizes solar and battery systems for greater self-consumption.

CleantechEnergyIoTCape Town, ZA

Jon Kornik(Founder)

Co-investorsElevation VenturesSatganaThird Sphere

Solarise Africasolariseafrica.cominAug 2025

Solarise Africa provides financing, technology, and infrastructure for decentralised commercial and industrial (C&I) solar energy projects, such as rooftop solar installations for manufacturers and agricultural exporters.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Co-investorsOikocreditProparco

SolarX
Solarx Africasolarx-africa.comin

SolarX is an energy transition partner and financing vehicle that develops renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy digitalization projects, helping clients optimize energy consumption and reduce their carbon footprint.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Sun Kingsunking.comin𝕏

Sun King designs, installs, and finances off-grid solar products—including solar lanterns, solar home systems, and multi-kilowatt inverters—for households and businesses without reliable grid access.

CleantechEnergyImpact & Social GoodNairobi, KE

Mayank Sekhsaria(Founder)

Co-investorsARCH Emerging Markets PartnersLeapFrog InvestmentsNithio

Sunculturesunculture.com𝕏

SunCulture provides off-grid solar-powered irrigation pump systems that give smallholder farmers access to water, irrigation, lighting, and mobile charging, sold with a pay-as-you-grow installment option.

AgTechCleantechEnergyNairobi, KE

Co-investorsEquatorPrivate Infrastructure Development GroupShell Foundation

Untapped Globaluntapped-global.com

Untapped Global provides asset financing to tech-enabled companies in emerging markets, using its Smart Asset Financing model that funds revenue-generating assets and tracks their usage and revenue via IoT to repay investors from a share of asset revenues.

FintechImpact & Social GoodIoT

Co-investorsTimon Capital

Wattnowwattnow.ioinNov 2024

Wattnow provides an energy management system combining smart sensors, software dashboards, and predictive algorithms to monitor consumption in real time, detect waste, and reduce energy costs for businesses across sectors such as manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, telecom, and retail.

CleantechEnergyIoTTunis, TN

Co-investorsLateral CapitalOcterra CapitalSatgana216 Capital

YoLa Freshyolafresh.comin

YoLa Fresh operates a technology-driven fresh produce supply chain connecting farmers with retailers and end consumers in Africa.

AgTechB2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainCasablanca, MA

Larbi Alaoui Belrhiti(Founder)

Co-investorsAlgebra VenturesJANNGO Capital

ZIZ Energieziz-energie.com

ZIZ is a diversified electricity company based in Chad that develops, finances, builds, and operates hybrid power plants and urban metro-grids serving secondary cities of over 25,000 inhabitants.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Co-investorsFMOProparco

zola-electric-bgzolaelectric.comin𝕏

ZOLA Electric operates the ZOLA iNTELLIGENCE platform, which combines solar hardware with AI-driven software to build distributed energy networks and manage operations, financing, and maintenance for local teams.

CleantechEnergyImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsCeniarthDBL Partners

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has E3 Capital made?
E3 Capital has 31 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does E3 Capital invest at?
E3 Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does E3 Capital focus on?
E3 Capital focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, Impact & Social Good.
Where is E3 Capital located?
E3 Capital is headquartered in Nairobi, KE.
Does E3 Capital lead rounds?
Yes, E3 Capital leads investment rounds.
Who does E3 Capital co-invest with?
E3 Capital most often shares deals with Ceniarth, Equator, Satgana, among 26 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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