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EDFI ElectriFI - The Electrification Financing Initiative

50 employees

Electrification Financing Initiative is a flexible financial facility funded by the European Commission.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Energy30
Renewable Energy22
Solar21
Financial Services5
Agriculture5
Leasing5
Finance5
Energy Efficiency4
Energy Management4
Solar Energy4
Solar PV + Storage micro-grids and Solar Energy3
Environmental Consulting3
Social Entrepreneurship3
Clean Energy3
Power Purchase Agreements3
Photovoltaic3
Financial3
Power Grid2
Manufacturing2
Electrical Distribution2

Funding rounds participated in

$3.2M sweet spot round size

Most of their 48 investments are in rounds between $2M and $8M

Investor type

Venture Capital

Basic info

Industry

financial services

Sectors

emergingmarkets
renewableenergy
blendedfinance
impactinvesting
electrification
climatefinance

Date founded

2016

Investments made

W

WeLightAfrica raised $21M on January 20, 2023

Investors: European Investment Bank and EDFI ElectriFI - The Electrification Financing Initiative

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Solarise Africa raised $3M on December 23, 2022

Investors: EDFI ElectriFI - The Electrification Financing Initiative

S

SunCulture Kenya Ltd. raised $10M on November 1, 2022

Investors: Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) and EDFI ElectriFI - The Electrification Financing Initiative

R

RDG Collective raised $2M on October 6, 2022

Investors: EDFI ElectriFI - The Electrification Financing Initiative

H

Husk Power Systems raised $6M on September 15, 2022

Investors: EDFI ElectriFI - The Electrification Financing Initiative

S

Solar Panda raised $4M on June 1, 2022

Investors: EDFI ElectriFI - The Electrification Financing Initiative

A

Africa GreenCo/GreenCo Power Services Limited raised $16M on May 9, 2022

Investors: InfraCo Africa Limited and EDFI ElectriFI - The Electrification Financing Initiative

R

Redavia raised $3.1M on April 22, 2022

Investors: EDFI ElectriFI - The Electrification Financing Initiative

S

Sistema Biobolsa / Sistema.bio raised $16M on February 3, 2022

Investors: Blink C.V., CO_Capital, Chroma Impact Investment, AXA Investment Managers and EDFI ElectriFI - The Electrification Financing Initiative

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Undisclosed raised $1.7M on December 23, 2021

Investors: EDFI ElectriFI - The Electrification Financing Initiative

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