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Inspired Evolution Investment Management (Pty) Ltd

19 employees

Inspired Evolution is a specialised investment management business and authorised financial services provider.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Energy5
Renewable Energy5
Solar4
decentralized energy provider2
global solar energy company2
energy access2
PAYG technology2
PaaS1
Clean energy solutions1
Commercial and Industrial Solar PV Projects1
Residential Sectional Title Solutions in South Africa1
Solar PV Design1
Solar solutions1
Modelling and Yield Analysis1
Saving money on electricity bills1
Electronics1
Green energy solutions1
Sustainability1

Funding rounds participated in

$28M sweet spot round size

Most of their 8 investments are in rounds between $15M and $35M

Investor type

Private Equity Firm
Venture Capital

Basic info

Industry

financial services

Sectors

Biomass
Mini-grid
Renewable Energy
Concentrated Solar Power
Water Management
Resource Efficiency
Captive Power
Off-grid
Biogas
Geothermal
Energy Storage
Solar PV
Project Finance
Growth Capital
Recycling
Wind Power
C&I Solar PV
Energy Efficiency
Waste Management
Hydropower

Date founded

2007

Investments made

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Red Rocket South Africa (Pty) Ltd raised $160M on September 26, 2023

Investors: Inspired Evolution Investment Management (Pty) Ltd

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d.light raised $15M on October 22, 2021

Investors: Norfund, Swedfund International, Shell Foundation and Inspired Evolution Investment Management (Pty) Ltd

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Undisclosed raised $35M on December 16, 2020

Investors: Norfund and Inspired Evolution Investment Management (Pty) Ltd

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Red Rocket South Africa (Pty) Ltd raised $31M on January 1, 2020

Investors: Inspired Evolution Investment Management (Pty) Ltd

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Gigawatt Global raised $7.3M on January 1, 2020

Investors: Inspired Evolution Investment Management (Pty) Ltd

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Rensource Energy raised $20M on December 18, 2019

Investors: Omidyar Network, SIN CAPITAL, EDP Renewables, CRE Venture Capital and Inspired Evolution Investment Management (Pty) Ltd

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SolarAfrica Energy Pty Ltd raised $24M on January 1, 2019

Investors: Inspired Evolution Investment Management (Pty) Ltd

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d.light raised $41M on December 18, 2018

Investors: Norfund, Swedfund International and Inspired Evolution Investment Management (Pty) Ltd

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