Kenya · Funded startup

Who invested in Sun King

2 rounds we have observed, with the one investor named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

CleantechEnergyFintech

Raised 11 months ago

Funding summaryUpdated 15 Nov 2026

$196Mraised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

$156MRound$40MRound
Latest round
Round, $40MDec 2025
Led by
Lightrock
Biggest round
$156MRound · Jul 2025
Investors
1 (1 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2026
$156MRound$40MRound
First round
Round, $156M
Jul 2025
Biggest round
$156M
Round · Jul 2025
Between rounds
5 months
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Dec 2025
    Round$40M1 new

    Reported by Disrupt Africa

  2. Jul 2025
    Round$156M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by Disrupt Africa

Everyone who backed them

LightrockVC firm1round, led 1

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Sun King as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Blue Earth CapitalPrivate equityPer its own site

Quick answers about Sun King

Who invested in Sun King?

Sun King's investors include Lightrock. Lightrock led its latest round.

How much has Sun King raised?

Sun King has raised $196M across 2 rounds since 2025.

When did Sun King last raise?

Sun King's most recent round, $40M, was in Dec 2025, led by Lightrock.

What was Sun King's biggest round?

Sun King's largest round on record is $156M (Undisclosed round), in Jul 2025.

Who backed Sun King first?

Sun King's first round on record, in Dec 2025, was backed by Lightrock.

What stage is Sun King at?

Sun King's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jul 2025.

Where is Sun King based?

Sun King is based in Kenya.

Who led Sun King's rounds?

Lightrock led the funding round in 2025.

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