# Zimi funding: rounds and investors > Zimi has raised $2.3M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Fearless Fund, Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP Africa Trust Fund) and Y Combinator. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/zimi (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) South Africa · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Zimi* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 investors 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. Automotive & EVs E-commerce Energy Logistics Follow Zimi and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fzimi) Funding summary Updated 7 Nov 2026 **$2.3M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 3 sources **$2.0M** Seed **$320K** Grant - **Latest round:** Grant, $320K Apr 2025 - **Led by:** Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP Africa Trust Fund) - **Biggest round:** $2.0M Seed · Dec 2024 - **Investors:** 3 (2 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2025 **$2.0M** Seed **$320K** Grant - **First round:** Seed, $2.0M - **Biggest round:** $2.0M - **Between rounds:** 4 months ## The rounds - **Apr 2025** Grant **$320K** *1 new* [Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP Africa Trust Fund)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-and-environment-partnership-eep-africa-trust-fund) Lead Reported by TechCabal - **Dec 2024** Seed **$2.0M** *2 new* [Fearless Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fearless-fund) Lead [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Reported by TechCrunch and 1 other ## Founders and team From Zimi's own website: 2 on the team. - **Elmien Gresse** Fleet Manager at Herotel - **Shelly Fuller** Programme Manager at WWF ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2024 **Grant** 2025 [Fearless Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fearless-fund) L [Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP Africa Trust Fund)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-and-environment-partnership-eep-africa-trust-fund) L [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) ## Everyone who backed them [Fearless Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fearless-fund) Venture debt **1** round, led 1 [Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP Africa Trust Fund)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-and-environment-partnership-eep-africa-trust-fund) Investment firm **1** round, led 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=zimi). ## Quick answers about Zimi ### Who invested in Zimi? Zimi's investors include Fearless Fund, Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP Africa Trust Fund) and Y Combinator. Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP Africa Trust Fund) led its latest round. ### How much has Zimi raised? Zimi has raised $2.3M across 2 rounds since 2024. ### When did Zimi last raise? Zimi's most recent round was a Grant of $320K in Apr 2025, led by Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP Africa Trust Fund). ### What was Zimi's biggest round? Zimi's largest round on record is $2.0M (Seed), in Dec 2024, led by Fearless Fund. ### Who backed Zimi first? Zimi's first round on record, in Dec 2024, was backed by Fearless Fund and Y Combinator. ### What stage is Zimi at? Zimi's latest named round is a Grant, in Apr 2025. ### Where is Zimi based? Zimi is based in South Africa. ### Who led Zimi's rounds? Fearless Fund led the Seed in 2024; Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP Africa Trust Fund) led the Grant in 2025. ## Companies like Zimi In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Creslow Energy Solutions** Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/creslow-energy-solutions)[**Breaze Delivery** $1.2M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/breaze-delivery)[**Shiprazor** $2.6M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/shiprazor)[**Plentify** Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/plentify)[**maxwell+spark** $43M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/maxwell-spark)[**SolarSaver** $60M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarsaver) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app