# E3 Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> E3 Capital is a vc firm based in Kenya. 10 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Feb 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/e3-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# E3 Capital

Last cheque observed Feb 2026; 10 cheques on record.

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Seed Series A Series B Wind Smart Grids Renewable

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**33%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **270** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.0M** Rounds led **4 of 10** Mostly in **South Africa, 40%**

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## E3 Capital highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Pre-seed and Seed: 50% of its rounds
- 03 Led 4 rounds

## What they do

> We specifically invest in climate-smart services, digital connectivity and applications, and solutions that make operations and consumer spending more efficient From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Wind Smart Grids Renewable
- **Based in:** Nairobi, Kenya
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Feb** **[GoCab](https://millionrounds.com/company/gocab)** Growth · GB · Janngo Capital **$45M** *Led*
- **2025** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[Plentify](https://millionrounds.com/company/plentify)** Series A · ZA · Disrupt Africa **Undisclosed** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Open Access Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-access-energy)** Seed · ZA · Disrupt Africa **$1.8M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Cutstruct](https://millionrounds.com/company/cutstruct)** Seed · NG · Disrupt Africa **$1.5M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Kofa](https://millionrounds.com/company/kofa)** Pre-seed · GH · Disrupt Africa **$8.1M** *Led*
- **Jan** **[Insight Terra](https://millionrounds.com/company/insight-terra)** Series A · ZA · Disrupt Africa **$5.7M** *Led*
- **2024** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Wattnow](https://millionrounds.com/company/wattnow)** TN · Firms' own news pages **Undisclosed** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[Plentify](https://millionrounds.com/company/plentify)** ZA · Fireball Capital **Undisclosed** *Led*
- **May** **[YoLa Fresh](https://millionrounds.com/company/yola-fresh)** Pre-seed · MA · Firms' own news pages **$7.0M** With 5 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Sept** **[d.light](https://millionrounds.com/company/d-light)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$23M** With 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **10** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**6** of 27 we have independently watched raise

[their](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-access-energy)[their](https://millionrounds.com/company/insight-terra)[their](https://millionrounds.com/company/cutstruct)[their](https://millionrounds.com/company/badili)[their](https://millionrounds.com/company/plentify)[their](https://millionrounds.com/company/d-light) SFDR's their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$7.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 4 of 10 rounds **40%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Pre-seed *2*
- Seed said *2*
- Series A said *2*
- Growth said *1*
- Series D *1*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Fireball Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fireball-capital) 3
- [Janngo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janngo-capital) 2
- [Satgana](https://millionrounds.com/fund/satgana) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as E3 Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Fireball Capital** Fund of funds **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fireball-capital)[**Janngo Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janngo-capital)[**Satgana** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/satgana)

## Recently backed

The latest companies E3 Capital put money into.

[**GoCab** $45M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gocab)[**Plentify** Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/plentify)[**Open Access Energy** $1.8M · Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-access-energy)[**Cutstruct** $1.5M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/cutstruct)[**Kofa** $8.1M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/kofa)[**Insight Terra** $5.7M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/insight-terra)

## Quick answers about E3 Capital

### What does E3 Capital invest in?

E3 Capital invests most often at Pre-seed and Seed (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Wind, Smart Grids and Renewable.

### How active is E3 Capital?

10 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Feb 2026.

### What has E3 Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: GoCab (Growth, Feb 2026), Plentify (Series A, Nov 2025) and Open Access Energy (Seed, Jun 2025).

### How big are E3 Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.0M.

### Does E3 Capital lead rounds?

Yes: it led 4 of its 10 investments on record (40%).

### Where does E3 Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in South Africa (40%), the United Kingdom (10%) and Nigeria (10%).

### Is E3 Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does E3 Capital invest alongside?

Most often Fireball Capital (3 rounds together), Janngo Capital (2 rounds together) and Satgana (2 rounds together).

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