# Cleantech investors in Africa (2026 list) > 76 cleantech investors in Africa, 82% active in the last 12 months. Led by Techstars, Google for Startups, Innovate UK. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/cleantech-investors-in-africa (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Cleantech investors in Africa Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed backing a cleantech company in Africa in the last two years, wherever the firm is based. [See all 76 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fcleantech-investors-in-africa)The top 25 **76** investors on the list No change this week **877** cheques in 12 months *-31%* against the market **$9.2M** median round they joined *+14%* against the market median **82%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **55%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 3 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **704** **$1.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 4 [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **330** **$8.7M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 5 [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **318** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [International Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) *Deploying now* Government · United States **283** **$39M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **154** **$40M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [Breakthrough Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-energy) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **150** **$28M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Acumen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acumen) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **107** **$5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Endeavor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **106** **$25M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 11 [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **105** **$50M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 12 [Chevron Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chevron-technology-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **104** **$17M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 13 [Catalyst Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalyst-fund-2) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **96** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Launch Africa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch-africa-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Mauritius **96** **$1.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 15 [Societe Generale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/societe-generale-2) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · France **94** **$129M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [LoftyInc Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/loftyinc-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Nigeria **73** **$2.3M** median round **May 2026** last seen - 17 [F6 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/f6-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Egypt **72** **$750K** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [FMO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fmo) *Deploying now* Government · Netherlands **66** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Lightrock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightrock) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **55** **$53M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 20 [54 Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/54-collective) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Africa **51** **$450K** median round **Dec 2025** last seen - 21 [Mirova](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mirova) *Deploying now* Private equity · France **43** **$24M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 22 [Moxxie Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/moxxie-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **39** **$6.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [PROPARCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/proparco) *Deploying now* Government · France **18** **$20M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 24 [E3 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e3-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Kenya **10** **$7M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 25 [Novastar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novastar-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **10** **$24M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen **51 more on this list** All 76 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fcleantech-investors-in-africa) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[Banesco Banco Múltiple](https://millionrounds.com/company/banesco-banco-multiple)** Debt · $25M *Led by* [PROPARCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/proparco) - **6** Nov **[Water Ledger Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/water-ledger-global)** Other *With* [Launch Africa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch-africa-ventures) - **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) - **3** Nov **[Agrani Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrani-labs)** $108M *With* [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) - **3** Nov **[Scatec](https://millionrounds.com/company/scatec)** Debt · $217M *With* [African Development Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/african-development-bank) - **28** Oct **[SOGUIPAL](https://millionrounds.com/company/soguipal)** Debt · $5.6M *Led by* [PROPARCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/proparco) ## Stages This Year 779 rounds - Venture **22%** - Series A **15%** - Seed **14%** - Debt **11%** - Grant **8%** - Other **30%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **181** - Energy **82** - Fintech **60** - Cleantech **56** - IT Services **43** - Agtech **42** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 322 Q1 25 346 Q2 25 313 Q3 25 341 Q4 25 321 Q1 26 199 Q2 26 199 Q3 26 47 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI investors in North America 3,859](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Europe 2,283](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-europe) - [Fintech investors in North America 1,309](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors-in-north-america) - [Big Data & Analytics investors in North America 1,094](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Asia 1,047](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-asia) - [Biotech investors in North America 1,001](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-north-america) - [Energy investors in North America 864](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors-in-north-america) - [Robotics investors in North America 848](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors-in-north-america) - [Construction investors in North America 791](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors-in-north-america) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Reading for founders in climate and energy - Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet Varun Sivaram · 2018 4.06 from 510 ratings on Goodreads Climate and energy Innovation About the book How solar could spark a clean-energy transition through transformative innovation--creative financing, revolutionary technologies, and flexible energy systems. Solar energy, once a niche application for a limited market, has become the cheapest and fastest-growing power… On AmazonListen on Audible - Race for Tomorrow: Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis Simon Mundy · 2022 4.22 from 207 ratings on Goodreads Climate and energy Innovation Company building About the book In this extraordinary journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy meets the people on the front lines of the climate crisis, showing how the struggle to respond is already reshaping the modern world – shattering communities, shaking up global business, and propelling a… On AmazonListen on Audible - The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age David S. Abraham · 2015 4.06 from 264 ratings on Goodreads Climate and energy Company building About the book Our future hinges on a set of rare metals that few of us have even heard of. In this eye-opening book, a natural resource strategist reveals the critical importance of these transformative elements to our technological lifestyle and the consequences of our reliance upon them,… On AmazonListen on Audible - Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies Geoffrey B. West · 2017 4.11 from 5,764 ratings on Goodreads Climate and energy Company building Innovation About the book The former head of the Sante Fe Institute, visionary physicist Geoffrey West is a pioneer in the field of complexity science, the science of emergent systems and networks. The term “complexity” can be misleading, however, because what makes West’s discoveries so beautiful is… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=climate). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about cleantech investors in Africa ### Who are the most active cleantech investors in Africa? By cheques observed, the most active are Techstars, Google for Startups, Innovate UK, SBI Investment and Endeavor Catalyst. ### How many cleantech investors in Africa are there? 76 are on record. 82% made an investment in the last 12 months and 55% have led a round. ### Which stages do cleantech investors in Africa back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (22%) and Seed (21%). ### How big are the rounds cleantech investors in Africa join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $17M. ### Which sectors do cleantech investors in Africa back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Energy and Fintech. ### Which cleantech investors in Africa lead the most rounds? International Finance Corporation (12 led), Breakthrough Energy (6 led) and FMO (5 led). ### Where are cleantech investors in Africa based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (12), the United Kingdom (3) and France (3). ### What have cleantech investors in Africa invested in recently? Recent rounds include Banesco Banco Múltiple (Debt, Nov 2026, with PROPARCO), Water Ledger Global (Other, Nov 2026, with Launch Africa) and Lazarus AI (Nov 2026, with Techstars). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)