# Top 11 Cleantech Startups in Kenya by Funding (2026)

> The 11 best-funded cleantech startups in Kenya, ranked by total funding raised: $881M combined. With founding year, headquarters and each company's rounds.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/top-lists/cleantech-startups-kenya (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

- 1 [**Spiro**](https://millionrounds.com/company/spiro) *Founded* - Kenya **$508M** last round Sept 2026
- 2 [**Sun King**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sun-king) *Founded* - Kenya **$196M** last round Dec 2025
- 3 [**BURN** BURN Manufacturing Co.](https://millionrounds.com/company/burn) BURN Manufacturing Co. *Founded* 2011 Ruiru, Kiambu, Kenya **$80M** last round Jun 2025
- 4 [**BasiGo** BasiGo is a Kenyan electric bus company founded in 2021, headquartered in Nairobi.](https://millionrounds.com/company/basigo) BasiGo is a Kenyan electric bus company founded in 2021, headquartered in Nairobi. *Founded* 2021 Nairobi, Kenya **$42M** last round Aug 2026
- 5 [**Sanergy** Sanergy generates fertilizer and other by-products through providing safe, affordable sanitation in the slums.](https://millionrounds.com/company/sanergy) Sanergy generates fertilizer and other by-products through providing safe, affordable sanitation in the slums. *Founded* 2010 Nairobi, Kenya **$19M** last round Jun 2022
- 6 [**SunCulture** SunCulture is a Kenyan agritech and climate-tech company founded in 2012, headquartered in Nairobi.](https://millionrounds.com/company/sunculture) SunCulture is a Kenyan agritech and climate-tech company founded in 2012, headquartered in Nairobi. *Founded* 2012 Nairobi, Kenya **$15M** last round Sept 2025
- 7 [**Angaza Deisgn**](https://millionrounds.com/company/angaza-deisgn) *Founded* - Kenya **$11M** last round Oct 2017
- 8 [**Hydrobox**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydrobox) *Founded* - Kenya **$9.0M** last round Nov 2024
- 9 [**Solarise Africa** Solarise Africa is a pan-African Energy-as-a-Service company that provides smart and sustainable decentralized energy solutions to commercial and industrial businesses.](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarise-africa) Solarise Africa is a pan-African Energy-as-a-Service company that provides smart and sustainable decentralized energy solutions to commercial and industrial businesses. *Founded* 2017 Sandton, Kenya **$1.1M** last round Oct 2026
- 10 [**Ariya Finergy** Ariya Finergy offers engineering, construction, procurement, operations management, and financing services for the clean energy industry.](https://millionrounds.com/company/ariya-finergy) Ariya Finergy offers engineering, construction, procurement, operations management, and financing services for the clean energy industry. *Founded* 2016 Nairobi, Kenya **$582K** last round Aug 2025
- 11 [**Synnefa** Hardware and Software company providing Smart Greenhouses with FarmShieldTM IoT sensors connected to a record keeping software FarmCloudTM](https://millionrounds.com/company/synnefa) Hardware and Software company providing Smart Greenhouses with FarmShieldTM IoT sensors connected to a record keeping software FarmCloudTM *Founded* 2014 Kenya **$300K** last round Nov 2025

**Total funding** how the list is ranked

**15 November 2026** updated nightly

**Rounds we track** source: Millionrounds

Companies whose funding rounds we classed in this sector, ranked by the total they have raised in rounds we hold. Nobody pays to be on a list.

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