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E3 Capital
Venture capital · Nairobi, Kenya · Middle East and Africa
E3 Capital is an investor in early-stage companies building digitised, decentralised and decarbonised business models, with a focus on Africa's low-carbon economy. It deploys equity capital into tech-enabled companies and typically invests alongside co-investors, often leading rounds.
Invests inEducationAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsclimate techafricalow-carbontech-enabledemerging marketssustainability
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Or find every investor that fitsE3 Capital lists 25 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 67% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Education (33%), AI & Machine Learning (17%) and E-commerce & Marketplaces (10%). It invests most often alongside Aster, British International Investment and KawiSafi Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name E3 Capital, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not E3 Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 3 companies; its own site lists 25. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 67% |
| Series A | 33% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 2 | 0 |
| '26 | 1 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 60th | 25 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 80th | 67% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 81th | 12% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 62th | 33% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 97th | 12 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 33% | 7% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 17% | 18% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 10% | 6% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 10% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 8% | 15% |
| Fintech | 6% | 12% |
| Consumer | 4% | 3% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 4% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Aster | 11 |
| British International Investment | 10 |
| KawiSafi Ventures | 3 |
| Equator | 2 |
| Factor E Ventures | 2 |
| Fireball Capital | 2 |
| simple.Capital | 2 |
| 216 Capital | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers2496%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company14%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare E3 Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with E3 Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 1 Nov 2025 | Series A | |
| 26 May 2025 | Seed |
Round details for E3 Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in E3 Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
25 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgrilogiQ equips growers and tunnel builders with comprehensive poly-greenhouse automation software and hardware components. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells refurbished smartphones in Kenya. | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Candi Solar provides solar solutions for businesses, including financing, construction, and performance management | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Cavex uses digital finance and innovative technologies to drive environmental and socioeconomic benefits for the people and communities most in need. | FintechClimate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| Cutstruct simplifies construction procurement by managing material needs and providing access to construction materials. | Real Estate & Construction | May 2025Seed | Page + round | |
| D Light offers a suite of solar energy and ultra-efficient products to provide clean energy access | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Glint provides a solar power subscription platform for solar providers and their customers. | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| GoCab provides a platform for drivers to work towards owning their own vehicle through a simple 3-step process of applying, getting approved, and making daily payments. | Robotics & HardwareFintech | Feb 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Insight Terra builds and runs the Insight Platform, a real-time data platform for mining and oil and gas operations. | Industrial & ManufacturingE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| InspiraFarms designs, develops, installs, services, and finances precooling and cold chain technology for fresh produce and animal protein supply chains | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Kofa develops and produces reliable and sustainable energy solutions to power everything from daily appliances to cutting-edge electric vehicles. | EducationE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Manocap Energy designs, builds, finances, and operates clean energy infrastructure for African businesses. | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Mawingu Networks provides internet services to individuals and businesses in Kenya | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Nuru builds, finances and operates solar-hybrid metrogrids that give homes, businesses and institutions across the DRC reliable power, day and night. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company helps buyers and sellers of energy get deals done and manages the transactions, invoicing, and delivery of the energy | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Plentify helps households and businesses manage and optimize their energy usage | EducationE-commerce & Marketplaces | Nov 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| Solarise Africa delivers smart, scalable, and sustainable energy solutions across the continent | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| SolarX invests in and accompanies clients in their energy transition, specializing in renewable energies, energy efficiency, and energy digitalization. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Sunculture provides off-grid solar technology to give customers reliable access to water, irrigation, lighting, and mobile charging | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Sun King installs and finances solar power for people who live off the reliable grid | EducationConsumer | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- e3-cap.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 26 May 2025
- Companies checked
- 25
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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