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KawiSafi Ventures
Venture capital · Nairobi, Kenya · Middle East and Africa
KawiSafi Ventures is an impact investment fund that invests in companies building decarbonized, distributed energy infrastructure in Africa. It was created and developed by Acumen and aims to expand renewable off-grid energy access for underserved, low-income populations.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsoff-grid energyrenewable energyenergy accessclimateimpact investingafrica
Your fit with KawiSafi Ventures
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Or find every investor that fitsKawiSafi Ventures lists 11 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (27%), Fintech (14%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (14%). It invests most often alongside British International Investment, E3 Capital and Aster.
Counts come from funding rounds that name KawiSafi Ventures, 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 KawiSafi Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 2 companies; its own site lists 11. 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 | 50% |
| Series A | 50% |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| '26 | 1 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 27th | 11 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 73th | 50% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 75th | 9% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 43th | 27% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
Show as a table
| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 27% | 18% |
| Fintech | 14% | 12% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 14% | 7% |
| Education | 14% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 9% | 6% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 5% | 1% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 5% | 15% |
| Space & Defense | 5% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| British International Investment | 4 |
| E3 Capital | 3 |
| Aster | 2 |
| Factor E Ventures | 2 |
| Access Ventures | 1 |
| Acumen | 1 |
| BNP Paribas Développement | 1 |
| Capital Innovators | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers11100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- 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 togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with British International Investment
Compare KawiSafi Ventures 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 KawiSafi Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2026 | Seed | |
| 27 Aug 2025 | Series A Led |
Round details for KawiSafi Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in KawiSafi Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
11 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angaza provides sales and customer management software for product distribution businesses. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| BioLite designs and manufactures outdoor and off-grid charging, cooking, and lighting products. | ConsumerIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| D Light offers a suite of solar energy and ultra-efficient products to provide clean energy access | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | 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 | Funding round | |
| 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 | ||
| Koolboks sells solar-powered freezers | E-commerce & MarketplacesIndustrial & Manufacturing | Aug 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| Lendable provides debt to fintechs in emerging and frontier markets | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| OPES Solutions designs and produces solar modules based on customer-specific requirements in all technical and commercial aspects. | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Redavia Solar provides solar farms to businesses in sub-Saharan Africa. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Shyft Power Solutions Inc. provides energy management and monitoring solutions to various sectors. | EducationReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| The company works with farmers to improve life on Earth | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- kawisafi.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 27 Aug 2025
- Companies checked
- 11
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