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| 13.11.2025 | Sawa Energy, a Ugandan renewable energy provider, has secured a US $2.9 million equity investment | Ugandan renewable-energy provider Sawa Energy has secured a US$2.9 million (EUR 2.5 million) equity investment from ElectriFI the European Union-funded energy finance initiative, as it ramps up deployment of solar-plus-battery systems for c... |
| 14.08.2025 | Tanzania launches Core Banking System to Modernize Finance | In a bold stride toward financial modernization and sovereignty, the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has officially launched its Integrated Core Banking System (iCBS), a landmark move set to transform the country’s banking operations and regulatory ... |
| 14.04.2025 | Sustainable Innovation in Africa: How Tech is Addressing the Continent’s Energy Crisis | Africa stands at a critical crossroads: while the continent is rich in renewable energy potential, millions still live without reliable electricity. According to the International Energy Agency, about 600 million people in Africa lack acces... |
| 15.10.2024 | M-KOPA's New Chapter: A Visionary at the Helm | M-KOPA is on the rise. The Kenyan startup, known for its innovative financing solutions for smartphones and solar systems, has appointed Rajeev Suri as its new board chairman. This move signals a bold step into a new era. Suri, the former C... |
| 14.10.2024 | M-KOPA appoints former Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri as new board chairman | M-KOPA Holding, a Kenyan startup that offers financing for smartphones and solar systems, has appointed former Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri as its new board chair. He resumes on December 1, 2024, and will replace Elizabeth Littlefield.
“We are thr... |
| 30.08.2024 | Workpay, a Kenyan cloud-based HR platform, has raised $5 million in Series A funding | Workpay, an Africa-focused cloud-based HR, payroll, and benefits platform, has secured $5 million in a Series A round, with Norrsken22 as the lead investor.
Visa, Y Combinator, Saviu Ventures, Axian, Plug n Play, Verod-Kepple Africa Venture... |
| 29.08.2024 | Proparco Invests in Rubyx to Support African Microfinance Institutions and Startups | Share this:
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| 18.07.2024 | d.light closes US$176 million new financing for off-grid offerings in Africa | - |
| 17.07.2024 | d.light Closes New $176M Securitization Facility for Affordable Off-Grid Solar in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda | Share this:
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| 16.08.2023 | Kenya-based d.light secures securitization facility of USD 30 million | Nairobi, Kenya-based, the global provider of transformational household products and affordable finance for low-income households, d.light received USD 30 million securitization facility. The company announced the fundraise on August 14, 20... |
| 14.08.2023 | d.light Closes USD$125M Funding Through Securitization Facility | Nick Imudia
d.light, a Nairobi, Kenya-based global provider of household products and finance for low-income households, secured a $30m securitization facility from the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank Group (TDB Grou... |
| 30.05.2020 | Job moves: Helena Kimball promoted to CEO at Cthulhu-backed solar startup; plus Strata, sPower, KCE, Borrego, Sunpro | Helena Kimball was promoted to CEO at VC-funded solar-rack-and-foundation startup Ojjo after serving seven months as chief business development officer. Kimball was at 8minute Solar Energy before Ojjo, and succeeds co-founder Jack West — wh... |
| 19.12.2018 | Endeavor selects eight African entrepreneurs to join organisation | Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports high-impact entrepreneurs around the world, has selected eight African entrepreneurs to join the prestiguous organisation.
The selection was made at Endeavor’s 84th International Selection P... |
| 19.12.2018 | Endeavor selects eight African entrepreneurs to join organisation | Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports high-impact entrepreneurs around the world, has selected eight African entrepreneurs to join the prestiguous organisation.
The selection was made at Endeavor’s 84th International Selection ... |
| 18.12.2018 | India: Inspired Evolution-led group invests $41m in solar products maker d.light | Premium
d.light Design Inc., a San Francisco-based solar lighting and power products company with operations in India, has raised $41 million in equity financing from a consortium led by Inspired Evolution, an Africa-focused investment advi... |
| 17.12.2018 | Solar products maker d.light raises $41 mn from African investment firm, others | d.light Design Inc., a San Francisco-based solar lighting and power products maker with operations in India, has raised $41 million (about Rs 294 crore) in equity funding from a consortium led by Inspired Evolution, an Africa-focused invest... |
| 07.06.2018 | Solar Electricity Startup NovoMoto Wins WI Business Plan Contest | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
NovoMoto, a clean energy startup that sells packages of solar panels, lamps, batteries, and other equipment to rural households in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was cr... |
| 13.04.2018 | d.light Raises $50M in Debt Financing | d.light, a global for-profit social enterprise, raised $50m in debt funding.
Backers included the European Investment Bank, responsAbility Investments, Social Investment Managers & Advisors (SIMA), SunFunder and another mission aligned ... |
| 18.01.2017 | Cleantech firm D.Light raises $10.5 mn from Norfund, others | D.Light Design Inc., a San Francisco-based solar lighting and power products maker that also operates in India, has raised $10.5 million (Rs 71.4 crore) in a funding round led by Norwegian state-owned investment fund Norfund.
The company se... |
| 18.01.2017 | Solar lamps firm d.light raises $10.5 million from Norfund, Shell Foundation | d.light’s latest fund-raising comes on the heels of two previous rounds in November and September last year, when it raised $7.5 million and $22.5 million, respectively. Photo: Mint Solar lamps firm d.light raises $10.5 million from Norfund... |
| 17.01.2017 | d.light raises $10.5m from Norfund, Shell Foundation | Premium
US-based d.light, which sells solar-powered lamps in villages with unreliable or no electricity connections, has raised $10.5 million, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
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| 17.01.2017 | Top African technology news for January 17, 2017 | 10. Genii Games has released an update to its Igbo 101 learning app for kids
The update features an adventure quest to encourage kids to learn by letting them play to acquire a piece of land defined as ‘Ala’. Users have to play through a do... |
| 17.01.2017 | d.light raises US$10.5-million in funding | Solar energy enterprise, d.light has raised a combined US$10.5-million in funding from Norfund (US$5-million in equity) and Beyond the Grid and the Shell foundation (US$5.5-million in grant funding).
“Norfund invests in profitable and susta... |
| 17.01.2017 | d.light raises US$10.5-million in funding | Solar energy enterprise, d.light has raised a combined US$10.5-million in funding from Norfund (US$5-million in equity) and Beyond the Grid and the Shell foundation (US$5.5-million in grant funding).
“Norfund invests in profitable and sust... |
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| 16.01.2017 | D.light raises another $10.5 million to grow its solar-powered products for off-grid communities | D.light, a for-profit social enterprise that makes solar-powered products for “off-grid” communities, has raised another $10.5 million in funding, taking its total financing to more than $40 million over the past quarter.
Founded in 2007, S... |
| 16.01.2017 | d.light raises US$10.5 million for off-grid solar | - |
| 16.01.2017 | $10.5 Million More for d.light Brings Its Total Off-Grid Solar Funding to Over $40 Million in Four Months | d.light’s work to empower lives through clean, safe and affordable off-grid solar solutions has garnered another $10.5 million in funding. Coming off recent $22.5 million Series D and $7.5 million debt funding rounds, the new investment wil... |
| 16.01.2017 | D.light raises another $10.5 million to grow its solar-powered products for off-grid communities | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
D.light, a for-profit social enterprise that makes solar-powered products for “off-grid” communities, has raised another $10.5 million ... |
| 16.01.2017 | d.light Raises $10.5m in Additional Funding | d.light, a San Francisco, CA Nairobi, Kenya, and New Delhi, India-based provider off-grid solar solutions, raised $10.5m in additional funding.
The company raised $5m in equity from new investor Norfund, as well as $5.5m in grant funding fr... |
| 18.11.2016 | 1 Nigerian Solar startup and 7 others from Africa get $4 million investment from USAID | Share this article:
An investment of $4 million in eight solar startups that are revolutionizing household solar power across Africa has been announced by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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| 08.11.2016 | Solar startup d.light secures $22.5m in funding | Solar power manufacturer d.light has secured US$22.5-million in funding to help grow its PayGo business globally.
d.light has raised US$15-million in Series D equity from multiple companies such as KawiSafi Ventures Fund, Energy Access Ven... |
| 08.11.2016 | Solar startup d.light secures $22.5m in funding | Solar power manufacturer d.light has secured US$22.5-million in funding to help grow its PayGo business globally.
d.light has raised US$15-million in Series D equity from multiple companies such as KawiSafi Ventures Fund, Energy Access Vent... |
| 31.10.2016 | d.light Raises $7.5M in Debt Financing | d.light, a San Francisco, CA, Nairobi, Kenya, and New Delhi, India-based developer of connected products for off-grid households and small businesses, secured $7.5m in debt financing.
The funding came from impact investment manager Developi... |
| 31.10.2016 | Solar lighting company D.light raises $7.5 million and reveals plans for a solar-powered TV | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
D.light, a for-profit social enterprise that manufactures and distributes solar-powered products aimed at “off-grid” communities, has r... |
| 31.10.2016 | Solar lighting company D.light raises $7.5 million and reveals plans for a solar-powered TV | D.light, a for-profit social enterprise that manufactures and distributes solar-powered products aimed at “off-grid” communities, has raised $7.5 million in a debt financing round from investment management company Developing World Markets.... |
| 31.10.2016 | d.light Secures $7.5 Million from Developing World Markets, Raising Total of $30 Million This Year For Off-Grid Solar | Coming off a recent $22.5 million Series D funding round, d.light‘s momentum continues as it secured $7.5 million in debt financing to expand its existing solar lantern and home system solutions, and to bring new products to market, includi... |
| 22.09.2016 | d.light raises over US$22.5 million to expand PayGo business into new off-grid solar markets | - |
| 22.09.2016 | Kenyan Solar Company, d.light, Has Raised $22.5million In Funding | 10-year old off-grid solar startup, d.light, has secured over $22million in funding to grow its PayGo business.
d.light had earlier announced in June that it was making its Pay As You Go solar financing platform available for licensing to p... |
| 22.09.2016 | D.light, that sells solar-powered lamps in Indian villages, raises $22.5m Series D | Premium
D.light, which sells solar-powered lamps in villages with unreliable or no electricity connections, has raised $22.5 million in a Series D round of funding, co-founder and chief executive officer Ned Tozun said on Wednesday.
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| 22.09.2016 | Nexus-backed solar lighting products firm d.light raises $22.5 mn | San Francisco-headquartered solar lighting & power products maker d.light has raised $15 million (Rs 100 crore) in Series D round of equity funding from KawiSafi Ventures Fund, Energy Access Ventures, Omidyar Network and NewQuest Capita... |
| 21.09.2016 | d.light Raises Over $22M in Funding | d.light, a provider of solar energy solutions for households and small businesses around the world, secured $22.5m in financing.
The company raised $15m in Series D equity from KawiSafi Ventures Fund, Energy Access Ventures, Omidyar Network... |
| 21.09.2016 | Solar solutions provider d.light raises $22.5 million | D.light has raised $15 million in equity from KawiSafi Ventures Fund, Energy Access Ventures, NewQuest Capital Partners and Omidyar Network. Photo: Mint
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| 21.09.2016 | Looking to leapfrog the power grid, d.light raises $22 million for solar in emerging markets | The development of mobile payment platforms, increasing options for providing debt, and cheaper and better off-grid solar power systems are presenting countries around the world with a chance to leapfrog the archaic electricity infrastructu... |
| 21.09.2016 | D.light raises $22.5 million to push its solar-powered products into more off-grid communities | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
D.light, a for-profit social enterprise that sells solar-powered products, has raised $22.5 million in funding to push its wares into m... |
| 21.09.2016 | D.light raises $22.5 million to push its solar-powered products into more off-grid communities | D.light, a for-profit social enterprise that sells solar-powered products, has raised $22.5 million in funding to push its wares into more off-grid communities around the world.
Founded in 2006, D.light manufactures and distributes a range ... |
| 06.03.2014 | d.light secures $11M in Series C round from existing investors DFJ, Omidyar & others | San Francisco-headquartered solar lighting & power products maker d.light has raised $11 million (Rs 68 crore) in a Series C round of funding, the company said in a release.
The new round of funding saw participation from all its invest... |
| 25.02.2014 | D.light raises $11M from DFJ, Omidyar Network, and more | D.light, a designer and manufacturer of solar-powered lights, has raised a $11 million Series C round led by DFJ, Omidyar Network and Nexus India Capital. Targeting developing markets and areas without access to reliable electricity, D.ligh... |
| 24.06.2010 | D.light Design Raises $5.5M In Omidyar-Led Round | D.light Design, which offers affordable solar energy and lighting solutions, has raised a series-B round of $5.5 million, led by new investor Omidyar Network. This round of funding also saw participation from existing investors Acumen Fund,... |
| 24.06.2010 | eBay founder Omidyar leads $5.5M for D.light’s solar lanterns | D.light Design, the startup making solar-powered LED lanterns to improve lighting in the developing world, landed $5.5 million earlier this week. But it’s made news again, revealing the identity of its lead investor: the Omidyar Network, th... |
| 06.11.2008 | D.light Raises $5.5 Mn In Series A Round | New Delhi-based D.light Design, which provides affordable lighting and power solutions, has raised $5.5 million in Series A financing. The round is led by Nexus India Capital, along with Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Garage Technology Ventures, ... |
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