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Equator

Seed and Series A for African climate technology

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Works in Africa

A venture firm investing in seed and Series A climate technology companies across energy, agriculture and mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Facts about Equator

Category
Investors & VCs
Availability
Works in Africa
Countries
🇰🇪Kenya🇳🇬Nigeria🇿🇦South AfricaPan-African
Pricing
Free tier
Typical setup time
1+ week
Best for
Early-stage, SMB
Last verified
Sep 21, 2026

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You are a seed or Series A climate company in energy, agriculture or mobility with demonstrable traction.

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Your company has no low-carbon or climate angle, or you are raising below about US$500,000. This is a thematic fund writing institutional-sized seed cheques, not a first-money-in angel.

Status (21 Sep 2026): deploying a US$55 million debut fund that reached final close in March 2025 with Proparco and IFC among its backers. Seed cheques of about US$750,000 to US$1 million and Series A up to US$2 million, with a stated range of US$500,000 to US$5 million across the fund. Plans 15 to 18 companies. The remit is climate specifically: low-carbon energy, agriculture and mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa. Support extends to unit economics and governance, not just capital.

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