Investor

SunFunder

Kenya

Since 2012 SunFunder has provided $77m debt financing to 46 solar borrowers in Africa and Asia directly improving energy access for over 5m people and mitigating more than 450k tons of CO2 emissions annually. SunFunder raises capital through private debt offerings and reached first close on its new $85m Solar Energy Transformation (SET) Fund in February 2019. The company exists to solve the financing bottleneck for off grid and weak grid solar providing working capital loans receivables financing and project financing to manufacturers distributors developers installers and retailers that provide solar energy in countries such as Tanzania Kenya Uganda Rwanda and Ghana.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Africa

Impact: Access to Energy