70 indexable Energy companies headquartered in Kenya, ranked by total equity funding and recent funding momentum. Combined disclosed equity funding of $836.6M across 14 funded companies.
| # | Company | Funding | Valuation | Stage | Latest round | Employees | Founded | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sun King
Provider of designing, distributor, installing, and financing services for solar home energy products |
$337M | — | Series D | Series D Dec 2025 | 282 | 2007 | ↑ Active |
| 2 |
PowerGen Renewable Energy
Micro-girds in off-grid areas |
$4.5M | — | Series C | Series C Dec 2025 | 137 | 2011 | ↑ Active |
| 3 |
M Kopa
Provider of affordable solar power for households |
$240.7M | — | Series D | Conventional Debt Jun 2024 | 2,000 | 2011 | — |
| 4 |
d light
Provider of affordable solar energy solutions and financing. This company offers solar home systems, inverters, and appliances designed for off-grid communities. It also provides accessible financing options, such as PayGo, to expand access to clean energy. The company focuses on last-mile delivery to reach underserved areas and employs innovative product designs. Its offerings aim to improve lives by fostering education, health, and economic opportunity. |
$118M | — | Series E | Conventional Debt Feb 2024 | 5 | 2004 | — |
| 5 |
Serengeti Energy
Developer of renewable energy projects |
$82M | — | Series C | Jun 2022 | — | 2013 | — |
| 6 |
Solarise Africa
Provider of solar financing and leasing solutions |
$10M | — | Series B | Grant (prize money) Dec 2022 | 27 | 2017 | — |
| 7 |
Premier Solar Group
Developer of solar energy projects |
$10M | — | Late Stage | Nov 2022 | — | 2015 | — |
| 8 |
Solar Panda
Manufacturer of solar powered products |
$8M | — | Series A | Jul 2022 | 295 | 2017 | — |
| 9 |
responsAbility Renewable Energy Holding
Renewable energy development company |
$19M | — | Series A | Aug 2017 | — | 2013 | — |
| 10 |
Raino
Provider of cold chain solutions for agriculture and fisheries sectors |
$450K | — | Seed | Seed Feb 2024 | — | 2014 | — |
| 11 |
Pawame
Microfinancing solutions for providing access to power through solar energy |
$2.8M | — | Acquired | Seed Jun 2021 | 76 | 2016 | — |
| 12 |
Akiira Geothermal
Geothermal Energy based power plant developers |
$4.2M | — | Deadpooled | Apr 2016 | — | 2014 | — |
| 13 |
Kings Biofuels
Producer of biomass briquettes |
$49K | — | Seed | Jun 2018 | — | 2014 | — |
| 14 |
EFK
Processes and supplies croton nut products |
$50K | — | Early Stage | — | 15 | 2012 | — |
| 15 |
Equator Energy
Developer of solar and wind energy projects |
— | — | Seed | Seed Feb 2024 | 43 | 2016 | — |
| 16 |
Dalbit Petroleum
Distribution and storage of petroleum products |
— | — | Funding Raised | Sep 2023 | 210 | 2002 | — |
| 17 |
Brighter Life Kenya
Developer of renewable energy projects |
— | — | Funding Raised | Jun 2022 | — | 2013 | — |
| 18 |
Kenya Power
Provider of electricity transmission and distribution services |
— | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Nov 2021 | 10,177 | 1954 | — |
| 19 |
Lexo Energy
Distributor of fuels, lubricants, and petro-chemicals |
— | — | Funding Raised | Conventional Debt May 2021 | — | 2017 | — |
| 20 |
LeafyLife
Producer of bio-fuels |
— | — | Funding Raised | Nov 2019 | — | 2016 | — |
| 21 |
HassPetroleum
Petroleum products marketing company |
— | — | Late Stage | PE Jul 2018 | 1,200 | 1997 | — |
| 22 |
One Degree Solar
Offers solar products for rural populations |
— | — | Funding Raised | Apr 2016 | 17 | 2011 | — |
| 23 |
Olsuswa Energy
Geothermal power production company |
— | — | Funding Raised | Apr 2015 | — | 2009 | — |
| 24 |
Strauss Energy
BIPV product developer in the form of solar-powered roofing tile |
— | — | Series A | Jan 2015 | — | 2007 | — |
| 25 |
Kipeto Energy
Power producer in the wind energy sector |
— | — | Acquired | PE Jun 2014 | 41 | 2009 | — |
| 26 | Acacia Innovations | — | — | Private | — | 13 | 2016 | — |
| 27 | Africa Power Platform | — | — | Private | — | 3 | 2016 | — |
| 28 |
Afrigen Energy
Renewable energy focused IPP |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2008 | — |
| 29 |
AMDA
Renewable energy supplier |
— | — | Funding Raised | — | — | 2017 | — |
| 30 |
Bahari Resources
Oil and gas exploration and production company |
— | — | Acquired | — | — | 2012 | — |
| 31 |
bboxx kenya
BBOXX Kenya designs,manufactures,distributes and finances innovative solar systems to improve energy access. |
— | — | Private | — | 350 | 2010 | — |
| 32 |
Bioafriq Energy
Producer of biomass pellets |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2017 | — |
| 33 |
boc kenya
Boc Kenya supplies industrial, medical, and special gases. |
— | — | Public | — | 68 | 1940 | — |
| 34 |
Car & General
Manufacturer and supplier of automotive components |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 1,080 | 1936 | — |
| 35 | Carbacid Investments Company | — | — | Public | — | 76 | 1975 | — |
| 36 |
civicon
Civicon is an engineering and construction company focused on oil and gas, power, industrial installations, transport and mining. |
— | — | Acquired | — | 295 | 1975 | — |
| 37 |
deevabits green energy
Deevabits Green Energy is a social enterprise company that distributes and finances green energy technologies to the rural communities. |
— | — | Private | — | 23 | 2016 | — |
| 38 |
e-LPG
Gas marketing and infrastructure development company that provides liquefied petroleum gas services, solutions, and products, with a focus on energy distribution, storage, and handling |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2023 | — |
| 39 |
eveready east africa
Eveready East Africa is a manufacturer and marketer of battery brands |
— | — | Public | — | 38 | 1967 | — |
| 40 |
getgas
Getgas provides LPG sales and purchases services in Kenya. |
— | — | Private | — | 3 | 2016 | — |
| 41 |
Gulf Energy
Distributor and retailer of oil and oil based products |
— | — | Acquired | — | — | 2005 | — |
| 42 |
Helios
Developer of small and medium scale hydro, solar and wind power plants |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2010 | — |
| 43 |
KenolKobil
Petroleum products and oil marketing company |
— | — | Acquired | — | 338 | 1959 | — |
| 44 | Kenya Petroleum Refineries | — | — | Acquired | — | 118 | 1960 | — |
| 45 |
KOKO Fuel
Brand offering cookware and cutlery |
— | — | Funding Raised | — | — | 2018 | — |
| 46 |
Lean Energy Solutions
Provider of energy solutions and services, specializing in solar water heating, briquettes, energy audits, and pellets |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 200 | 2006 | — |
| 47 |
Lion Petroleum
Explorer of oil and gas. The company is engaged in exploration, extraction and production of oil and natural gas in Africa with a particular focus in Kenya. |
— | — | Acquired | — | 11 | 2007 | — |
| 48 | Maschine Tecnique Solution | — | — | Private | — | 7 | 2018 | — |
| 49 |
ministry of east african community, the asals & regional development
Kenya Electricity Generating Company is an electric power generation company in East Africa. |
— | — | Public | — | 2,476 | 1954 | — |
| 50 |
mwezi solar
Mwezi solar is a provider of solar solutions in Africa. |
— | — | Acquired | — | 26 | 2013 | — |
Provider of designing, distributor, installing, and financing services for solar home energy products
PowerGen Renewable Energy (founded as WindGen Power East Africa) installs commercial scale solar, energy storage, and hybrid systems across East Africa including micro-grids in off-grid communities. The company offering includes solar/wind power systems, solar water pumping, solar water heating, LED lighting, battery-generator hybridization, inverter backup, and micro-grids. As of June 2016, the company has installe
Provider of affordable solar power for households
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Operator of run-of-river hydropower projects in Southern Africa. The company focuses on the development, construction and operation of green-field and refurbished independent power plants (IPPs).
Solarise Africa provides solar financing and leasing solutions to the commercial and industrial sector. Offers smart financing solutions, leasing, power purchase agreements and others for rooftop and ground-mounted solar PV systems from 100kW to 3MW.
Developer of solar energy projects
Manufacturer of solar devices focused on providing low-cost, clean, sustainable, and reliable means of energy through solar power. The company offers home solar kits, solar TVs, lamps, mobile phone charging, a radio, a flashlight, and a portable lantern, enabling customers to purchase low-cost solar gadgets on credit.
Renewable energy development company
Provider of cold chain solutions for agriculture and fisheries sectors. The company offers refrigeration and logistics services designed to reduce post-harvest losses and improve market access. It utilizes a technology platform to connect supply and demand, supporting small-scale producers. The company provides cooling boxes and transport, aiming to enhance supply chain efficiency.
Microfinancing solutions for providing access to power through solar energy
Operator of a geothermal exploration and power plant project that utilizes the geothermal resources in the Kenyan part of the Rift Valley. The company produces electrical power through its greenfield geothermal power projects.
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AHL Venture Partners
African Development Bank Group
Rankings are computed by Radar (Fliar BI) from the Radar company master and are updated periodically. Funding and momentum scores use disclosed equity-funding data only. Figures may lag private rounds. Last updated 2026-06-23.
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