E3 Capital is a Nairobi-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage African companies enabling a digitised, decentralised, and decarbonised future. It manages the Energy Access Ventures Fund and the E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund I, targeting climate-smart services, digital connectivity, and low-carbon productivity solutions.
47% of their portfolio is in Climate & Energy. Their most common stage is seed (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $12.0M (across 12 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
11
Fund Size
$100M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
15 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Insight Terra | Series A | $5.7M | Jan 2025 |
 Cutstruct | Seed | — | Jan 2025 |
| OOpen Access Energy | Seed | $750K | Jan 2025 |
 Yola Fresh | Seed | $7M | May 2024 |
| Yola Fresh | Series A | $7M | May 2024 |
| HHohm Energy | Seed | $8M | Feb 2024 |
 Badili Africa | Seed | $1M | Jan 2024 |
 Nuru | Series B | $40M | Jan 2023 |
| Nuru | Series A | — | Jan 2018 |
 Plentify | Series A | $15M | — |
| KKofa | Series A | $8.1M | — |
| CCavex | Unknown | $6M | — |
 GoCab | Seed | $45M | — |
| Nuru | Growth | — | — |
| Nuru | Debt | $500K | — |
Top Co-Investors
British International Investment4 shared
Proparco4 shared
Techstars1 shared
Zedcrest Capital1 shared
CRE Venture Capital1 shared
Satgana1 shared
Third Sphere1 shared
The Schmidt Family Foundation1 shared
Algebra Ventures1 shared
Unpopular Ventures1 shared
FMO1 shared
Factor[e]1 shared
Sunu Capital1 shared
Breega1 shared
To.org1 shared
Future Africa1 shared
Climate Investment1 shared
E4E Africa1 shared
4DX Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026