Green Transport
Honda Spinoff PathAhead is Building a Desert Sand Road Material Factory in Kenya
Honda spinoff PathAhead chose Kenya as home for the world's first desert-sand road aggregate factory.
Tag: Startups
Renewable Energy
GSMA Introduces £100k–£200k Innovation Fund for Green Transition
The GSMA today announced the global launch of a new Innovation Fund offering grants of £100,000 to £200,000 to support…
Sustainability
Africa’s Scaling Gap Widens as Climate Tech Capital Returns
The conversation around climate tech in Africa has grown more grounded. Not less ambitious, but more honest about friction. At…
Sustainability
Clean Energy Dominates Kenya Venture Capital in 2025
Venture capital tends to carry a story about expansion. More deals, more founders, more ideas entering the market. Yet the…
Sustainability
Kenyan Clean Cooking Startup KOKO Networks Abruptly Closes Operations Amid Carbon Credit Standoff
KOKO Networks, the Kenyan bioethanol cooking fuel provider, has ceased all operations effective immediately. The shutdown follows a protracted standoff…
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Sustainability
Kenyan Clean Cooking Startup KOKO Networks Abruptly Closes Operations Amid Carbon Credit Standoff
KOKO Networks, the Kenyan bioethanol cooking fuel provider, has ceased all operations effective immediately. The shutdown follows a protracted standoff…
Renewable Energy
Green Mega-Deals Surge as Kenya Leads in Climate Funding
While the broader African tech ecosystem celebrated a 32% funding rebound in 2025, the climate tech sector emerged as the…
Sustainability
Sun King pulls in $40m to accelerate off-grid solar expansion across Africa
Sun King, the world’s leading off-grid solar energy company, has secured $40 million in equity financing from the global sustainable…
Sustainability
Moment Energy Lands $5m Funding to Scale EV Battery Repurposing
Moment Energy, a Canadian company specializing in the repurposing of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, has secured $5 million in growth financing…
Sustainability
EIB Invests €25m in German Startup Trailer Dynamics
The European Investment Bank (EIB), is investing €25 million in German startup Trailer Dynamics, a pioneer in trailer electrification technology.…