# Fundraising Tracker

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-name-type-priority-s" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 3344.62px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 20.0238%;"></col><col style="width: 15.0179%;"></col><col style="width: 8.46246%;"></col><col style="width: 21.3349%;"></col><col style="width: 19.7855%;"></col><col style="width: 15.4946%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td style="height: 29.7969px;">**Name**</td><td style="height: 29.7969px;">**Type**</td><td style="height: 29.7969px;">**Priority**</td><td style="height: 29.7969px;">**Status**</td><td style="height: 29.7969px;">**Owner**</td><td style="height: 29.7969px;">Remarks</td></tr><tr style="height: 46.5938px;"><td style="height: 46.5938px;">Arinda Family </td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">Recoverable Grant</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">High</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">[1k Contributed](https://opencollective.com/nfe/contributions/866412)</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">  
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</td></tr><tr style="height: 46.5938px;"><td style="height: 46.5938px;">Kimbowa Family</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">Recoverable Grant</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">High</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">Offered 1k USD, not yet contributed</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">  
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</td></tr><tr style="height: 80.1875px;"><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Tushabe Family</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Recoverable Grant</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">High</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">[10k USD Contributed on Dec 1st 2024](https://opencollective.com/nfe/contributions/862499)  
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</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Added an addition ~1800 USD in October 2025</td></tr><tr style="height: 293.922px;"><td style="height: 293.922px;">[Mercy Corp Ventures](https://www.mercycorps.org/what-we-do/ventures)</td><td style="height: 293.922px;">Equity   
</td><td style="height: 293.922px;">medium</td><td style="height: 293.922px;">Reviewed [the deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mNKqGWw_H6QyRjha-BIiT1UvxncdEzU3emUuIpv9T1g/edit?slide=id.p1#slide=id.p1) in May 2025.   
  
While the team liked the community angle, the key concerns were

1. The scalability of the model and
2. Traction (it's still early)

Requested to be added to investor newsletter

</td><td style="height: 293.922px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 293.922px;">We are no longer pursuing equity funders because as a co-op, we don't have equity to offer. </td></tr><tr style="height: 102.594px;"><td style="height: 102.594px;">[Energy Sector Management Assistance Program - ESMAP (World bank)](https://www.esmap.org/activities)</td><td style="height: 102.594px;">Grant</td><td style="height: 102.594px;">medium</td><td style="height: 102.594px;">  
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</td></tr><tr style="height: 80.1797px;"><td style="height: 80.1797px;">[Echoing Green Fellowship](https://echoinggreen.org/fellowship/apply/)

</td><td style="height: 80.1797px;">Recoverable Grant</td><td style="height: 80.1797px;">high</td><td style="height: 80.1797px;">Submitted on October 7th 2025  
</td><td style="height: 80.1797px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 80.1797px;">Waiting for feedback in March 2025</td></tr><tr style="height: 80.1875px;"><td style="height: 80.1875px;">[EPP Africa (Nordic Development Fund)](https://eepafrica.org/financing#innovation)

</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Grant</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">high</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Closed for 2025, planning to apply for 2026. Not sure when it opens again</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.7969px;"><td style="height: 57.7969px;">[Africa Climate Change Fund](https://accf.afdb.org/en)

</td><td style="height: 57.7969px;">Grant</td><td style="height: 57.7969px;">  
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</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.7969px;"><td style="height: 57.7969px;">[African Green Banks (AFBD)](https://www.afdb.org/en/topics-and-sectors/initiatives-and-partnerships/african-green-banks-initiative)

</td><td style="height: 57.7969px;">Grant + Debt</td><td style="height: 57.7969px;">  
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</td></tr><tr style="height: 70.7422px;"><td style="height: 70.7422px;">[Alliance for Green Infrastructure (AFDB)](https://www.afdb.org/en/topics-and-sectors/initiatives-and-partnerships/alliance-green-infrastructure-africa)

</td><td style="height: 70.7422px;">Grants + Debt</td><td style="height: 70.7422px;">high</td><td style="height: 70.7422px;">Send an email to [<span class="adr" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(197, 209, 211); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(33, 41, 44); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 172, 255); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">info@africa50.com</span></span>](mailto:info@africa50.com)<span style="color: rgb(197, 209, 211); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(33, 41, 44); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"> </span> on August 23rd. </td><td style="height: 70.7422px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 70.7422px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 113.766px;"><td style="height: 113.766px;">[Beyond the Grid](https://beyondthegrid.africa/funding-rounds/)

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</td><td style="height: 113.766px;">No open applications yet

https://beyondthegrid.africa/funding-rounds/

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</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.7969px;"><td style="height: 57.7969px;">[US Department of Energy](https://www.energy.gov/osdbu/funding-opportunity-announcements-and-grants)

</td><td style="height: 57.7969px;">Grants</td><td style="height: 57.7969px;">  
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</td></tr><tr style="height: 63.3906px;"><td style="height: 63.3906px;">[Nithio](https://nithio.com/borrow/)

</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">Debt</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">  
</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">Needs at least 2 years of business to pass loan application</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 130.586px;"><td style="height: 130.586px;">[Mission 300 (World bank)](https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/energizing-africa)

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</td><td style="height: 130.586px;">low</td><td style="height: 130.586px;">  
</td><td style="height: 130.586px;">  
</td><td style="height: 130.586px;">Focusing on power for remote and off grid communities so no aligned with our early stage objectives  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 113.781px;"><td style="height: 113.781px;">[Factor E](https://www.factore.com/contact)

</td><td style="height: 113.781px;">Equity</td><td style="height: 113.781px;">  
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</td><td style="height: 113.781px;">We are no longer pursuing equity funders because as a co-op, we don't have equity to offer. </td></tr><tr style="height: 46.5938px;"><td style="height: 46.5938px;">Kiva.org

</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">Debt</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">  
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</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">Check back on August 15th</td></tr><tr style="height: 80.1719px;"><td style="height: 80.1719px;">[Digital Africa](https://www.digital-africa.co/)</td><td style="height: 80.1719px;">?</td><td style="height: 80.1719px;">  
</td><td style="height: 80.1719px;">Applied on June 17th 2025. Waiting for Feedback</td><td style="height: 80.1719px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 80.1719px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 46.5938px;"><td style="height: 46.5938px;">[Aquarious Foundation](https://theaquariusfoundation.org/)</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">Grant or Debt</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">  
</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">Applied on June 17th 2025. Waiting feedback</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 96.9844px;"><td style="height: 96.9844px;">[Start-coop](https://www.start.coop/accelerator)</td><td style="height: 96.9844px;">Grant</td><td style="height: 96.9844px;">  
</td><td style="height: 96.9844px;">Applied on June 18th.

We did not qualify because we are not (yet) based in North America

</td><td style="height: 96.9844px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 96.9844px;">Expect $5k to $50k</td></tr><tr style="height: 63.3906px;"><td style="height: 63.3906px;">[LabStart](https://www.labstart.co/apply)</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">Grant</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">  
</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">Submitted application on July 7th.

Not Accepted

</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.3984px;"><td style="height: 35.3984px;">[CataCap](https://catacap.org/raisemoney/)</td><td style="height: 35.3984px;">Grant / DAF</td><td style="height: 35.3984px;">medium</td><td style="height: 35.3984px;">  
</td><td style="height: 35.3984px;">Aaron Tushabe </td><td style="height: 35.3984px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.3984px;"><td style="height: 35.3984px;">[Mission300](https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/energizing-africa)</td><td style="height: 35.3984px;">Grant? </td><td style="height: 35.3984px;">  
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</td><td style="height: 35.3984px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 35.3984px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 147.383px;"><td style="height: 147.383px;">[Energy IoT Open Source](https://www.eiot.energy/)</td><td style="height: 147.383px;">Grant</td><td style="height: 147.383px;">  
</td><td style="height: 147.383px;">Pledged 3k by Arila Barnes (founder and CEO)</td><td style="height: 147.383px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 147.383px;">Received 2.8k in April 2026</td></tr><tr style="height: 164.172px;"><td style="height: 164.172px;">[Project Spark EU](https://project-spark.info/joint-innovation-facility-application-form/)</td><td style="height: 164.172px;">Grant</td><td style="height: 164.172px;">high</td><td style="height: 164.172px;">Submitted on September 15th 2025 with EnAccess and The Gym Rwanda

</td><td style="height: 164.172px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 164.172px;">Got feedback on Nov 21st 2025 that we did not meet the eligibility criteria but they didn't elaborate on which criteria  
  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.3984px;"><td style="height: 35.3984px;">[AMAP](https://sefaafrica.org/amap)</td><td style="height: 35.3984px;">  
</td><td style="height: 35.3984px;">medium</td><td style="height: 35.3984px;"></td><td style="height: 35.3984px;">  
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</td></tr><tr style="height: 147.375px;"><td style="height: 147.375px;">Praxis</td><td style="height: 147.375px;">  
</td><td style="height: 147.375px;">High</td><td style="height: 147.375px;">Submitted on September 20th 2025.

</td><td style="height: 147.375px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 147.375px;">We did not get in. They thought we were among the top applicants and recommended we apply again next year.</td></tr><tr style="height: 113.781px;"><td style="height: 113.781px;">[UGEFA](https://agefa.eu/about/)</td><td style="height: 113.781px;">  
</td><td style="height: 113.781px;">medium</td><td style="height: 113.781px;"></td><td style="height: 113.781px;">Aaron Tushabe / Dansturn</td><td style="height: 113.781px;">Requires 2+ years of operations so we would need to apply via green volta</td></tr><tr style="height: 80.1875px;"><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Green Volta</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Recoverable Grant</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">high</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Waiting on Budget from NFE to confirm how much they can contribute

</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Dansturn</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 80.1875px;"><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Samuel Tondo</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Recoverable Grant</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">high</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Waiting on Budget from NFE to confirm how much they can contribute

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</td></tr><tr style="height: 63.3906px;"><td style="height: 63.3906px;">[Digital Energy Challenge](https://digital-energy.eu/en/digital-energy-challenge-for-start-call-projects)</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">Grant</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">high</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">Waiting on Call for Applications to open up in March 2026

</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 96.9844px;"><td style="height: 96.9844px;">[D-Prize](https://d-prize.org/#application-process)</td><td style="height: 96.9844px;">Grant</td><td style="height: 96.9844px;">high</td><td style="height: 96.9844px;">Opens October 13th

</td><td style="height: 96.9844px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 96.9844px;">Submitted on October 28th 2025, expecting to hear back in 4 to 6 months</td></tr><tr style="height: 80.1875px;"><td style="height: 80.1875px;">[MSISV](https://bookstack.nearlyfreeenergy.com/v)</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Grant and Equity </td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">high</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Email sent on Oct 16th 2025 to find out when applications will be open again

</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 96.9844px;"><td style="height: 96.9844px;">Sunbird AI </td><td style="height: 96.9844px;">Fellowship</td><td style="height: 96.9844px;">  
</td><td style="height: 96.9844px;">They are offering a research program that could help us develop V1 of our autonomous microgrid

</td><td style="height: 96.9844px;">Aaron Tushabe </td><td style="height: 96.9844px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 57.7969px;"><td style="height: 57.7969px;">[Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)](https://www.afdb.org/en/topics-and-sectors/initiatives-partnerships/sustainable-energy-fund-for-africa)

</td><td style="height: 57.7969px;">Grant</td><td style="height: 57.7969px;">low</td><td style="height: 57.7969px;">No links to getting involved

</td><td style="height: 57.7969px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 57.7969px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 80.1875px;"><td style="height: 80.1875px;">[Energy IoT Open Source](https://www.eiot.energy/)

</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Donations</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">medium</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">EIoT can service as a fiscal sponsor to receive tax deductible US donations on our behalf.

</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">  
</td><td style="height: 80.1875px;">Need to register a US entity for this </td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td style="height: 29.7969px;">Funding Hope

</td><td style="height: 29.7969px;">Crowd funding</td><td style="height: 29.7969px;">medium</td><td style="height: 29.7969px;"></td><td style="height: 29.7969px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 29.7969px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 46.5938px;"><td style="height: 46.5938px;">[Develop Ventures](https://www.developpp.de/en/funding-programme/startups/)

</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">Grant matching </td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">medium</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">Uganda not eligible right now

</td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">Aaron Tushabe </td><td style="height: 46.5938px;">Closes Dec 31 2025</td></tr><tr style="height: 130.578px;"><td style="height: 130.578px;">Carbon Credits

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</td><td style="height: 130.578px;">low</td><td style="height: 130.578px;">Initial meeting with Ashaba told us that this is going to be a long lead time option to explore.. at least 7 years before any credits are verified and bankable

</td><td style="height: 130.578px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 130.578px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 63.3906px;"><td style="height: 63.3906px;">[DRK Foundation](https://www.drkfoundation.org/apply-for-funding/)

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</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">high</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">Focusses on post pilot, pre-scale. I think we are not yet post pilot

</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">Aaron Tushabe</td><td style="height: 63.3906px;">  
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