Fundraising Tracker
| Name | Type | Priority | Status | Owner | Remarks |
| Arinda Family | Recoverable Grant | High | 1k Contributed | ||
| Kimbowa Family | Recoverable Grant | High | Offered 1k USD, not yet contributed | ||
| Tushabe Family | Recoverable Grant | High | 10k USD Contributed on Dec 1st 2024 |
Added an addition ~1800 USD in October 2025 | |
| Mercy Corp Ventures | Equity |
medium |
Reviewed the deck in May 2025.
Requested to be added to investor newsletter |
Aaron Tushabe | We are no longer pursuing equity funders because as a co-op, we don't have equity to offer. |
| Energy Sector Management Assistance Program - ESMAP (World bank) | Grant | medium | |||
| Recoverable Grant | high | Submitted on October 7th 2025. Not selected for the 2026 Fellowship. |
Aaron Tushabe | 2026 Fellows were announced Sept 1, 2026. |
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| Grant | high | Closed for 2025, planning to apply for 2026. Not sure when it opens again | Aaron Tushabe | ||
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| Grants + Debt | high | Send an email to info@africa50.com on August 23rd. | Aaron Tushabe | ||
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No open applications yet
https://beyondthegrid.africa/funding-rounds/ |
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| Debt | Needs at least 2 years of business to pass loan application | Aaron Tushabe | |||
| low | Focusing on power for remote and off grid communities so no aligned with our early stage objectives |
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| Equity | We are no longer pursuing equity funders because as a co-op, we don't have equity to offer. | ||||
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Kiva.org |
Debt | Check back on August 15th | |||
| Digital Africa | ? | Applied on June 17th 2025. Waiting for Feedback | Aaron Tushabe | ||
| Aquarious Foundation | Grant or Debt | Applied on June 17th 2025. Waiting feedback | Aaron Tushabe | ||
| Start-coop | Grant |
Applied on June 18th.
We did not qualify because we are not (yet) based in North America |
Aaron Tushabe | Expect $5k to $50k | |
| LabStart | Grant |
Submitted application on July 7th. Not Accepted |
Aaron Tushabe | ||
| CataCap | Grant / DAF | medium | Aaron Tushabe | ||
| Mission300 | Grant? | Aaron Tushabe | |||
| Energy IoT Open Source | Grant | Pledged 3k by Arila Barnes (founder and CEO) | Aaron Tushabe | Received 2.8k in April 2026 | |
| Project Spark EU | Grant | high |
Submitted on September 15th 2025 with EnAccess and The Gym Rwanda |
Aaron Tushabe | Got feedback on Nov 21st 2025 that we did not meet the eligibility criteria but they didn't elaborate on which criteria |
| AMAP | medium |
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| Praxis | High |
Submitted on September 20th 2025. |
Aaron Tushabe | We did not get in. They thought we were among the top applicants and recommended we apply again next year. | |
| UGEFA | medium |
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Aaron Tushabe / Dansturn | Requires 2+ years of operations so we would need to apply via green volta | |
| Green Volta | Recoverable Grant | high |
Waiting on Budget from NFE to confirm how much they can contribute |
Dansturn | |
| Samuel Tondo | Recoverable Grant | high |
Waiting on Budget from NFE to confirm how much they can contribute |
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| Digital Energy Challenge | Grant | high | Applied to the Tech Accelerator on June 17th 2026 (application 00298). Also started a Partnership application (00076) on June 12th. Followed up with contact@afddigitalenergychallenge.com on Aug 25th; no reply yet. |
Aaron Tushabe | Asked for €150k (€112.5k grant + €37.5k expert support). |
| D-Prize | Grant | high | Submitted on October 28th 2025. Not selected. |
Aaron Tushabe | The 2026 competition is open again (reminder email Oct 12, 2026), so consider reapplying. |
| MSISV | Grant and Equity | high |
Email sent on Oct 16th 2025 to find out when applications will be open again |
Aaron Tushabe | |
| Sunbird AI | Fellowship |
They are offering a research program that could help us develop V1 of our autonomous microgrid |
Aaron Tushabe | ||
| Grant | low |
No links to getting involved |
Aaron Tushabe | ||
| Donations | medium |
EIoT can service as a fiscal sponsor to receive tax deductible US donations on our behalf. |
Need to register a US entity for this | ||
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Funding Hope |
Crowd funding | medium |
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Aaron Tushabe | |
| Grant matching | medium |
Uganda not eligible right now |
Aaron Tushabe | Closes Dec 31 2025 | |
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Carbon Credits |
low |
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 |
Aaron Tushabe | ||
| high |
Focusses on post pilot, pre-scale. I think we are not yet post pilot |
Aaron Tushabe | |||
| Grant (staged seed funding) | high | Intro email sent on Oct 20th 2026 to Abdullateef Aliyu (abdullateef@ieee.org), Africa Regional Working Group, cc smartvillagestaff@ieee.org. Asked whether grid-connected urban microgrids are in scope and requested a call. Waiting for reply; follow up early November if no response. |
Aaron Tushabe | First round is usually up to $25k, with follow-on funding up to $200k after results. Intake needs a 2-page concept note, lean canvas and 5-year cash flow forecast; the regional group mentors the proposal, then the Project Development Committee reviews it quarterly (6–8 weeks), then a contract is signed (2–4 weeks). Most spend should go to income-generating assets, and the project must cover electricity, education and enterprise. Paid in tranches against progress reports. Met ISV at PowerAfrica Nairobi, Sept 2026. |
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