Delta40 Energy
Program
By 2100, nearly 40% of the global population—or approximately 4.2B people—will live in Africa. This represents an incredible opportunity and an urgent need to invest in entrepreneurs in Africa who are driving sustainable economic growth, creating jobs, and tackling climate change. One of the greatest innovation and investment opportunities in Africa today lies in providing clean, affordable energy solutions to this fast-growing market.
At Delta40, we invest in and support African entrepreneurs on the frontlines who are innovating and scaling high-impact solutions in energy, agriculture, and electric mobility. Energy access is one of our core focus areas given the importance of energy in agriculture, mobility, economic development, and job creation. We believe it is a particularly exciting time to invest in energy in Africa, propelled by tailwinds such as battery storage cost reductions, more efficient business models to deploy energy solutions, and initiatives that are driving more commercial and catalytic capital into the sector.
We are rolling out and growing 3 major initiatives to catalyze, support, and scale energy innovation in Africa:
Energy & Mobility Innovation Program
Our 10-month Energy & Mobility Innovation Program for scientific and technical founders across Africa, supported by the Lemelson Foundation, is centered around addressing critical gaps in energy access and mobility. This program will provide unique venture studio support and funding opportunities to all its participants to drive needle-moving innovations that scale across the continent and impact customers, employees, investors, and corporates at scale. t will focus on Clean Energy Access––including Grid, Mini-Grid, Off-Grid Solar Innovations and Productive Use of Electricity; Clean Cooking Solutions; E-Mobility Innovations; and Data & AI to Advance Energy Access and Finance.
Ready to build the future of energy & mobility in Africa? Click here to read more about the program and apply
Energy & Mobility Scale Summit October 2025
Similar to our 2024 Innovation Scale Summit with Novo Nordisk Foundation and Bio Innovation Institute which led to several incredible tangible outcomes from cross-border mergers & acquisitions, to investments and corporate partnerships, our Energy & Mobility Scale Summit will provide selected ventures from the Innovation Program with access to our highly curated Ecosystem where they will have the opportunity to pitch to leading entrepreneurs, investors, corporates and other key ecosystem leaders for the purpose of catalyzing innovation and investment in the energy and mobility sector in Africa.
Delta40 is planning our Summit for Q4 2025. Please reach out if you would like to be a partner or get involved.
The Delta40 M300 Action Memo: Orthodox and unorthodox ideas
We recently published our M300 Action Memo which outlines practical ideas to accelerate energy access, from scaling existing companies to innovative finance facilities and policy shifts that could significantly reduce costs for consumers. We integrated insights from our own experience and investments as well as input from leading energy companies, investors, corporates and foundations in the sector. A priority innovation area is to design new catalytic capital facilities for the sector and we will kick off this work in February 2025.
Please click here to read and reach out to share your feedback or get involved.
The GreenPrint
With nearly 600 million people still lacking access to electricity, the need for scalable, sustainable solutions has never been greater. Encouragingly, innovation in renewable energy—combined with catalytic financing and enabling policies—is accelerating progress across the continent.
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To get a clearer sense of what’s been going on in the sector, watch Episode 3 of The Greenprint (our Climate Innovation Series). This episode spotlights one of our ventures and explores how solar power is reshaping Nigeria’s energy landscape.
Delta 40 has a team of experienced operators with deep expertise spanning off-grid to utility-scale energy solutions
Delta40 Energy Portfolio
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Giraffe Bioenergy
Establishing a commercial demonstration cassava to fuel ethanol system producing 3.5 million litres of ethanol cooking fuel (ECF) annually displacing the detrimental use of charcoal and kerosene in Kenya.
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PowerUP
Designing household appliances that offer cleaner cooking alternatives, the first being a line of electric pressure cookers designed specifically for sub-Saharan African markets.
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GreenBay
Revolutionizing the market for second life solar and electric appliances in Africa. GreenBay will serve as a dedicated marketplace, connecting buyers and sellers of second-life and certified pre-owned solar home systems, and electric appliances.
Lori
An African on-demand logistics and trucking company digitizing haulage and providing shippers with solutions to manage their cargo and transporters
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BioLite
On a mission to empower people and protect the planet through access to renewable energy, BioLite has developed an advanced, affordable, clean- burning stove that combines emissions reductions with valuable electricity generation.
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SunFi
Digital marketplace for solar products, installers and financiers to drive clean energy adoption and productive use.
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Nithio
Nithio is a climate fintech platform – we make investments to clean energy companies & help others allocate capital to climate solutions that build resilience.
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Gridless
Containerized data centers for decentralized clean energy projects in Africa that serve as a buyer of first or last resort to enhance profitability and energy access.
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