Accelerating green deals in Africa's service sector
2025
Context and Challenge
Africa faces acute climate risks despite having relatively low contributions to global emissions. Green service businesses hold significant potential to drive adaptation and mitigation efforts, while also contributing to GDP growth and job creation across the continent. However, these service businesses often encounter substantial fundraising barriers, including limited access to capital and difficulties in the deal process, such as adapting business plans to meet investor expectations.
Key Impact Metrics
Deal Value
£53M
in deals closed so far
Job Creation
3.8K+
Direct jobs created
Climate Impact
~150K
tCO2/yr mitigated/avoided
The Green Services Deal Accelerator offers tailored investment readiness support to address these challenges, enhancing fundraising success and unlocking green growth opportunities across Africa. This includes assistance with pitchbook and business plan refinement, market and opportunity validation, and direct investor connections.
Investee Country Presence:
Focus Sectors
Climate Smart Agriculture
Green Financial Services
Green Energy Services
E-Mobility & Transport
Support Provided and Impact Achieved
Supported in securing £125m contract for trucks and services
- Determining the right financial instruments for raising capital to finance uk-manufactured trucks
- Connecting ox delivers to 5 potential investors
- Preparing investor materials used for the engagements
>15k
Improved market linkages for businesses
Secured £12.5m in financing with an additional £13m to close in 2025
- Sizing the market opportunity by building a detailed market model for charging and adjacent services
- Defining competitive differentiation and value proposition by performing a market study
- Developing an exit strategy
45%
increase in income for 6.4k riders
Supported in raising £47m debt with £3.5m already secured
- Preparing debt instrument structuring options and prioritising options
- Shortlisting African banks fit for yellow solar’s debt needs
- Building the debt raise pitch deck to fit investor preferences
82k
Solar Home Systems to be financed
Assisted in £47m planned debt raise, with £8m term sheet already secured
- Validating and articulating hello tractor’s ability to deploy additional tractors in Africa by 2028
- Shortlisting funders fit for hello tractor’s investment needs and facilitating investor introductions
- Preparing for funder conversations including detailed talking points, deal room review and a dry run
120k
Farmers with access to mechanisation by financing 400 additional tractors
Prepared investment materials for £8m series a raise
- Validating and refining geographic expansion strategy to increase investor confidence
- Assessing complete farmer’s funder pipeline including proposing high-potential (UK) funders for the equity raise
150k
Farmers connected to markets
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