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upOwa

Solar powered systems for rural areas

Market
Cameroon
Sector
Energy & Water
Founded
2014

https://www.upowa.energy/

Founders

  • Killien de Renty [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kilien/], Caroline Frontigny [https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinefrontigny/]

Funding history

  • Oct 2021 · Debt

    $500K

    Lendahand

    Source

  • Sep 2020 · Debt

    $3.5M

    EDFI ElectriFi

    Source

  • Dec 2019 · Series A

    $2.8M

    INCO, Persistent Energy Capital, Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP), Gaia Impact, Colam Impact

    Source

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