African Energy Startups

Power for decentralized renewable energy

The number of African energy startups is steadily increasing.

Beyond structural barriers local startups in Africa have specific challenges to overcome.

We help to overcome these challenges.

We turn job seekers into job creators and innovators into entrepreneurs.

Next activities:

Energy Camp Lagos
14.-19.03.2025
(application closed)

Energy Camp Nairobi
17.-22.10.2025
(application phase starts on 01.08.2025)

Startup|Energy:

  • Improves the competence of founders
  • Increases visibility of startups and innovators to investors and partners
  • Supports peer-to-peer exchange on practical business and management topics
  • Improves the investor readiness
  • Realises pilot projects 
  • Builds a network of likeminded entrepreneurs

We turn job seekers into job creators and innovators into entrepreneurs.
Our programs:

Energy Camps

(Accelerator)

… for African Energy Startups

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SME-Incubator

Uganda

… for SME founders in Uganda

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SME-Incubator

Kenya

… for SME founders in Kenya

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Clean Energy

Bootcamp

… for innovators at universities 

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