Gaia Impact

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Impact fund manager (mission-driven company, SFDR article 9), Paris and Nairobi, dedicated to the energy transition in sub-Saharan Africa: energy access, productive use of energy, electric mobility, new energies and enabling technologies. Gaia Energy Impact Fund II: seed, Series A and Series B, tickets of EUR 0.5m to 5m in equity and quasi-equity, about 85% of investments in Africa. Profile compiled from the fund's public information, awaiting claim.

At a glance

Based on observed investment behaviour: 2 recorded deals

Investor type: Private equity or venture capital fund (inferred, not verified)
Capital type: Venture capital (inferred from profile)
Observed ticket: Data unavailable; Stated ticket : 550 k$ – 5.5 M$
Countries: Ghana (1), Rwanda (1)
Activities: Electric mobility (1), Power transmission and distribution (1)
Instruments: Equity (2)
Stages: Growth (1), Series A (1)
Recent activity: 0 deal in 12 months, latest Aug 2025

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

Fewer than three recorded deals: insufficient evidence to compare thesis and behaviour.

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Investment thesis

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Investment ticket: 550 k$ – 5.5 M$
Instruments: Equity, Quasi-equity
Preferred sectors: Energy
Target geographies: West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, Kenya, Nigeria
Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals): SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Website: https://gaiaimpact.com/

Reference deals

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Ampersand

August 2025 · Rwanda

GrowthUndisclosed amountEquityEnergyCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Seedstars Africa Ventures

Activity : Electric mobility

Vehicle : Seedstars Africa Ventures

Ampersand develops electric motorcycles and a battery-swapping and charging network for motorcycle-taxi drivers in East Africa.

Why they invested

Commercially deployed product in East Africa
Capital-efficient business model
Team execution capacity in an emerging market
Impact on clean mobility and driver economics

Co-investors British International Investment, Raspberry Syndicate, Rwanda Green Fund

Source : ampersand.energy

Beacon Power Services

November 2024 · Ghana

Series AUndisclosed amountEquityEnergyCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Partech Africa

Activity : Power transmission and distribution

Vehicle : Partech Africa

Beacon Power Services provides data and grid management solutions (AI-enabled mapping, real-time monitoring) to help African power distribution utilities operate more efficiently.

Why they invested

Digitalization of African power utilities, an underinvested sector
Multi-country presence (Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia)
Co-investment with DFIs (Proparco, Finnfund)

Co-investors Clermount, Finnfund, Global Brain, JGC MIRAI Innovation Fund, Kaleo Ventures, On.Capital, Proparco, Seedstars Africa Ventures

Source : partechpartners.comN1 · Primary source

In short

Gaia Impact invests tickets ranging from 550 k$ to 5.5 M$, across the following sectors: Energy, in the following areas: West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.

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