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Sun King (Greenlight Planet)

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Social business that designs, distributes, and finances solar home energy


Location: Kenya
Website: https://www.greenlightplanet.com/
Sector: Energy & Water
Funding Stage: Series E, Series D, Venture Round,
Total Funding ($m): 399
# of Founders: 3
Founding Year: 2007
Funding Year: 2020
Status: Active
YearAmountStageInvestors
2020$69mSeries EBritish International Investment (ex CDC), Daniel Vasella, Jim Breyer, Dompe Holdings, JAM Fund, Novartis Venture Fund
2022$260mSeries DBeyondNetZero, General Atlantic, M&G, ARCH Emerging Markets Partners
2022$70mVenture RoundLeapFrog Investments
T. Patrick Walsh, Anish Thakkar, Mayank Sekhsaria,
Series E $69m
British International Investment (ex CDC), Daniel Vasella, Jim Breyer, Dompe Holdings, JAM Fund, Novartis Venture Fund

Series D $260m
BeyondNetZero, General Atlantic, M&G, ARCH Emerging Markets Partners

Venture Round $70m
LeapFrog Investments


News
https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/15/sun-king-a-provider-of-solar-energy-products-in-africa-and-asia-expands-series-d-to-330m/