Baobab+

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Baobab+ is a social enterprise specializing in access to energy and digital services. It provides a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) financing model that enables households and businesses to acquire solar energy solutions, smartphones, and digital tools.


Location: Senegal
Website: https://www.baobabplus.com/
Sector: Energy
Funding Stage: Grant, Venture Round, Grant, Grant, M&A,
Total Funding ($m): 15.25
# of Founders: 1
Founding Year: 2015
Funding Year: 2025
Status: Active
YearAmountStageInvestors
2021$0.5mGrantOff Grid Market Development Fund
2021$11.75mVenture RoundNorfund
2022$1.5mGrantUSAID
2022$1.5mGrantUSAID
2025$UndisclosedmM&ABiolite
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Alexandre Coster
Founder & CEO
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Grant $0.5m
Off Grid Market Development Fund

Venture Round $11.75m
Norfund

Grant $1.5m
USAID

Grant $1.5m
USAID

M&A $Undisclosedm
Biolite



News
https://cioafrica.co/biolite-acquires-majority-stake-in-baobab-to-expand-renewable-energy-access-across-africa/