Rwanda Green Fund Investment Arm

Company Description

Rwanda Green Fund’s Investment Arm is a new privately governed commercial investment platform being established by Rwanda Green Fund, Rwanda’s premier climate finance institution. Rwanda Green Fund has over 12 years of experience mobilizing and deploying climate capital, with more than USD 360 million mobilized and over 118 climate ventures and projects supported. The platform is designed to mobilize private capital at scale, support Rwanda’s climate and development priorities, and contribute to the country’s ambition of becoming a regional climate finance hub.

Countries of Operation

Rwanda, East African Region

Ownership of the Company

Private Fund (Rwanda Green Fund Investment Arm)

Number of years since incorporated

14

Project Pitch

Rwanda Green Fund’s Investment Arm is being established as a privately governed climate investment platform to crowd in private capital for climate-aligned opportunities in Rwanda and the broader East-African region. The platform will mobilize catalytic, concessional, mezzanine, and commercial capital across multiple investment vehicles, including climate venture/growth funds, infrastructure strategies, and other blended finance vehicles aligned with Rwanda’s climate and development priorities. The platform’s core business model is to use catalytic and first-loss capital to de-risk investments and attract commercial LPs, including institutional investors, DFIs, corporates, and domestic capital providers. The inaugural vehicle, Fund I, will target USD 20–50 million and invest equity and quasi-equity capital into early-growth and growth-stage climate businesses operating in Rwanda, regional companies expanding into Rwanda, and Rwandan companies scaling into regional markets.

Team

The Investment Arm is currently being advanced by a lean core team within Rwanda Green Fund, directly supporting its rollout, investor engagement, fundraising efforts, stakeholder alignment, and pipeline development. Rwanda Green Fund intends to appoint an experienced fund manager with strong regional expertise, investment track record, and African market knowledge to lead investment execution, portfolio management, governance, investor reporting, and exit planning.

Type of Project

Climate finance investment platform

Stage

Early Venture

Annual Revenue (in EUR)

• 2025: 10.000.000 - 100.000.000 EUR
• 2024: 5.000.000 - 10.000.000 EUR
• 2023: 1.000.000 - 5.000.000 EUR

Number of employees

11-50

Total Project Cost (in EUR)

5M - 15M

Financing needs (in EUR)

7M - 18M

Type of financing needed

Equity, Guarantee

The Company is looking for

Financing

Planned allocation of fundraising capital

Greenfield (new activity for the company); Expansion (expanding an existing activity); PPP (Public-Private Partnership)