upOwa
Cleantech / Energy · Yaoundé, Cameroon
Founded: 2014
Overview
Pay-as-you-go solar home systems provider serving off-grid rural households in Cameroon. ~28,000+ active units, 138,000+ people connected, 80+ critical services (clinics, schools, water pumps).
Founder · leadership
Kilien de Renty (Co-founder & former CEO) & Caroline Frontigny (Co-founder); Loic Descamps (CEO post-EDF)
Funding · stage
Series A2: €2.5M (2019); EDF acquired majority stake (Feb 2024); REPP, Colam Impact, LITA.co, ElectriFI, EEGF
Notes
Source: REPP, Disrupt Africa, Launch Base Africa. Also a participant of Enovation Factory program.