Sun King, A Provider Of Solar Energy Products In Africa And Asia, Expands Series D To $330M
Round Type
Series D
NairobiEnergySustainabilityNatural ResourcesInvestors
Description
Sun King, a provider of off-grid solar energy products in Africa and Asia, has secured a $70 million equity investment led by LeapFrog Investments. It’s an extension of the $260 million Series D round the solar company announced this April, which was led by BeyondNetZero, the climate investing venture of General Atlantic and M&G Investments’ Catalyst and Arch Emerging Markets Partners. Thus, Sun King has closed its Series D round at $330 million and as a result, raised over $550 million in debt and equity since its inception.
Quick answer
Sun King raised an undisclosed amount in a Series D round, dated December 15, 2022. Investors: Arch Emerging Markets Partners and Leap Frog Investments. Sun King is based in Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya.
- How much did Sun King raise?
- Sun King raised an undisclosed amount in a Series D round on December 15, 2022.
- Who invested in Sun King?
- Arch Emerging Markets Partners and Leap Frog Investments are named as investors in this round.
- What does Sun King do?
- Sun King designs, distributes, installs, and finances solar energy solutions for the 1.8 billion global consumers who cannot reliably access or afford traditional electrical grid connections.
- Where is Sun King based and how big is it?
- Sun King is based in Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya. Fundz records about 1,764 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at Sun King?
- Fundz holds 3 contacts at Sun King, including the Human Resources Business Partner (EasyBuy Direct Sales). Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Energy and Sustainability around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Sun King that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Comstock raised $3.1M on December 16, 2022.
- Erthos raised $1M (Series B) on November 22, 2022.
- Metaspectral raised $4.7M (Seed) on November 16, 2022.
- iSun raised $13M on November 4, 2022.
- Zeta Energy raised $4M (Seed) on January 11, 2023.
- Cielo Waste Solutions Corp raised $5M (Convertible Note) on December 19, 2022.
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