The State of the Sector: On Gender and Water Access in Africa
| Dec 05, 2022
"In emerging markets like Sub-Saharan Africa, where over 60% of the population are smallholder farmers,...
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We should be crying over spilled milk: Innovative food preservation technologies and smart business models urgently need to scale to meet challenges in Africa.
Factor[e] Ventures | Sep 23, 2022
This article was originally published on Medium. Approximately ⅓ of the food produced in the...
Report
Integrated Utilities: An Opportunity to Tackle Large-Scale Urban Poverty in Africa
Factor[e] Ventures | Sep 22, 2022
In this report, Factor[e] details our exploration of the economic viability of integrating utilities into...
Report
Can Mobile Storage Expand Energy Access in Rural Africa?
Factor[e] Ventures | Sep 22, 2022
This report details a recent study conducted by Factor[e], in partnership with Mobile Power and...
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Article - Homer Microgrid News
60Hertz deploys its mobile O&M software – equipped with new language capabilities – to Africa and Southeast Asia
Lili Francklyn | Jul 27, 2020
60Hertz isn’t resting on the early success of its mobile app designed to improve operations...
Investment Announcement
Factor[e] Invests in Clean Crop Technologies’ Next Generation Solution for Food Waste & Crop Loss
Belle Raab | Jun 08, 2020
We’re excited to announce our seed investment in Clean Crop Technologies. Press release can be found here....
Article
Silver Linings From the Factor[e] Portfolio
| May 15, 2020
The outbreak of COVID-19 has left no industry unaffected and we have been sobered by...
Opinion - Ventureburn
How African tech startups can pitch their story during Covid-19
Belle Raab | May 01, 2020
This article was originally published on Ventureburn. Attracting media attention to a pivotal part of...
Article - Next Billion
The Clock is Ticking on Energy Access: Exploring Factor[e] Ventures’ Big Bet on Mini-Grids
Amanda DelCore | Mar 06, 2020
Since 2010, the number of people without energy access has decreased from almost 1.2 billion...
Hiring Announcement
Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Joins Impact Investing Firm Factor[e] Ventures
Belle Raab | Nov 19, 2019
Jit Bhattacharya to lead investments into energy and mobility solutions in the emerging markets. Press...
Investment Announcement
60Hertz Raises Seed Funding from Impact Investor Factor[e] Ventures
| Sep 27, 2019
We’re thrilled to announce another addition to our portfolio of microgrid technology companies that are...
Article
Redesigning S4S’ Solar Conduction Dryer to Further Empower Rural Farmers in India
Jordan Westerberg | Aug 06, 2019
Recently Factor[e] and portfolio company S4S Technologies took on the challenge of redesigning their patented...
Opinion
Impact Metrics… Strategy or Storytelling?
Morgan DeFoort | Jul 30, 2019
As early-stage impact investors, we at Factor[e] Ventures are often asked how we measure an investment’s impact....
Event
Factor[e] Co-hosted Impactful Investor Forum in Kenya
| Apr 23, 2019
Factor[e] Ventures recently co-hosted an Investor Forum in Nairobi, Kenya alongside EEP Africa and the...
Research Insights
Income Generating Appliances Study: Results and Video
Amanda DelCore | Jan 10, 2019
Powering income generating appliances with high-penetration renewable energy systems is not straightforward. To tackle this...
Research Insights
Solar Water Pump Market Sizing with Apollo Agriculture
| Dec 13, 2018
With the help of our portfolio company, Apollo Agriculture, we recently developed research methods to study...
Factor[e] Field Trip: Hands-On Look at Pump Applications
| Dec 10, 2018
Getting our hands dirty is fundamental to work at Factor[e]. We find immense benefit in,...
Article - Stanford Innovation Review
In Defense of “Doing Too Much”
| Mar 28, 2018
Seth Silverman Principal and Director of Africa Operations at Factor[e] Ventures recently wrote the following excerpt...
Entrepreneur in Residence – East Africa
| Mar 05, 2018
Factor[e] Venture’s Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) program seeks to empower East African entrepreneurs through support...
Income Generating Appliances: Data Collection and Research
| Feb 21, 2018
In an earlier blog post, we indicated that powering income generating appliances with high-penetration renewable energy...