Ugandan electric cooking startup PowerUP raises seed funding
TLDR
- Uganda-based electric cooking startup, PowerUP, secures seed funding round for market expansion and product enhancement.
- PowerUP develops smart-metered PAYGO electric stoves tailored for African markets, improving cooking solutions for over 40,000 households across multiple countries.
- Funding led by Delta40 and includes participation from the Autodesk Foundation, with plans to strengthen distribution, enhance data platform, and launch a shared carbon program.
Uganda-based electric cooking startup, PowerUP, has reached the initial close of its seed round aimed at expanding into new markets and enhancing its product offerings.
Specializing in developing and deploying smart-metered PAYGO electric stoves tailored for African markets, PowerUP has already made significant strides in improving cooking solutions for over 40,000 households across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, and Ghana.
The seed funding round, led by Delta40, a Nairobi-based venture studio and VC fund focused on supporting inclusive climate ventures, includes participation from the Autodesk Foundation. PowerUP plans to utilize this investment to bolster its distribution network, enhance its data platform, and launch its shared carbon program.
Key Takeaways
The adoption of electric cooking is increasingly feasible for households in Africa, presenting an opportunity for transitioning to more sustainable energy sources. BioLPG, a climate-neutral alternative to propane, holds promise as a cost-effective substitute for fossil fuel-based cooking in certain developing nations. The emerging potential to leverage energy-efficient electric cooking technologies to mitigate pollution from charcoal and wood stoves, utilized by millions of low-income households, offers a glimmer of hope amidst the predominantly bleak outlook on climate trends and stalled negotiations.
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