Fund profile / Kenya

Equator Fund I

Geography: Kenya
Stage: Seed
Fund size: $55M
Focus: AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Mobility & Transport and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Equator Fund I

Equator Fund I is a venture capital firm based in Kenya, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Mobility Transport, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionKenya

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Climate & Sustainability

Mobility & Transport

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Bold tech-enabled climate darer, Sub-Saharan Africa

climate tech

Sub-Saharan Africa

energy

agri-tech

mobility

Bullish Signals

Focused thesis: energy, agri, mobility Africaexternal

Data-driven, high-conviction climate fundexternal

GP keynoting AfricArena Nairobi 2026linkedin

Active ecosystem presence, Nairobi summitlinkedin

GP opening ClimateTech track AfricArenalinkedin

Advising founders & funders publicly 2026linkedin

David Longdon featured BII 2025 Annual Reviewlinkedin

Equator panelizing sustainable growth Africa 2025linkedin

Partner mobilizing climate investment with BIIlinkedin

David Longdon speaking BII 2025 event June 26linkedin

Deep partnership with British International Investmentlinkedin

Manifesto: equitable climate transition via techwebsite

Fund backing innovation-warriors & boundary-pusherswebsite

Fund exists to keep momentum goingwebsite

More data, thought, fusion, changewebsite

Contrarian Signals

Narrow geo: Sub-Saharan Africa onlyexternal

No GP info publicly listedexternal

Founder Do's

Build tech-enabled climate solutions

Operate in Sub-Saharan Africa

Show bold, boundary-pushing vision

Cover energy, agri, or mobility

Bring data-driven approach

Push sector intersections & boundaries

Lead as innovation-warrior, darer

Founder Don'ts

Non-tech-enabled business models

Outside Sub-Saharan Africa focus

No climate/sustainability angle

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$55M

Saves1

Website

People

Key People

Nijhad Jamal

Nijhad JamalManaging Partner

David LongdonPartner

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