Product Growth Lead, M-KOPA
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Connected asset financing solutions
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Connected asset financing solutions
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To make financing for everyday essentials accessible to everyone.
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Company mission
To make financing for everyday essentials accessible to everyone.
Our take
M-KOPA is an asset financing company in East Africa, that provides solar energy solutions to under-served households. The company offers a pay-as-you-go model, allowing customers to access solar products like panels and batteries without upfront costs.
M-KOPA's impact reaches far beyond its innovative financing model. By allowing households to have access to sustainable energy solutions, the company has helped improve overall living conditions for its customers. The widespread adoption of solar products has significantly reduced dependence on fossil fuels, resulting in lower carbon emissions and a cleaner environment.
M-KOPA's robust funding includes debt financing from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, which aims to develop digital connectivity in Kenya. On top of this, a substantial, sustainability-linked 2025 debt financing round will help grow M-KOPA's smartphone products and ramp up market expansion, whilst promoting an environment and social benefit approach to asset financing. The company, then, is a driving force in ensuring sustainable energy access for millions across Africa and beyond.
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Benefits
- Private health and life insurance
- Remote and flexi working
- Free meals in office
- Fun and collaborative facilities
- Career development opportunities
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Nov 2025
$160m
SERIES F
May 2023
$55m
LATE VC
Total funding: $358.1m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Jesse Moore
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously served as the Director at GSMA and Signal Point Partners.
Chad Larson
(Co-Founder)Current CEO of Kopo Kopo and an Advisor at Blue Haven Initiative and KawiSafi Ventures. Previously worked at the Bank of America for 10 years in multiple roles, including Principal and Head of Structured Municipal Products.