2022 Africa Climate Tech 50

The Africa Climate Tech 50 is HolonIQ’s annual list of the most promising startups working in new energy, the environment and sustainability.

The Sub Saharan Africa Climate Tech 50 is focused on identifying young, fast growing and innovative climate tech start-ups across Sub Saharan Africa. Powered by data and insights from our Impact Intelligence Platform together with qualitative assessments by HolonIQ’s Intelligence Unit, and local market experts in each region, organizations are evaluated and scored based on our eligibility and assessment criteria.

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Download the Market Map. Companies are categorized by their main area of focus following the globalclimatelandscape.org.

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HolonIQ’s 2022 Africa Climate Tech 50 is aligned to the Global Climate Landscape, an Open-Source Taxonomy that maps the global climate tech economy.

Exhibit 2

Renewables, the Food System and mobility together make up 75% of the 2022 Sub Saharan Africa Climate Tech 50 cohort.

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South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya make up roughly one quarter of the 2022 cohort, followed by Ghana and a broad spread.

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Younger cohort with strong growth stage startups are represented in this year's list. 25% are founded through the pandemic.

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