CrossBoundary
Sky Park, Woodvale Close, Nairobi, Kenya
Overview
CrossBoundary recently formed CrossBoundary Energy, the first dedicated investment fund for Commercial and Industrial solar in Africa. Many businesses in Africa generate a significant portion of their own electricity through inside-the-fence diesel generation. Due to the cost of diesel, it would be economically and environmentally optimal for these businesses to switch to renewable generation through solar and other alternatives. However, businesses are ill equipped to take the financial and technical risk to finance a conversion to renewables. At the same time, capital lacks a standardized platform to access these profitable but relatively small transactions. CrossBoundary Energy is a platform to aggregate finance for medium scale renewable self-generation. The platform finances renewable generation projects (0.2MW-10MW) that serve commercial customers in Africa such as off-grid light manufacturing, cell towers, farms, remote hospitals, eco-lodges and beverage bottlers. Our goal is to enable the delivery of energy-as-service and unlock the latent opportunity for renewable own-generation in Africa.
- Total investments
- 3
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
- 4
Sector focus
- Energy
- Finance
- Financial Services
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- TripWip
Participated · Seed · Jul 2026
TripWip operates a fully digital peer-to-peer car rental marketplace that connects private car owners with renters across Uruguay, Argentina, and Mexico. The company was founded in 2023 by Juan Manuel Pancic and Juan Andrés Vico and is based in Uruguay. TripWip partners with insurers including Sancor, Rus Seguros, and AXA to provide coverage for rentals transacted on its platform. With the $4.2M seed raised in 2026, the company plans to expand into Monterrey, Los Cabos, Mendoza, and Bariloche and to invest in marketing, technology, and AI. TripWip has set a target to increase activity on its platform sixfold over the next 24 months.
- Bio-Logical
Led · Equity · Jul 2024
Bio-Logical is a Nairobi, Kenya-based climate tech company led by Co-CEOs Rory Buckworth and Philip Hunter. It develops biochar-based carbon removals and fertiliser to help smallholder farmers regenerate land, increase crop yields and build climate resilience. The company aims to sequester 1 million tons of CO2 and support 1 million smallholder farmers by 2030. Bio-Logical raised $1.3M in funding to expand its Mt. Kenya biochar facility and scale carbon removal and fertiliser production capacity. The funding is intended to boost crop yields and climate resilience for thousands of smallholder farmers in Kenya. The round was led by CrossBoundary, Redshaw Advisors and existing investor the Steyn Group. Bio-Logical builds biochar production facilities that transform agricultural waste into biochar, sequestering CO2 and creating carbon credits. The company plans to develop its first Kenya site with the recent seed funding and then expand across the region to support 1 million smallholders and sequester 1 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2030. Its initial facility is planned to process over 30,000 tonnes of agricultural waste per year and sequester about 25,000 tonnes of CO2. Revenue from generated carbon credits will be used to subsidise a resilience-building fertiliser for smallholder farmers, with the aim of boosting yields and reducing fertiliser costs. The company is led by CEO and co-founder Rory Buckworth. The seed financing will be deployed toward site development and regional expansion efforts.
- DESAISIV
Participated · Seed · Jul 2023
DESAISIV was founded in 2023 by Mohammad Nabhan and Saed Al-Khawaldeh and is based in Saudi Arabia. The company launched AI Insurance Agent, an AI-driven platform that combines agentic AI, advanced analytics, and insurance expertise to automate complex insurance workflows such as benchmarking pricing, evaluating policy performance, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and negotiating premiums. DESAISIV serves over 600 corporate clients, partners with 18 insurance brokers and carriers, and manages corporate insurance portfolios exceeding SAR 2 billion. The company aims to grow the value of premiums managed through its platform to more than SAR 10 billion and to expand beyond corporate health insurance into motor, leasing, general insurance, enterprise risk management, and AI-powered financial services. DESAISIV’s stated vision is to build an AI-powered operating system for corporate insurance that connects stakeholders, automates complex decisions, and increases transparency and efficiency. The company plans to deploy new growth funding to accelerate AI R&D, broaden its enterprise product offerings, and strengthen strategic partnerships as it expands into new segments and markets.