Climate Fund Focus Novastar builds Africa-focused climate and sustainability investments through its Africa People and Planet Fund, backed by major backers. This focus creates demand for tools that help portfolio startups scale responsibly, including ESG reporting, climate risk analytics, and procurement or operations software.

Strong LP Network Novastar's investor network includes SBI Holdings, Green Climate Fund, Proparco, and other partners, with local teams in Nairobi and Lagos. This network can help you source co-investment opportunities, introduce portfolio companies to potential customers, and explore partnerships to scale climate and agri-tech solutions across Africa.

Portfolio Growth Needs Recent activity shows investments in Sistema.bio and a distribution partnership with LED Experts Group, indicating a portfolio that needs scale-out solutions. Opportunities include hardware procurement, solar and energy efficiency tech, agritech platforms, logistics tech, and sales channel partnerships to accelerate portfolio growth.

Cross Border Entry With a London base and Africa operations, Novastar can act as a gateway for vendors seeking entry into East and West Africa, helping navigate regulation, partner ecosystems, and pilot deployments with portfolio companies.

Tech Enablement Novastar leverages a modern tech stack and data-driven approach, suggesting appetite for technology partnerships such as cybersecurity, analytics, marketing tech, and impact and financial reporting platforms that support portfolio companies and LPs.