About Ceniarth
Ceniarth is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Aug 2023, Ceniarth has invested in 21 companies. It primarily invests in Conventional Debt round in Mauritius based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Food and Agriculture Tech to FinTech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of PasarMIKRO Overall, Ceniarth portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 1 acquisition, namely Lendable and SunFunder. A lot of funds co-invest with Ceniarth, with names like The David and Lucile Packard Foundation sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Ceniarth has team of 12 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Conventional Debt, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Ceniarth's List of Top Investments
Ceniarth has a portfolio of 21 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Bboxx and Jaza Energy.Their portfolio spans across United States, Kenya, Mauritius and 10 more locations. They have invested in Food and Agriculture Tech, FinTech, Consumer and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Conventional Debt, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Ceniarth:_1580726021209.png?format=webp&height=120&width=120){kind=logo}
1. Lendable
An online platform for personal loans. It is a P2P marketplace that enables users to borrow and lend personal loans with multiple amounts, terms, repayment options, and returns on investments. Users must add the required personal information along with the documents and apply for the loan. Once matched and approved with lenders, the funds are transferred to the registered bank account.
Key facts about Lendable
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $293M
- Employee Count: 643 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, NJF Capital and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 10, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of investment advisory and asset management services. This firm facilitates capital deployment and project structuring to support sustainable growth. It creates investment vehicles and provides strategic advice to assist in navigating complex market landscapes. The organization focuses on developing infrastructure and business solutions that enable capital absorption in underserved markets.
Key facts about CrossBoundary
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Nairobi (Kenya)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $158M
- Employee Count: 288 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: KLP, Treehouse Investments and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 25, 2026, $*****
3. Bboxx
Provider of pay-as-you-go power and technology to homes and businesses. They offer clean energy, clean cooking solutions, smartphones, and e-mobility products. The company utilizes a fully integrated operating system to deploy products. It connects individuals and businesses with affordable access to transformative services.
Key facts about Bboxx
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $131M
- Employee Count: 1,086 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Khosla Impact, Engie and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Dec 07, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Key facts about Generate Capital
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 205 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: ThirdStream Partners, Activate Capital and 6 Others
Zola Electric offers solar installation and upgradation services for rural areas in Africa. Has a proprietary software platform, Surge, that claims to offer personalized services for customers. Services include engineering, installation, financing, commissioning and others. Specializes in Pay-As-You-Go systems.
Key facts about ZOLA Electric
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $158M
- Employee Count: 569 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Helios and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Sep 18, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Ceniarth's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Ceniarth has invested in 21 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in PasarMIKRO and most recent follow-on round was in iProcure.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ceniarth's Investments by Stage
Ceniarth has made 5 investments in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $13.5M, 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.7M, 1 investment in Series A stage and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $9.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Conventional Debt | 5 |
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Ceniarth's Investments by Sector
Ceniarth has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the FinTech, Food and Agriculture Tech, Energy, Environment and Financial Services. Notably, it has invested in 14 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Tech companies, 10 Social impact companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
FinTech | 4 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 4 |
Energy | 3 |
Environment | 3 |
Financial Services | 3 |
Others | 12 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Ceniarth's Investments by Geography
Ceniarth has made most investments in Mauritius (2), followed by United States where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Mauritius | 2 |
United States | 2 |
Canada | 1 |
Ghana | 1 |
India | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Ceniarth's recent investments
Ceniarth has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Ceniarth:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 15, 2023 | Indonesia | Series A | 2417 | ||
Aug 18, 2022 | Kenya | Conventional Debt | 1404 | ||
Aug 18, 2022 | Kenya | Series B | 9436 | ||
Apr 26, 2022 | Ghana | Conventional Debt | 1733 | [+6] | |
Aug 24, 2020 | India | Seed | 2239 |
Unicorns in Ceniarth's Portfolio
Ceniarth has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Lendable. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Lendable which became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before Ceniarth first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Ceniarth's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | An online platform for personal loans | 2014 | London | Series B | zhmrnji |
Acquired companies in Ceniarth's Portfolio
1 company from Ceniarth's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was SunFunder in Jun 2022 by Mirova for $*****.Here are Ceniarth's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 20, 2022 | 2015 | Conventional Debt | 9121 |
Team profile of Ceniarth
Ceniarth has a team of 12 members including 2 Partners and 3 Principals located in United Kingdom. Ceniarth's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Ceniarth:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Principal | London | - | - | |
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | - | - |
Co-investors of Ceniarth
Over the past 11 years, 95 investors have co-invested in Ceniarth's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Ceniarth: Khosla Impact, DOEN Foundation and 26 others have invested in rounds before Ceniarth. There are 2 companies where Khosla Impact has invested before Ceniarth and 1 company where DOEN Foundation has invested before Ceniarth.
- Top Co-investors of Ceniarth: 32 investors entered a company along with Ceniarth. These include investors like The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (2 companies).
- Invested after Ceniarth: A total of 35 investors have invested in Ceniarth's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include responsAbility (2 companies), Mitsubishi Corporation (1 company) and ENGIE Rassembleurs d'Energies (1 company).
Recent News related to Ceniarth
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Mission Driven Finance Secures $4.5M Line of Credit for Childcare FacilitiesImpactAlpha•Dec 08, 2025•Ceniarth, Mission Driven Finance
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Salad Money Secures Additional £2m Investment from Ceniarth, Supported by Fair4All Financetheintermediary.co.uk•May 29, 2025•Salad Money, Ceniarth, Fair4All Finance
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Camco holds first close on REPP 2 fund for Africa’s energy transitionRenewables Now•Dec 09, 2024•Camco, Green Climate Fund, Ceniarth, REPP and 2 others
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Camco achieves first close on $185 million REPP 2 finance fund to aid decarbonisation of African energy gridEnergias-Renovables•Dec 09, 2024•Camco, Green Climate Fund, Norfund, Ceniarth
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Impact manager Acre raises $100 mln for African climate infrastructureIndiatimes•Apr 18, 2024•Acre Impact Capital, BNP Paribas, Trimtab, Ceniarth and 4 others
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Indonesia agri-fintech startup PasarMIKRO nets investment from DEG, Ceniarthe27•Aug 15, 2023•PasarMIKRO, DEG, Ceniarth, Trihill Capital and 5 others
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Ghanaian agtech Farmerline raises $1.5M from Dutch investor OikocreditTechCrunch+•Sep 27, 2022•Inclined, HSCM Ventures, Anthemis Group, Mergdata and 13 others
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iProcure secures $10.2million to expand across East AfricaInnovation-village•Aug 19, 2022•iProcure, Investisseurs & Partenaires, Novastar Ventures, Ceniarth and 1 other
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Kenyan agtech iProcure raises $10.2M to grow its input supply networkTechCrunch+•Aug 18, 2022•iProcure, Investisseurs & Partenaires, Novastar Ventures, Ceniarth and 2 others
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CrossBoundary Energy Access raises $25 million to finance solar-powered minigrids in Africapv magazine•Jun 17, 2022•ARCH, CrossBoundary, Bank of America, Microsoft and 5 others
