Aaron Cheng

We are a group of founders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and tech-enthusiasts that support and invest in technology-enabled startups. Our goal is to be entrepreneur-first investors, doing everything we can to be supportive, responsive and respectful. Weve been in your shoes and we get it.

The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) represents the minigrid development industry, which is a critical solution for delivering sustainable and environmentally-friendly electricity to Sub-Saharas more than 600 million people without access to power. AMDA is currently active in Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Zambia, representing 42 member companies, who are operating minigrids across 19 African countries.

We are a group of founders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and tech-enthusiasts that support and invest in technology-enabled startups. Our goal is to be entrepreneur-first investors, doing everything we can to be supportive, responsive and respectful. Weve been in your shoes and we get it.

The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) represents the minigrid development industry, which is a critical solution for delivering sustainable and environmentally-friendly electricity to Sub-Saharas more than 600 million people without access to power. AMDA is currently active in Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Zambia, representing 42 member companies, who are operating minigrids across 19 African countries.

Accel-KKR is a technology-focused investment firm with $23 billion in capital commitments. The firm invests in software and IT enabled businesses well-positioned for topline and bottom-line growth. At the core of Accel-KKR’s investment strategy is a commitment to developing strong partnerships with the management teams of its portfolio companies and a focus on building value through significant resources available through the Accel-KKR network. Accel-KKR focuses on middle-market companies and provides a broad range of capital solutions from minority-growth investments to buyouts, recapitalizations, divisional carve-outs and going-private transactions. The firm has offices in Menlo Park, Atlanta, Chicago and London. For more information, please visit www.accel-kkr.com.

Barclays Investment Bank deploys financial solutions to help our clients with their funding, financing, strategic and risk management needs across sectors, markets and economies. The Investment Bank is comprised of the Investment Banking, International Corporate Banking, Global Markets and Research businesses, aiding money managers, financial institutions, governments, supranational organisations and corporate clients around the globe. We offer a full spectrum of strategic advisory, financing and risk management solutions to help drive innovation and growth. For over 330 years, our commitment to shared success has been at the heart of what we do, because we are all at our best when we all progress. For further information about Barclays Investment Bank, please visit our website www.barclays.com/ib