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Yellow

Yellow

Private
Cape TownEnergy & Sustainabilityhttps://yellow.africa/

Last Round

Series C

Aug 20, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$51.3M

Momentum

Top 25%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Yellow is a fintech company that provides pay-as-you-go financing for solar energy systems and digital devices to households in Africa.

Sector

Energy & Sustainability

Verticals

Renewable Energy, Lending & Credit, Consumer Electronics, Energy Storage

Business Model

B2C

Customer Profile

Hardware + Subscription, Hardware Sales

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

pay-as-you-goPAYGasset financingsolar home systemsoff-grid solarunbanked lendinglast-mile distributionenergy accessfinanced smartphonesagent networkdigital inclusionconsumer financing

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Yellow Comparables

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Yellow comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
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Sun King
86%

Yellow Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series CAug 20, 2026
DebtSep 19, 2024
Series BJun 19, 2023
DebtJan 31, 2023
DebtJun 24, 2022
Debt
Sep 16, 2021

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Ben Walwyn

CTO

Executive Team

Uchizi Taiman Nkhata

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

William Thompson

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

Yellow Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Yellow investors
InvestorRounds
Susquehanna Sustainable InvestmentsSeries C
SunFunderDebt
AcumenDebt
Convergence PartnersSeries B, Series C
Platform Investment PartnersSeries B, Series A
OikocreditDebt

Market signals

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  • Aug 20, 2026

    Round led by Convergence Partners

  • Jan 19, 2026

    Monthly visitors increased 457% MoM, reaching 28.6K.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersCape Town
Employee Range213
Year Founded2018
Last FundingAug 20, 2026

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