Innovating impact.
Customer group:
Financial solutions
Region:
Africa
Joint partners with Shell Foundation:
FCDO and Equator
FCDO funding type:
Partner since:
2014
Technology:
Multiple
Strategic pillar:
Mobilising capital
About
Factor E is an impact investment platform that identifies and invests in solutions to the world’s toughest climate and development problems. Operating at the intersection of risk capital, technology, and frontier markets, they find global innovations with application in emerging economies.
Project Focus
Shell Foundation is a long-standing funding partner of Factor E. With over a decade of partnership, Shell Foundation is providing Factor E with capital and support to identify, incubate, and invest into several technologies aligned to Shell Foundation’s strategy and customer focus.
Insights and impact
Latest news and updates
FCDO
Micro-Entrepreneurs
Smallholder Farmers
East Africa
Southeast Asia
Cold Storage
Post-Harvest Processing
Lessons learned from addressing the sustainable cooling challenge
For smallholder farmers and microentrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa and India, access to affordable, energy-efficient cooling can mean the difference between…
01st August 2025
FCDO
Gender
Smallholder Farmers
East Africa
Southeast Asia
West Africa
Cold Storage
Post-Harvest Processing
Solutions to Reduce Post-Harvest Loss for Smallholder Farmers
New research highlights the value chains most impacted by post-harvest losses and identifies key areas where innovation is essential to…
30th July 2025