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Renewables, off-grid power, water, waste management and resilience technology

Build and prove climate and energy solutions for real operating environments.

A pathway for renewable energy, water, waste, resilience and climate technology ventures.

StatusActive
Active programmes1
Applications1
Lead partnerSandbox Africa
Studio positioning

Why this sector needs a dedicated operating environment.

Climate & Energy Studio helps ventures prove technical, economic and impact value with utilities, corporates, communities and infrastructure operators.

Strategic mandate

The commercial and ecosystem change this studio is designed to support.

Strategic goal

Move climate and energy ventures from technical evidence into pilots, procurement, blended funding and measurable impact.

Outcome targets

Validated deployments, technical evidence, impact metrics, buyer pathways, non-dilutive funding and capital readiness.

Friday Pitch

Pitch into the sector when the venture is ready.

Applications, selection, pitch preparation and partner follow-up stay inside Sandbox Africa. Ventures that need more preparation can enter the Studio Accelerator rather than reaching a dead end.

No upcoming pitch session is published for this studio yet

Enter the Studio Accelerator now and use the readiness pathway while the recurring pitch calendar is prepared.

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Studio programmes

Choose the pathway that fits your next stage.

Each programme has its own participant focus, delivery model, eligibility and outcomes.

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Climate & Energy Accelerator

A continuous accelerator pathway that diagnoses venture readiness, closes evidence and commercial gaps, prepares founder materials and routes pitch-ready ventures into the recurring Sandbox...

ForAfrica-focused founders and operating teams with a credible sector problem, committed team and a venture they want to validate, pilot, fund or commercialise.DeliveryDiagnose → Prepare → Prove → Pitch → Dealflow → OutcomeDurationContinuous intake; milestone-based progressionDeadlineOpen while active