Brian Odhiambo

Novastar Ventures Ltd (Novastar Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Steve Beck and Andrew Bruce Carruthers. The firm is headquartered in London, UK.

Tradedepot Ltd. provides marketing and advertise consultancy services. The company was founded by Ruke Awaritefe, Onyekachi Izukanne and Michael Upkong and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

TeamApt Ltd. engages in the provision of financial and payment solutions. It offers secure payment infrastructure, digital banking, and back office and business process automation solutions. The company was founded by Tosin Eniolorunda in 2015 and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

Ignitia AB provides weather forecasting services. It gives hyper-local weather updates, via short messaging service daily, monthly and seasonal rain forecasts to help farmers avoid ever changing climate, based on global positioning system location. The company was founded by Liisa Smits in 2010 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Metro Africa Xpress, Inc. provides courier and express delivery services. Its delivery platform uses proprietary apps, maps and motorcycles to provide express delivery to retailers in Africa. The company was founded by Adetayo Bamiduro and Chinedu Azodoh in 2015 and is headquartered in Ikeja, Nigeria.

Part of Solar Sister, Inc., LivelyHoods is a non-profit organization that creates job opportunities for youth and women in urban slums. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company was founded by Tania Laden. Tania Laden has been the CEO since incorporation. LivelyHoods was acquired by Solar Sister, Inc. on May 17, 2022.

Solar Sister, Inc. invests in women's clean energy businesses in off-grid communities in Africa. The non-profit company is based in Great Falls, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's mission is to eradicate energy poverty by empowering women with economic opportunity. The company provides a comprehensive package of support, training, and services to set their women entrepreneurs up for success. Solar Sister's work has a ripple effect impacting local women, their families, and the customers and communities who switch to using clean energy. The company was founded in 2010 by Neha Misra and Katherine Lucey. Katherine Lucey has been the CEO since 2010.