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Since 2019, Breakthrough Energy Ventures has backed 1 African startup across 2 disclosed funding rounds totaling $7M, most heavily in Travel & Mobility.
Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) is the venture investment program of Breakthrough Energy. It backs science-driven companies developing technologies with the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across manufacturing, electricity, agriculture, transportation, and buildings. Its official website is breakthroughenergy.org. The investment record provided shows two investments in Max Drive in Nigeria in June 2019: one Series A round and one round categorized as Other. The recorded activity is in Travel & Mobility, and Max Drive is described as offering rent-to-own vehicles and driver services. This record supports describing BEV’s documented African activity, but does not establish a broader geographic or sector preference in Africa.
Data updated · Oct 13, 2026
Breakthrough Energy Ventures has backed 1 African startup across 2 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $7M since 2019.
Mostly Series A: 1 of its 2 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Other (1).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Travel & Mobility (2).
Breakthrough Energy Ventures most often shares rounds with Novastar Ventures (2 shared deals), Alitheia Capital (2 shared deals), Zrosk Investment Management (1 shared deal).
The provided investment record shows two investments by Breakthrough Energy Ventures in Max Drive, a Nigeria-based Travel & Mobility company, in June 2019.
The provided record names Max Drive as the African company backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures. It describes Max Drive as offering rent-to-own vehicles and driver services.
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