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Since 2022, MCJ Collective has backed 1 African startup across 3 disclosed funding rounds totaling $27.5M, most heavily in Nigeria and Energy & Utilities.
MCJ Collective is a climate focused venture capital firm that invests in early stage startups building solutions for the energy transition, industrial decarbonization, and climate resilience. The firm grew out of the My Climate Journey community and podcast and is headquartered in Boston, United States, as confirmed by multiple firm profiles and public information. MCJ Collective manages dedicated climate funds and backs founders working on technologies that make industries cleaner, more profitable, and more resilient. In Africa, MCJ Collective has been an active early stage investor in distributed renewable energy and clean mobility. Between July 2022 and September 2024, the firm participated in four funding rounds totaling 37 million dollars, primarily at Seed and early Series A stages. Its African portfolio includes Odyssey Energy Solutions, a company that finances, procures, and manages distributed renewable energy projects in Nigeria, and Zeno, an electric motorcycle startup in Kenya that offers flexible charging and payment options. These investments reflect a clear sector focus on energy and utilities, with an additional exposure to travel and mobility, and a geographic focus on Nigeria and Kenya. MCJ Collective often invests alongside other climate and technology focused venture firms, including co investors such as Union Square Ventures, Equal Ventures, Twelve Below, Toyota Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, and Active Impact Investments in Africa related rounds. Through this collaborative approach and its broader climate tech community, MCJ Collective aims to support scalable solutions that expand access to clean energy infrastructure and low carbon transportation in emerging markets.
Data updated · Aug 1, 2026
MCJ Collective has backed 1 African startup across 3 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $27.5M since 2022.
Mostly Seed: 2 of its 3 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Series A (1).
MCJ Collective's tracked rounds are concentrated in Nigeria (3).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Energy & Utilities (3).
MCJ Collective most often shares rounds with Abstract Ventures (3 shared deals), Equal Ventures (3 shared deals), Twelve Below (3 shared deals).
MCJ Collective is a climate focused venture capital firm that invests in early stage startups addressing energy transition, industrial decarbonization, and climate resilience. Public firm profiles and partner content confirm that it grew out of the My Climate Journey community and podcast and is headquartered in Boston, United States.
MCJ Collective has made multiple confirmed investments in Africa, notably in Nigeria and Kenya. Its African portfolio includes Odyssey Energy Solutions in Nigeria, which focuses on distributed renewable energy, and Zeno in Kenya, which provides electric motorcycles with flexible charging and payment options.
