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Designs and manufactures of high-quality, life-improving cooking solutions for the mass market in sub-Saharan Africa.


Location: Kenya
Website: https://burnstoves.com/
Sector: Energy
Funding Stage: Debt, Venture Round, Debt, Green Bonds, Venture Round, Debt, Debt, Venture Round,
Total Funding ($m): 127.68
# of Founders: 1
Founding Year: 2010
Funding Year: 2025
Status: Active
YearAmountStageInvestors
2021$0.68mDebtBettervest
2022$4mVenture RoundSpark+ Africa Fund
2023$1mDebtBettervest
2023$10mGreen Bondsn.a.
2024$12mVenture RoundKey Carbon
2024 $15mDebtEuropean Investment Bank 
2025$5mDebtEDFI Management Company
2025$80mVenture RoundAccelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT)
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Peter Scott
Founder & CEO
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Debt $0.68m
Bettervest

Venture Round $4m
Spark+ Africa Fund

Debt $1m
Bettervest

Green Bonds $10m
n.a.

Venture Round $12m
Key Carbon

Debt $15m
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Debt $5m
EDFI Management Company

Venture Round $80m
Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT)



News
https://launchbaseafrica.com/2025/06/23/kenyan-cookstove-startup-burn-manufacturing-gets-80m-to-scale-across-zambia-drc-and-mozambique/