We build the power Africa is missing — and open it up.
600M Africans lack reliable power. Tribes builds clean, reliable energy for underserved communities—and opens these projects to investors who want to learn and earn.
Through standardised project evaluation, coordinated partnerships, and real-time monitoring, Tribes Capital has become a technology-driven platform that accelerates clean energy deployment.
Tribes Capital began as a modern guild of energy innovators united by a shared mission: to make reliable power accessible across emerging markets. By bringing together facilities, energy developers, equipment suppliers and infrastructure partners, the guild created a trusted ecosystem where collaboration replaces complexity.
A modern guild of energy innovators
ABOUT
OUR VISION
To enable reliable energy infrastructure across emerging markets by building a scalable, technology-driven deployment platform.
OUR MISSION
To originate, structure and monitor reliable energy infrastructure for critical facilities through a scalable, technology-driven platform.
01
Build the power
Onsite solar and battery for critical facilities — funded and run by us, not bought by them.
02
Open it up
People learn the sector in an open community and, when they qualify, invest in real projects from £100.
03
Report it, monthly
The money and the impact, in the open, every month.
3
The model in three steps
David Oloba
Managing Partner
Background across MHI, GE, MAN and Smiths.
Laide Yusuf
Finance
Background across Devoteam and MHI
Ibukun Iken
Projects
Background across Lumos, Azuri and EON
Jenkeo B-Oloba
Operations
Background across Boots, Asda and the NHS
Fatai Amoo
Brand & comms
Background at Phasestream
Ibukun Iken
Projects
Background across Lumos, Azuri and EON
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The team
THE LEARNING PATH
Educate, verify, deliver, report
Each step has a home inside the community platform — so what we do and what you can see are the same thing.
A four-step path from Energy Basics through Project Finance and Due Diligence to Deal Structuring — no prior finance background required.
A consistent framework for reviewing every deal — technical, legal, financial and environmental — before capital moves.
Every operator in the network is screened and tracked, so you know who you're partnering with.
Plain-English updates on performance and milestones, so every stakeholder stays aligned.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Why this work matters
Hundreds of millions lack reliable power. Billions flow to diesel every year. Demand for clean infrastructure grows faster than supply can meet it.
600M
Without reliable power
$20B
Spent on diesel yearly
600M
Steps to get fluent
OUR ECOSYSTEM
Backed by and building with
READY TO START?
community.tribes.capital
Plain-English learning, diligence frameworks, operator-led conversations, and a network that moves at the speed of the sector. Open to everyone.