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

To enable reliable energy infrastructure across emerging markets by building a scalable, technology-driven deployment platform.

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

D

David Oloba

Managing Partner

Background across MHI, GE, MAN and Smiths.

Laide

Laide Yusuf

Finance

Background across Devoteam and MHI

Ibukun

Ibukun Iken

Projects

Background across Lumos, Azuri and EON

Jk

Jenkeo B-Oloba

Operations

Background across Boots, Asda and the NHS

Fatai

Fatai Amoo

Brand & comms

Background at Phasestream

Ibukun Iken

Ibukun Iken

Projects

Background across Lumos, Azuri and EON

3

The team

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.

Educate in plain English

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

Backed by and building with

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Plain-English learning, diligence frameworks, operator-led conversations, and a
network that moves at the speed of the sector. Open to everyone.