Okra Solar raises $7M
Okra Solar announced a Debt / Non-dilutive round of $7M on 10 November 2026. The company operates in Climate & Energy and is based in Australia. It was founded by Afnan Hannan, Co-founder and CEO. Announced 3 days ago.
Founder
Afnan Hannan
Co-founder and CEO, Okra Solar
Outreach angles
- -Afnan Hannan and co-founder Damian Veling were both named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2021 for helping utility companies in Cambodia electrify off-grid rural villages.
- -Hannan co-founded Okra in 2016 to build mesh-grids, which combine solar generation, battery storage and smart controls so neighbouring homes and businesses can share power. Okra now has over 13,000 households connected and over 2.3MW installed.
- -The $7M debt facility from British International Investment will fund bulk equipment for about 150,000 new connections in rural Nigeria, and is expected to cut delivery times from about four months to two.
Signals
DebtClimate TechHardwareNew Market
Round details
Company: Okra Solar
Domain: okrasolar.com
Amount: $7M
Stage: Debt / Non-dilutive
Industry: Climate & Energy
Country: Australia
Announced: 10 November 2026
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