Susan Githuku

Circle Gas Ltd. makes clean and convenient cooking possible for low-income households in the developing world. Circle Gas is based in London, UK. Recently, they announced an investment by Marubeni Corporation, an integrated trading and investment business conglomerate based in Japan with a public market capitalization of over $16 billion and 133 branches and offices around the world. The British company focuses on LPG and the environment, using cutting-edge pay-as-you-go technology and efficient logistics to deliver LPG as an accessible alternative to cooking with charcoal, kerosene, or wood. The private company's proprietary technology includes a smart meter that serves customers via an IoT cloud gateway and customer app that includes a payment service. The company has signed an agreement with the University of Liverpool to carry out research into the transition to clean modern energy in sub-Saharan Africa using their smart meter pay-as-you-go technology. The company was founded in 2018, and the CEO is Volker Bernd Schultz.

M-Kopa Holdings Ltd. provides business support services.