African Climatech Playbook for Carbon Financing

Africa is teeming with climate innovation, yet many startups still leave carbon revenue on the table. To close this gap, Catalyst Fund, in collaboration with FSD Africa, has created a four-part, founder-friendly learning series that demystifies the carbon market, particularly the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM), for African climate ventures. Across four concise modules, we explain how credits are created and sold, where the opportunities are growing, who the buyers are, and how to finance your carbon journey—from initial verification to reliable USD-denominated revenue.

Whether you’re a founder, investor, ecosystem builder, or policymaker, these resources offer a practical path from impact to income. The series is informed by our original research, including an interactive Buyers Dashboard featuring over 4,000 organizations that have purchased African credits—insights you can use to target demand and shape your go-to-market strategy.

Explore the modules:

• Module 1 — Carbon Market 101 for African Climatechs: What carbon credits are, how the VCM works, key actors, costs, timelines, and startup‑friendly entry paths.
• Module 2 — Macro Trends & Opportunities in Africa’s VCM: Where Africa is gaining ground, which sectors/regions are heating up, and how regulation is evolving.
• Module 3 — Who’s Buying African Credits?: Buyer archetypes, what they value (price, quality, co‑benefits, data), and how to position your solution.
• Module 4 — Supply‑Side Opportunities & Finance Models: Aggregators, offtake, revenue‑sharing, blended finance, and partnership structures to reduce upfront cost and unlock carbon revenue.

Buyers Dashboard: Explore curated demand from 4,000+ active buyers. Open Dashboard Link.