The report highlights the increasing role of retail investment in the off-grid energy sector. Energise Africa, a UK-based online impact investment platform, has raised over £14 million in debt for off-grid energy businesses in its first two years of operation. A remarkable achievement considering that half of the investments on the platform are less than £500. The report provides insights into how donor funding catalyses co-investment, who is investing and why, and how companies are leveraging crowdfunding.