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Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF)
The Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF) is a donor-funded initiative aimed at addressing early-stage financing gaps for clean energy projects in high-risk frontier markets, particularly in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Overview
What Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF) does
What Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF) is
The Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF) is a donor-funded initiative aimed at addressing early-stage financing gaps for clean energy projects in high-risk frontier markets, particularly in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Grant Maker
- Founded
- Founded in 2008
- Approximate age
- About 18 years
- Structured capabilities
- Grantor
- Last reviewed
- April 4, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF) as a grantor
Grant thesis
The Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF) aims to bridge the early-stage financing gap for renewable energy projects in high-risk frontier markets, particularly in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Focus narrative
SCAF focuses on supporting renewable energy equity investment entity managers and development companies. It provides a combination of pure and repayable grants to help these entities establish climate investment vehicles, build local expertise, and develop project pipelines, particularly in Least Developed Countries, Other Low-Income Countries, and Lower-Middle Income Countries and Territories.
Value and support
Beyond funding, SCAF adds value by facilitating the development of bankable investment opportunities and building local expertise in the renewable energy sector.
Grant economics
- Grant range
- $0–$2,500,000
- Dilutive
- No
- Nonprofit only
- Yes
Eligibility and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+
- Audience
- Fund Managers
- Sectors
- Energy
Process and recipient context
Application process
SCAF operates under three main support lines: Support Line 0 (SL0) for fund development, limited to USD 500,000; Support Line 1 (SL1) for pipeline development, with a maximum of USD 2,500,000; and Support Line 2 (SL2) for project development, also capped at USD 2,500,000. Interested parties can apply through the designated application process outlined on their website.
Recipient context
SCAF has supported various renewable energy projects, including a 30 MW solar project in Golomoti, Malawi; a 39.4 MW wind project in Dam Nai, Vietnam; a 40 MW wind project in Dai Phong, Vietnam; a 60.1 MW solar project in Tarlac, Philippines; a 5 MW hydro project in Great Zimbabwe; and a 38 MW solar project in Kodeni, Burkina Faso.
Common questions
What to know about Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF)
Upseed classifies Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF) under the Grant Maker organization type. Its current public profile includes grantor capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 4, 2026
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