2025 Year in Review — Accelerating Access Through Data, AI & Capital Innovation

2025 was a defining year for our organisation. What began as Solaris Offgrid a decade ago evolved into Masunga — a name inspired by a small business owner who transformed his livelihood using our technology and improved dozens of lives supported by his business. His story reflects the core of our mission: that behind every data point, there are real people whose lives can be improved through better tools, stronger systems, and access to credit.

This mission remains urgent. Across emerging markets, access to clean cooking alone still requires USD 8 billion per year in investment (IEA), while global climate-finance needs continue to exceed USD 1.5 trillion (Climate Policy Initiative). At the last mile, microlenders — critical to expanding energy access, agriculture, e-mobility and financial inclusion —  still face constraints, including fragmented data, limited liquidity and inefficiency in manual processes, putting them out of reach for most investors. 

Our 2025 efforts were dedicated to tackling these barriers.

Through PaygOps AI and configurability improvements and Bridgin’s progress on interoperability and standardisation, we strengthened the operating, data, and financing infrastructure to unlock capital and allow organisations to scale sustainably and operate with greater efficiency to meet the market demand.

This year, our combined platforms helped our partners reach 7 million people in more than 40 countries — our largest impact footprint to date.

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