The questions below can be further broken down to the specific program:

1. What work does KCIC do?

KCIC supports innovative businesses and entrepreneurs involved in developing locally appropriate solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

2. What is the main vision for KCIC?

To be the one stop shop supporting innovative climate change solutions in Kenya.

3. What is the mission for KCIC?

To provide incubation, financing and awareness that empowers the private sector to deliver innovative climate change solutions.

5. What sectors do you support?

Agribusiness, Renewable energy, Water management, Waste management, Agroforestry

6. What criteria do you use to select entrepreneurs?

  • Type 1: Early stage entrepreneurs with ideas or products that are not fully formed yet, who are candidates for basic entrepreneur training and/or incubation services
  • Type 2: Entrepreneurs with strong technical skills, enterprising demeanors, and strong business models, who are candidates for business acceleration with the potential to engage with investors
  • Type 3: Seasoned entrepreneurs who have recently established new business ideas
  • Type 4: Entrepreneurs who have surpassed the early stage into “growth” and look to expand into new markets, which requires access to capital, market, and capacity-building support

7. In which regions do you operate?

We are currently operating in Kenya only.

8. Do we offer monetary funding for our entrepreneurs?

No we do not but we provide access to investors as part of the services we offer our entrepreneurs.

9. What are the various stages for the entrepreneurs?

Visit our website www.kenyacic.org to learn more about how you can apply,
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10. How do I get to work with KCIC? How do I receive the services?

Visit our website www.kenyacic.org to learn more about how you can apply

11. How often do you send out calls for applications?

The calls for applications are sent out on a need basis. Continuously check our website for new postings

12. As an entrepreneur at KCIC, how will I be getting the assistance I need?

Every entrepreneur is linked to a business analyst who will act as their point of contact and offer advice in scaling up their business.

Kenya Climate Ventures

1. What work does KCV do?

KCV seeks to accelerate the development of the clean-tech industry as a whole by providing much needed tailored and targeted financial and managerial assistance support to innovative early stage businesses.

2. What are the main goals of KCV?

Our ultimate goal is to ensure that  entrepreneurs  scale their markets and receive follow on investing.

3. What is the main objective of KCIC/KCV/AGRIBIZ?

Our main objective is to facilitate the attainment of social, environmental and economic returns for the entrepreneur.

4. What services do you offer?

Our main objective is to facilitate the attainment of social, environmental and economic returns for the entrepreneur.

5. How many entrepreneurs have you supported?

We support innovative or new business models; or a disruptive clean technology
solution that addresses specific challenges in renewable energy, agribusiness,
water management, waste management and commercial forestry.

6. What sectors do you support?

We support  innovative or new business models; or a disruptive clean technology solution that addresses specific challenges in renewable energy, agribusiness, water management, waste management and commercial forestry.

7. What type of entrepreneurs do you work with?

We work with entrepreneurial organizations that share our belief in the potential of clean technology to offer new approaches to tackling pressing social challenges including environment and sustainability, employment, and economic well being.

8. In which regions do you operate?

We are currently operating in Kenya only.

9. How do I get to work with KCV?

Contact us on  info@kcv.co.ke/ (+254) 709 233101/102

AGRIBIZ PROGRAM

1. What is the AGRIBIZ Program?

It is a 5-year programme that seeks to be a catalyst and enabler towards greater involvement of women and youth in agricultural and livestock value chains.

2. What is the main objective of AGRIBIZ?

To provide a range of services needed for women and youth-owned early stage agribusiness enterprises as well as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

3. What services do you offer?

We offer access to services and facilities; access to finance; business advisory and technical assistance; as well as access to information and awareness creation.

4. In which regions do you operate?

There are 5 Business Incubation Hubs (BIHs) across 5 counties in the Republic of Kenya.