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profile · synthesized from sources

E4Impact Entrepreneurship Center Kenya supports impact entrepreneurs through acceleration and incubation programs, multilateral projects, and ecosystem initiatives. It aims to foster and scale impact-driven enterprises that generate employment and address social and environmental challenges in Africa. The center provides resources, training, and equity funding to help businesses grow and achieve social and environmental impact.

named programs · 21 · from sources

what they call their work

AMAYA RangER
Rangelands Ecosystem Services Productivity (RangER) Programme, funded by the European Union and implemented as a collaboration between 5 distinct technical entities.
ARABIKA Project
Action to Relaunch Agriculture and Branding Internationalization of Kenyan Coffee, in and out of Africa.
AYuTe Africa Challenge
An initiative of Heifer Kenya, run in collaboration with E4Impact Accelerator, to develop a strategic direction for youth in agriculture.
Acceleration Programs
Dynamic and innovative program designed to support and empower growth-stage and scale-up enterprises in Kenya by providing resources, training, and equity funding. Focuses on Agrifood, Green & Renewable Energy, Fashion & Leather, Circularity, and Manufacturing.
Consultancies
Provides professional services to businesses and organizations.
DRIC Project
EU-funded project seeking to build a Drought Resilient Isiolo by enabling improved drought resilient and nutrition sensitive agriculture/livestock.
E4Impact Uganda
Project implemented in partnership with GGGI themed "Green Buildings Development in African Secondary Cities through Policy, Entrepreneurial and Business Practice Support in Uganda".
Ecosystem Initiatives
Orchestrates various initiatives to support the startup, entrepreneurship, and innovation ecosystem, including being a founding member of ASSEK, a member of the Kenya Association of Country-wide Hubs, running events, and investing in startups through an equity revolving fund.
GAIN_Nutrition Impact at Scale
Collaboration with ASSEK and GAIN to provide technical assistance to Agri-food SMEs through the Nutrition Impact program.
Incubation Programs
Supports early-stage businesses at proof of concept and prototype stages to refine ideas, build market solutions, and establish market entry points through customized training, mentorship, coaching, networking, and professional services. Focuses on digitization and technology.
Maziwa Project
Project in collaboration with AVSI Foundation targeting 15,000 smallholder dairy farmers under 30 dairy cooperatives in Meru, Embu, and Tharaka Nithi counties.
Multilateral Projects
Collaborates with local and international partners on projects focused on empowering women and young people, improving livelihoods, empowering farmers, social & environmental impact, and contributing to climate action.
O-Farms
African SME accelerator focused on circular agribusiness with the goal of making circularity a mainstream approach for improved rural livelihoods and sustainability.
Restoration Factory
Innovative incubation program supporting Kenyan eco-entrepreneurs (ecopreneurs) developing restoration projects, created by the World Agroforestry Centre.
Seeds for Sustainable Energy
Nurtures and supports the birth and growth of impact enterprises creating real and impactful solutions in sustainable energy.
Short Courses
Offers training programs for entrepreneurs.
Strengthening Kenya's Innovation Ecosystem (SKIES)
Aims to enhance the ecosystem infrastructure by building the capacity of intermediaries such as incubators, accelerators, and technology boot camp providers.
Ustahimilivu Project
EU-funded project responding to the need for Food Security and Resilience to Climate Shocks in ASALs focal sector.
Vijana in KilimoBizz Youth Innovation Challenge
Innovation challenge targeting young people with innovative solutions in the agriculture sector, funded by Mastercard Foundation.
WONDER Program
Aims to strengthen the capacity of 150 women entrepreneurs through training to enhance business productivity and growth over 3 years.
Yellow Passion Project
Focuses on improving the productivity of small-scale farmers growing yellow passion fruit, a commercially competitive fruit in Kenya.
activities · 3 groups

what they do

  • Microfinance and Savings Group Support 1 activity
    • Generate employment and economic impact through entrepreneurship
      Supports job creation and economic growth through entrepreneur-led enterprises, contributing to the creation of over 24,000 jobs in Kenyan counties and helping farmers achieve over a 97.5% increase in produce price or sales margin.
  • Climate-Smart Agriculture Training & Value Chain Development 1 activity
    • Implement agricultural development and value chain projects
      Implements multiple agricultural development projects including the Arabika coffee project across seven Kenyan counties, the Maziwa project supporting 15,000 smallholder dairy farmers, the Yellow Passion Project for small-scale fruit farmers, and the DRIC and Ustahimilivu projects to improve drought resilience and nutrition-sensitive agriculture in ASAL regions.
  • Uncategorized 4 activities
    • Deliver entrepreneurship and innovation training and capacity building
      Provides business development training and consultancy services in entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems, including an MBA in Impact Entrepreneurship in collaboration with Tangaza University. Trained over 4,000 entrepreneurs and over 4,000 farmers across Kenya, and strengthened 46 cooperatives with measurable increases in savings and sales margins.
    • Expand impact entrepreneurship ecosystem in Africa
      Supports the expansion of the E4Impact Accelerator Model to Uganda and Cameroon, implements green building development projects in Uganda, and organizes innovation events and challenges such as the Vijana in KilimoBizz Youth Innovation Challenge to promote youth-led agricultural solutions.
    • Operate acceleration and incubation programs for impact entrepreneurs
      Runs an Acceleration Program and Incubation Program for impact entrepreneurs in Kenya, supporting early-stage businesses at proof of concept and prototype stages with training, mentorship, coaching, networking, and professional services. Accelerated over 200 enterprises since 2018 and raised over 4.07 million Euros in investment for entrepreneurs.
    • Support women entrepreneurs and cooperatives
      Provides targeted support to women entrepreneurs, including training and enterprise development. Supported over 1,700 women-led enterprises and over 17,000 women entrepreneurs in Kenya, with initiatives aiming to strengthen 150 additional women entrepreneurs over three years.
relationships · 24

who they work with

  • AFAWA Partner — Collaborated with E4Impact (an initiative of African Development Bank) to expand the Accelerator Model to Uganda and Cameroon.
  • ALTIS Partner — Graduate School of Business and Society that co-launched E4Impact in 2010.
  • ALTIS, Graduate School of Business, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Partner — Co-founded E4Impact in 2010 to train impact entrepreneurs in Africa.
  • AVSI Foundation Partner — Collaborates on the Maziwa project to support smallholder dairy farmers in Meru, Embu, and Tharaka Nithi counties.
  • Association of Start-up and SME Enablers of Kenya Partner — Founding member of ASSEK to strengthen the startup and SME support ecosystem in Kenya.
  • Association of Start-ups and SME Enablers of Kenya (ASSEK) Partner — Collaborates with ASSEK on ecosystem initiatives, including co-founding the organization.
  • E4Impact Entrepreneurship Center Kenya Partner — Implements multilateral projects and entrepreneurship initiatives in partnership with E4Impact.
  • E4Impact Foundation Partner — Launched E4Impact Kenya as one of its regional centers.
  • Eni Funder — Supported the launch of the E4Impact Accelerator, Kenya in 2018.
  • European Union Funder — Funds multiple projects including Ustahimilivu, DRIC, and AMAYA RangER to enhance food security, drought resilience, and ecosystem productivity.
  • European Union Partner — Collaborates on the Building Drought Resilient project in Isiolo County and the EU AMAYA project.
  • FAO Partner — Partners on the FAO-FFPOs project.
  • GGGI Partner — Partner in implementing a project on green buildings development in Uganda.
  • Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Partner — Collaborates with GAIN and ASSEK to provide technical assistance to agri-food SMEs through the Nutrition Impact at Scale program.
  • Heifer Kenya Partner — Partners with Heifer Kenya to implement the AyuTe Africa Challenge, providing business acceleration expertise.
  • Heifer Kenya Partner — Working closely with E4Impact Accelerator to run the AYuTe Africa Challenge competition.
  • Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS - Nairobi) Funder — Provided support for the launch of the E4Impact Accelerator, Kenya in 2018.
  • Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS – Nairobi) Funder — Funded the launch of the E4Impact Accelerator in 2018.
  • Kenya Association of Countrywide Hubs Network — Member organization participating in a national network of innovation hubs.
  • Mastercard Foundation Funder — Funds the Vijana in KilimoBizz Youth Innovation Challenge.
  • Spe Salvi Partner — Partnered with E4Impact to scale the Accelerator Model to Uganda and Cameroon.
  • Tangaza University Partner — Collaborates with E4Impact Kenya to offer an MBA in Impact Entrepreneurship.
  • The Catholic University of Milan Partner — Co-launched E4Impact in 2010 and supported the launch of the E4Impact Accelerator in Kenya.
  • World Agroforestry Centre Partner — Created the Restoration Factory incubation program.