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The Stage 2 competition with the theme Health is now open for submissions! Apply now by 14.12.2025, to showcase your ideas.

Our impact

11 Awards ran

61 Start Ups invested in

over 244 jobs created

>488k revenue generated

Our 1000 Young Entrepreneurs Start up Fund Winners - Stage 1 & Stage 2

Beatrice Njeri

Mobylocs

Mobylocs repurposes discarded synthetic hair into eco-friendly Afrocentric dreadlocks. (Sponsor: Givaudan, 2024)

Oliver Omondi

Zuripacks

Zuripack transforms banana crop waste into eco-friendly, reusable and biodegradable packaging materials. (Sponsor: Oracle, 2024)

Our 1000 Young Entrepreneurs Start up Fund Winners - Stage 1

Mwanahamisi (Binti) Said

Trichoderma Asperellum

Produces and sells Trichoderma asperellum to empower Kenyan farmers with an eco-friendly tool. (Sponsor: Bühler, 2023)

Sanga (George) Mwangolo

Baobab

A mobile app that uses prompts to generate tailor-made business plans for smallholder farmers. (Sponsor: Bühler, 2023)

SAKINA HUSSEIN

Healthy Basket

AI powered platform revolutionizing nutrition and wellness in Africa. (Sponsor: Ökumenische Arbeitsgruppe, 2024)

ALBERT OKIRI

Acies Crest

Empowers professionals with data analytics tools and handling data collection processes. (Sponsor: Ökumenische Arbeitsgruppe, 2024)

Dickson Ochollah

Alicia Tech Hub Limited

Alicia Tech Hub Limited empowers the youth, particularly women with digital skills. (Sponsor: Ökumenische Arbeitsgruppe, 2024)

DAFFORD OWINO

Eco-Prints Generation

Transforms plastic waste into sustainable 3D printing filaments for education. (Sponsor: Ökumenische Arbeitsgruppe, 2024)

Roda Achieng

Tawi's Bloom

Flower business empowering young, single mothers from disadvantaged backgrounds. (Sponsor: Ökumenische Arbeitsgruppe, 2024)

CLIFF OLAL

Eco-Dudu Ranch

Produces sustainable cricket-based protein powder as an alternative to traditional protein supplements. (Sponsor: Givaudan, 2024)

ADIE JOKLIK

CommuterSafe Systems

Improves African road safety with innovative, data-driven monitoring and alerts. (Sponsor: Givaudan, 2024)

Faith Gakii

FAB Naturals KE

FAB Naturals Creates eco-friendly skincare and haircare products using natural ingredients. (Sponsor: Givaudan, 2024)

Keith Koki

QAVAEAT

A smart, prepaid meal platform that helps individuals and companies plan, budget, and enjoy daily meals. (Sponsor: Givaudan, 2024)

Cecilia Omae

Apple Eden Orchard

Cultivates high-quality organic apples with a commitment to sustainable and eco-friendly practices. (Sponsor: Givaudan, 2024)

Winnie Wambugu

Potato Pantry

Potato Pantry transforms excess and low-grade potatoes into healthy gluten-free flour. (Sponsor: Givaudan, 2024)

Hudson Savala

BigFoot Arts

Upcycles plastic waste into stunning home and office décor, contributing to a cleaner environment. (Sponsor: Givaudan, 2024)

Stacy Anunda

Canopy Bridge Wellness

Provides affordable, accessible, and reliable mental health services to underserved communities. (Sponsor: Givaudan, 2024)

Alice Ayuma

Arban Agriculture Group

Specializes in sustainable farming practices driven by production innovation and technology. (Sponsor: Givaudan, 2024)

Kathryne Madaga

Releaf Herbal Tea

Herbal tea that provides natural, nutrient-rich solution to support menstrual health for women. (Sponsor: Oracle, 2024)

Beatrice Awuor

VunaLink Limited

Provides innovative solutions to enhance market accessibility and reduce post-harvest losses. (Sponsor: Oracle, 2024)

Winfred Akinyi

Delight Special Bakery

Creates delicious nutritious baked goods tailored for individuals with dietary restrictions. (Sponsor: Oracle, 2024)

Hannah Kingau

Jani Maps Ltd

Upcycles aluminium cans to make moving mosaics for wall decor while using kitenge. (Sponsor: Oracle, 2024)

Kenton Muthaura

Bafiex Products Enterprises

Bafiex Products Enterprises empowers the boys by solving the plight that’s facing them in today’s world. (Sponsor: Oracle, 2024)

Fredrick Ogutu

Lukf Staling Eco-farm Enterprise

Converts organic waste into resourceful materials through use of vermiculture technology. (Sponsor: Oracle, 2024)

Collins Abaya

Fynder

Helps reunite lost pets with their owners through a simple and secure USSD system. (Sponsor: Oracle, 2024)

Thierry Okwanyo

Rafiki Peps Enterprise

Promotes and practices circular and sustainable waste collection through waste segregation at source (Sponsor: Oracle, 2024)

Hajra Athman

Caino Africa

Repurposes second-life lithium-ion battery packs and other technologies for solar applications. (Sponsor: Oracle, 2024)

Rose Sikulu

Fibertext Green Paper

Upcycles banana waste into biodegradable packaging solutions, reducing waste in the packaging industries. (Sponsor: UBS, 2025)

Janet Dete

Queening Afrika

Upcycles synthetic hair waste into premium handcrafted products for lovers of Afrocentric fashion. (Sponsor: UBS, 2025)

Precious Wendo

Nuture Nest

A childcare and maternal wellness center providing inclusive early childhood care and supporting mothers’ mental well-being. (Sponsor: UBS, 2025)

Gabriel Mwaingo

Picha Pint

Make design accessible by converting 2D images and drawings into 3D design files. (Sponsor: UBS, 2025)

Phoebe Dama

Dama Treats

Crafting organic, preservative-free sauces from locally sourced and surplus produce, while supporting small farmers. (Sponsor: UBS, 2025)

Joshua Oduor

DigiRoots

Provides affordable digital storytelling, social media strategy and content creation to grassroots organisations. (Sponsor: UBS, 2025)

Kelly Obunga

Repel Naturals

Transforms pineapple peels waste into eco-friendly, sustainable mosquito repellent. (Sponsor: UBS, 2025)

Winnietabby Muturi

Safi Plus

Connects customers to verified cleaning professionals and akes cleanliness completely stress-free. (Sponsor: UBS, 2025)

Reuben Ongwae

Kinda Play

Designs and produces affordable personalized and sensory-friendly wooden puzzle kits that help autistic children. (Sponsor: UBS, 2025)

Alphonce Owiti

Bahari Mezani Ltd.

Converts organic waste into insect protein to feed farmed fish and poultry, thereby reducing cost and waste. (Sponsor: UBS, 2025)

Our 1000 Young Entrepreneurs Start up Fund Winners - Stage 2

ANZAZI KITI

Taste Afrique

Embodies a vision to create an authentic African taste that spices up many homes in Kenya (Sponsor: SwissRe, 2016)

JIMMY TUNE

Crosstown Courier

Provides deliveries by bicycle means in the city leading the way for green entrepreneurship. (Sponsor: SwissRe, 2015)

Emmanuel Mbungu

Technet Kenya

Provides dynamic and affordable website for Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya. (Sponsor: SwissRe, 2015)

Collins Suva

Craftlab Limited

Craflab is a creative studio merging design and strategy for impactful branding solutions. (Sponsor: SwissRe, 2017)

ASHA SADI

Ayshah purified water refilling station

Provides clean and safe, purified drinking water to the people at affordable prices. (Sponsor: SwissRe 2022)

Beatrice Kihara

MissK EXUK Limited

Delivers quality affordable ex-uk bikes to Kenya and promotes fitness and well-being. (Sponsor: SwissRe 2022)

Boniface Mwasaru

San Feed Limited

Insect farming aims to produce highly proteinous, sustainable and nutritious animal feeds. (Sponsor: SwissRe 2022)

Jacton Badia

PGI group

Offers affordable credit services to poor people who are in the waste recycling business. (Sponsor: SwissRe 2022)

Derick Otieno

Ricone Essentials

Promotes healthy lifestyles while embracing a plant-based/vegan diet with sea moss/Irish moss capsules. (Sponsor: SwissRe 2022)

Molly Atieno

Victoria Green Farms

Uses organic waste to promote protein-rich animal feed and solve waste storage issues. (Sponsor: SwissRe, 2024)

Wilfred Njuguna

Zendawa Limited

An end to end digital platform enabling neighborhood pharmacies to sell online in Kenya. (Sponsor: SwissRe, 2024)

Harriet Khatembesi

Tembesi Fish Farm

Fish farming for a better future through Eco-friendly practices & empowering the community. (Sponsor: SwissRe, 2024)

Pendo Dama Koi

Madzo Madzo Farms LTD

The farm deals with large scale production of organic horticultural products in Kenya. (Sponsor: Givaudan, 2024)

Hilary Njuguna

Afrifama Feeds

Agribusiness Start-Up which is involved in the production and supply of chicken products. (Sponsor: Givaudan, 2024)

MAXWELL MURIMI

Hybrid Honey

Empowering farmers through sustainable, locally-sourced honey and biodiversity support. (Sponsor: Givaudan, 2024)

Daniel KIMANI

Ohospital

Personalizes and digitalizes health care services and tools for healthcare providers and businesses. (Sponsor: Oracle, 2024)

MIKAIL HASSAN

TechLoom

Digitally transforming schools: biometric attendance, streamlined exams, fee management and other smart tools. (Sponsor: Oracle, 2024)

Daisy Chepchumba

Dira Healthcare

Promotes a world where people living with upper limb deficiencies live fulfilled lives. (Sponsor: Oracle, 2024)

Risper Akhwale

Mazao Extra Ltd

Transforms rabbit waste and plant extracts into biofertilizers, biopesticides, and organic fungicides. (2025)