KCIC Clients Profiles

CLIENTS PROFILES

KCIC HAS INCUBATED 298 SMES. OF THESE, 40 BUSINESSES HAVE SUCCESSFULLY GONE THROUGH THE ACCELERATION PROGRAM.

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F&M INDUSTRIES The company’s main product is Jiko Tosha , a hybrid cook stove that uses multiple sources of

energy, that is LPG gas, biogas and biomass briquettes which gives the end user alternatives depending on their disposable income. F & M Industries established in 2017 and has sold 180 cookstoves to date.

They envision to have sold 600 cookstoves upon receiving support from the Proof of Concept grant

by KCIC. To facilitate marketing of the cook stove, the team is using Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) and Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) to rollout and push the adoption of the Jiko Tosha.

SUPPORT OFFERED BY KCIC Technical Assistance

Business advisory in development of the company’s marketing plan; Branding support via the development of the company’s website and product packaging; and market exposure and publicity through exhibitions and events.

Also offered training on financial management, legal and tax, among others; Product development support and refinement; And business systems development e.g. corporate governance and company profiling.

Access to Finance

The company was awarded a Proof of Concept grant of USD 47,000 whose aim was to increase the company’s monthly production to 200 cookstoves per month and was also supported to apply and review various grants applications.

UKULIMA TECH LIMITED Ukulima Tech Limited, a company established in 2015 assembles and installs vertical gardens to households in the urban and peri-urban areas.

Vertical farming is the practice of producing food in vertically inclined surfaces and/or integrated in other structures. The layering of the tubes generates more planting space in a relatively small or limited space. It therefore presents people who are living in urban and periurban regions with an organic means to grow food for themselves and for profit.

Ukulima Tech’s competitiveness and innovation is best shown through their 40 Watts solar powered drip irrigation kit . The irrigation kit is inclusive of the

solar panel and a water tank. Garden automation is therefore an automatic system of irrigation that enables individuals to irrigate, manage and control their farm system remotely through a touch of a button. The unit cost of production of the standard system is $145 and retails at $ 220. The company targets households in the urban and peri-urban areas with the intent to grow their vegetables organically and with access to minimal resources e.g. water and land.

SUPPORT OFFERED BY KCIC Technical Assistance

Mentorship support by experienced SME advisors; Refining of the business model; Business advisory in development of the business plan; Branding support with the provision of branding materials; Market exposure and publicity through exhibitions and events; And offered training on financial management, legal and tax among others.

Access to Finance

Proof of Concept funding amounting to USD 33,700 for the refinement of the vertical garden, software improvement and agronomist support. Supported to apply and review various grants applications.

MAJIK WATER SOLUTIONS Majik Water are harvesting clean drinking water from the air/atmosphere in arid and

semi-arid areas in Kenya. They have developed a prototype that harvests 10 litres of water in 24 hours in relative humid areas of 55%. Air is pulled into the device using a solar powered fan Desiccant material that absorbs water droplets from the air. The Desiccant is exposed to heat (generated by solar), releasing the moisture as water vapour. This water vapour is condensed into water and filtered with activated carbon. It is stored and accessed via a gravity fed tap system which does not require a motor.

SUPPORT OFFERED BY KCIC Technical Assistance

Business model refinement.

Access to Finance

Financial model refinement and Proof of Concept funding amounting to USD 22,350 to facilitate the company’s market testing.

LEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Lean Energy which is ISO 9001 certified is one of the pioneers in Project and Energy Management consultancy services in East

Africa which includes Comprehensive Energy Audits, Investment Grade Audits, manufacturing of Lean Briqs (briquettes) and other related projects such Boiler Conversion from Fossil fuel fired to Lean Briqs-fired and conversion of furnaces from LPG/IDO to Lean Briqs fired.

SUPPORT OFFERED BY KCIC Technical Assistance

Development of the cookstoves and briquettes marketing plan.

Access to Finance

Access to investor readiness training.

ADARSH POLYMER Adarsh Polymer makes Industrial Fuel called Safi HFO from Waste Plastic. The fuel is used in

industrial boilers and furnaces. Safi HFO has a low sulphur content and is considered a green product. Safi HFO is an energy efficient fuel that can be a suitable alternative to the petroleum heavy fuel oil adopted in many industries. Adarsh Polymer recycles Polyethylene (HDPE and LDPE), Polypropylene, Polystyrene to produce SafiHFO. The plant has a capacity to convert 10 tons of plastic per day into fuel.

SUPPORT OFFERED BY KCIC Technical Assistance

Business advisory; Enrolled on to the online mentorship program; And received training on human resources.

Access to Finance

Access to Finance Drafted into the investor readiness program.

HEPHZIBAH INTERNATIONAL LTD Hephzibah International Limited is a peanut butter processing compan y. The company uses

sim sim, peanuts, honey and cashew nuts as its raw materials. Currently the company is in discussions on retailing its products, to various retail companies In Kenya. As a requirement to obtain this selling platform, the company requires barcodes on its products. It gets its raw materials from farmers thus helps them reduce post-harvest losses. Â SUPPORT OFFERED BY KCIC Technical Assistance

Business plan and marketing plan development; Branding support; And developing strategic product pricing mechanisms.

BOTANIC TREASURES Botanic Treasures Ltd is a social enterprise

empowering over 300 smallholder farmers to grow Moringa oleifera , a nutritious climate-resilient

vegetable plant. It helps improve the livelihoods of farmers with additional income. It produces

nutritional supplements and fortified foods that combat malnutrition and degenerative diseases, and supports in food security. Botanic Treasures exists to foster increased consumption of underutilized moringa leaf powder as a low-cost, protein and nutrient dense, It is an ingredient for food and beverages products.  SUPPORT OFFERED BY KCIC Technical Assistance

Market exposure and publicity through exhibitions and events; And offered training on financial management, legal and tax among others.

IKO BRIQ LIMITED

Iko Briq Limited was founded in 2015 to develop, manufacture and market a flexible product line of highly cost-effective biomass fuels for boilers

like briquettes and pellets. Iko briq piloted their cookstove project in Kakuma Refugee Camp. To ensure the sustainability of the cookstoves market, the company also manufactures and sells pellets as a source of the fuel for the gasifiers. They are in the process of developing a forced draft micro-gasifier cookstove for its clean cooking product that combines pellets and gasifiers. Currently, they are one of the appointed distributors for Mimi Moto, a Netherlands based clean energy company.

SUPPORT OFFERED BY KCIC Technical Assistance

Access to technical training for the team e.g. T1/T2 training; And development of the cookstoves and briquettes marketing plan and financial model.

Access to Finance

Supported to apply and review various grants applications for example DEG, USAID, ICDC and access to investor readiness training.

LENTERA Lentera Limited is in the business of silicon organic fertiliser production . The main product

is silicon foliar feed. It manufactures a blend of fertilisers that increase plants’ tolerance to dry weather conditions and increases overall yields.

Lentera’s silicon fertiliser not only ensures wellnourished plants, but also restores the soil to its natural healthy self.

SUPPORT OFFERED BY KCIC Technical Assistance

Development of business and financial plans; Mentorship and training; And facilitation to networking forums and exhibitions.

Access to Finance

Supported to apply various grants applications (won USD 5,000 in the Innov8Agric Challenge); Drafted in an investor readiness program to identify and address organizational gaps; Received Early stage financing from KCIC amounting to $50,000.

AGRI FLORA

Agri-Flora Organic Solutions manufactures organic fertiliser called Asili Organic Fertiliser

which has Carbon-based compounds that increase the productivity and growth of quality plants under a healthy atmosphere for the soil.

Asili is granulated for easy application. The Nyahururu-based promotes organic farming in the region and surrounding counties.

SUPPORT OFFERED BY KCIC Technical Assistance

Business Advisory services to scale-up the business; Mentorship support with experienced SME advisors; Technical, investor readiness and sales and marketing training; Exhibition opportunities which have facilitated the creation of strategic partnerships; And support in certification process for KEBS and is currently in line for organic certification.

CLIENTS' CONTACTS FNM INDUSTRIES

EXOTIC EPZ

Feabrine Asiachi feabrine@fmindustiries.co.ke https://www.fmindustries.co.ke

Jane Maigua/Loise Maina/Charity Ndegwa info@nawiriagribusiness.co.ke http://exotic.co.ke/

MAJIK WATER

LEAN ENERGY

Beth Koigi beth@majikwater.com www.majikwater.com

Dinesh Tembhekhar dinesh@leansolutions.co.ke www.leansolutions.co.ke

ADARSH POLYMERS

BOTANIC TREASURES

Dan Ndenga dndenga@adarshpolymer.co.ke http://www.adarshpolymer.co.ke/

Elizabeth Mbogo info@botanic-treasures.com www.botanictreasures.co.ke/

HEPHZIBAH INTERNATIONAL

Samuel Baraka barakasamuel74@gmail.com https://hephzibah-internationallimited.business.site

IKO BRIQLIMITED

Vipul Amin vipul.amin@thornpower.co.ke www.thornpower.co.ke

LENTERA AFRICA

UKULIMA TECH

Elizabeth Achieng eliz@ukulimatech.co.ke http://ukulimatech.co.ke

Moses Kimani mkimani@lenterafrica.com lenteraafrica.com

Strathmore Business School Building, 3rd Floor, Ole Sangale Road, Madaraka, PO Box 49162 – 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.

Telephone:(+254) 703 034 701 Email: info@kenyacic.org www.kenyacic.org

AGRI FLORA

Laban Kuria keyboykuria80@ gmail.com