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Press release 2024 Cleantech 50 to Watch List Highlights Promising Early-Stage Companies in Global Cleantech Innovation Victor Ndiege the CEO, Kenya Climate Ventures is on

Kenya’s food system is in the throes of a climate crisis. From massive outbreaks of desert locusts that can eat as much food as 35,000

The growing concern for the environment, climate change and its destructive consequences, combined with advancements in technology, have led to the rise in demand for

For a long time, banks and private sectors have resisted acknowledging their harmful climate impact but preferred focusing almost entirely on climate risk. The current

When nutritionist and entrepreneur, Elizabeth Mwenda, reflects on the growth of Botanic Treasures, a health and wellness company dealing with value addition of specialty foods,

Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV) has invested in an agribusiness startup company, Agriflora Solutions, to help the company accelerate the transition to sustainable food and agricultural

Small scale enterprises are one of the key drivers of economic growth vital to most economies. They contribute to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), create

Although there is an urgent need for innovation and investment on large scale to help sustain the economic growth of the green industrial revolution, financing

For a very long-time agriculture has depended on disruptive innovations to make big strides. Today, innovators continue to innovate more technologies such as robotics that

On Monday, 15th February 2020, Kenya Climate Ventures led by CEO Victor Ndiege signed financial agreements with Bungoma-based company Onja Uone Limited and Turkana-based Sunken Limited

Agriculture contributes to 14% of global (greenhouse gas) emissions making it a crucial sector that needs to urgently adopt sustainable, resilient and climate-smart solutions(Food and

Over two billion people worldwide live in countries where development outcomes are derailed by fragility, conflict, and violence. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation

Recent and reoccurring deadly weather phenomenon in East Africa, such as Cyclone Idai, and several other pre-existing factors are fueling a rather worsening scenario of

Given the relationship between water security and economic growth, it is safe to say that investments in the water sector are key for sustainable development

The staying power of a business has always been attributed to its financing structure, its management, and the kind of assistance it might receive. This

There are increased calls for companies and corporate organizations to invest more in the renewable energy sector. Renewable power has proven its resilience to the

Sistema.bio is doing well compared to 60 Decibels Agriculture impact benchmarks. The biodigester company has an opportunity to increase inclusivity, and farmer satisfaction by actively

The Kenyan market currently has a huge demand for biogas. Sistema Bio is keen on filling the biogas gap in the country by introducing competitively

In Africa, a combination of high energy costs and falling solar PV module prices is accelerating sales of solar directly to commercial and industrial customers.

Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV), a Kenyan based impact investor,  has signed a convertible note investment agreement with Vuma Biofuels in order to expand their clean

Patrick Watene, the Co-founder of Adarsh Polymers is appreciative after Kenya Climate Innovation Center supported him with Early-Stage Financing (ESF) to expand his venture of

While global investment is expected to fall sharply this year as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, impact investment – the funding of projects that

Mace foods, a large scale producer of dehydrated spices, herbs, vegetables and chillies based in Eldoret-Kenya is in the value-added market place where they engage

Most startups and small enterprises in Kenya find it difficult accessing flexible financing, tailored to the cash-flow nature of their businesses. The funding gap has