Table II Overview: Kenyan companies with...

Table II

Overview: Kenyan companies with investments in the database

Company	City	Year founded	Needs developing	Needs advanced/global	Social focus	Local competence	Description
iProcure	Nairobi	2013	○	●	○	○	Logistics and distribution platform
SafariDesk	Nairobi	2012	○	●	○	○	Hotel management software
Angani	Nairobi	2013	○	●	○	○	Cloud computing provider
Sanivation	Naivasha	2011	●	○	●	○	Sustainable slum sanitation systems
Futurepump	Nairobi	2011	●	○	●	○	Solar water pump for smallholder farmers
Shelter Afrique	Nairobi	1982	●	○	●	●	Social housing
BookNow	Nairobi	2011	●	○	○	●	Bus booking app
Ojay Greene	Nairobi	2013	●	○	○	●	Innovative agriculture delivery models
Wanda Organic	Nairobi	2012	●	○	○	●	Organic fertilizers
Bridge International Academies	Nairobi	2007	●	○	●	●	Affordable private schooling system for BoP
Wananchi Group	Nairobi	2008	○	●	○	●	Affordable entertainment and connectivity
Africa’s Talking	Nairobi	2010	●	○	○	●	Advanced SMS-based services
Civicon	Mombasa	1975	●	○	○	●	Infrastructure construction
Lipisha	Nairobi	2009	●		○	●	Corporate mobile payment platform
M-Farm	Nairobi	2010	●	○	○	●	Smallholder farming mobile information system
Virtual City	Kalimoni	2002	●	●	○	●	Data analysis and coordination
WindGen Power Products	Nairobi	2011	●	○	○	●	Small wind and solar
M-Changa	Nairobi	2012	●	●	●	●	Mobile fund-raising platform
eleni	Nairobi	2013	●	○	○	●	Commodity exchange
Sanergy	Nairobi	2010	●	○	●	●	Sustainable slum sanitation systems
Ushahidi	Nairobi	2008	●	●	●	●	Virtual crisis mapping
BitPesa	Nairobi	2013	●	●	○	●	Connect Bitcoin and Kenyan mobile payment systems
BRCK	Nairobi	2013	●	●	○	●	“Off-grid” mobile WiFi
Total			19	10	7	18

Company	City	Year founded	Needs developing	Needs advanced/global	Social focus	Local competence	Description
iProcure	Nairobi	2013	○	●	○	○	Logistics and distribution platform
SafariDesk	Nairobi	2012	○	●	○	○	Hotel management software
Angani	Nairobi	2013	○	●	○	○	Cloud computing provider
Sanivation	Naivasha	2011	●	○	●	○	Sustainable slum sanitation systems
Futurepump	Nairobi	2011	●	○	●	○	Solar water pump for smallholder farmers
Shelter Afrique	Nairobi	1982	●	○	●	●	Social housing
BookNow	Nairobi	2011	●	○	○	●	Bus booking app
Ojay Greene	Nairobi	2013	●	○	○	●	Innovative agriculture delivery models
Wanda Organic	Nairobi	2012	●	○	○	●	Organic fertilizers
Bridge International Academies	Nairobi	2007	●	○	●	●	Affordable private schooling system for BoP
Wananchi Group	Nairobi	2008	○	●	○	●	Affordable entertainment and connectivity
Africa’s Talking	Nairobi	2010	●	○	○	●	Advanced SMS-based services
Civicon	Mombasa	1975	●	○	○	●	Infrastructure construction
Lipisha	Nairobi	2009	●		○	●	Corporate mobile payment platform
M-Farm	Nairobi	2010	●	○	○	●	Smallholder farming mobile information system
Virtual City	Kalimoni	2002	●	●	○	●	Data analysis and coordination
WindGen Power Products	Nairobi	2011	●	○	○	●	Small wind and solar
M-Changa	Nairobi	2012	●	●	●	●	Mobile fund-raising platform
eleni	Nairobi	2013	●	○	○	●	Commodity exchange
Sanergy	Nairobi	2010	●	○	●	●	Sustainable slum sanitation systems
Ushahidi	Nairobi	2008	●	●	●	●	Virtual crisis mapping
BitPesa	Nairobi	2013	●	●	○	●	Connect Bitcoin and Kenyan mobile payment systems
BRCK	Nairobi	2013	●	●	○	●	“Off-grid” mobile WiFi
Total			19	10	7	18

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