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Table 1

Profile of the entrepreneurs and data collection

Cofounder	Company	Role	Age and gender	Education and field of study	Interviews 1st round	Interviews 2nd round	Interviews 3rd round	Observations
Abdu	Garden farms	CTO^*	27 Male	BSc Civil Engineering	Jan 2019 90 min	Aug 2019 65 min	May 2020 40 min	2019 Incubation entrants of 2019 at Agri-Pivot are trained in team building Attending a coaching programme on branding given by the training team and supported by video shows at Agri Pivot A branding evaluation session–where judges listened to the presentations of the incubator teams on their branding strategy Startup Ethiopia 2019 Challenge competition in which Agri Pivoters and other startup entrepreneurs participated 2020 Visits to parental homes
Amanuel	Bunna filter	CEO^*	25 Male	BSc Mechanical Engineering	Dec 2018 73 min	Aug 2019 60 min	Apr 2020 45 min
Amelu	AmChe AD	COO^*	22 Male	BSc Construction Management	Feb 2019 90 min	Aug 2019 80 min	Apr 2020 60 min
Boru	Carbon fert	CEO	27 Male	BSc Software Engineering	Jan 2019 61 min	Sep 2019 60 min	Feb 2020 46 min
Chekol	AmChe AD	CEO	24 Male	BSc Civil Engineering	Jan 2019 60 min	Jul 2019 60 min	Febr 2020 45 min
Dame	DaMa	CEO	24 Male	BSc Chemical Engineering	Feb 2019 82 min	Aug 2019 53 min	May 2020 45 min
Getaw	Bunna filter	COO	26 Male	BSc Mechanical Engineering	Dec 2019 60 min	Aug 2019 64 min	May 2020 45 min
Kiros	Carbon fert	CMO^*	25 Male	BSc Mechanical Engineering	Jan 2019 66 min	Aug 2019 65 min	Mar 2020 52 min
Matewos	DaMa	CMO	27 Male	BA Chemical Engineering	Feb 2019 80 min	Sep 2019 66 min	Feb 2020 63 min
Meri	Ani feed	CEO	29 Female	BA Marketing	Jan 2019 65 min	Jul 2019 55 min	Mar 2020 44 min
Olana	Loon	CEO	26 Male	BSc Software Engineering	Feb 2019 60 min	Aug 2019 50 min	Feb 2020 58 min
Rebecca	Damat tech	CEO	24 Female	BSc Civil Engineering	Jan 2019 76 min	Sep 2019 56 min	Apr 2020 45 min
Tedi	Green landscaping	CMO	26 Male	BA Law	Dec 2018 62 min	Aug 2019 40 min	Feb 2020 44 min
Zak	Green landscaping	CEO	29	MA Law and Environmental Engineering	Dec 2018 60 min	Jul 2019 63 min	Mar 2020 40 min
Zerubabel	Carbon fert	CMO	26	BA Mechanical Engineering	Feb 2019 65 min	Sep 2019 66 min	Feb 2020 55 min
Total min					1,050	903	727
Av. min					70	60	48

Cofounder	Company	Role	Age and gender	Education and field of study	Interviews1st round	Interviews2nd round	Interviews3rd round	Observations
Abdu	Garden farms	CTO^*	27Male	BSc Civil Engineering	Jan 201990 min	Aug 201965 min	May 202040 min	2019Incubation entrants of 2019 at Agri-Pivot are trained in team buildingAttending a coaching programme on branding given by the training team and supported by video shows at Agri PivotA branding evaluation session–where judges listened to the presentations of the incubator teams on their branding strategyStartup Ethiopia 2019 Challenge competition in which Agri Pivoters and other startup entrepreneurs participated2020Visits to parental homes
Amanuel	Bunna filter	CEO^*	25Male	BSc Mechanical Engineering	Dec 201873 min	Aug 201960 min	Apr 202045 min
Amelu	AmChe AD	COO^*	22Male	BSc Construction Management	Feb 201990 min	Aug 201980 min	Apr 202060 min
Boru	Carbon fert	CEO	27Male	BSc Software Engineering	Jan 201961 min	Sep 201960 min	Feb 202046 min
Chekol	AmChe AD	CEO	24Male	BSc Civil Engineering	Jan 201960 min	Jul 201960 min	Febr 202045 min
Dame	DaMa	CEO	24Male	BSc Chemical Engineering	Feb 201982 min	Aug 201953 min	May 202045 min
Getaw	Bunna filter	COO	26Male	BSc Mechanical Engineering	Dec 201960 min	Aug 201964 min	May 202045 min
Kiros	Carbon fert	CMO^*	25Male	BSc Mechanical Engineering	Jan 201966 min	Aug 201965 min	Mar 202052 min
Matewos	DaMa	CMO	27Male	BA Chemical Engineering	Feb 201980 min	Sep 201966 min	Feb 202063 min
Meri	Ani feed	CEO	29 Female	BA Marketing	Jan 201965 min	Jul 201955 min	Mar 202044 min
Olana	Loon	CEO	26Male	BSc Software Engineering	Feb 201960 min	Aug 201950 min	Feb 202058 min
Rebecca	Damat tech	CEO	24 Female	BSc Civil Engineering	Jan 201976 min	Sep 201956 min	Apr 202045 min
Tedi	Green landscaping	CMO	26Male	BA Law	Dec 201862 min	Aug 201940 min	Feb 202044 min
Zak	Green landscaping	CEO	29	MA Law and Environmental Engineering	Dec 201860 min	Jul 201963 min	Mar 202040 min
Zerubabel	Carbon fert	CMO	26	BA Mechanical Engineering	Feb 201965 min	Sep 201966 min	Feb 202055 min
Total min					1,050	903	727
Av. min					70	60	48

Note(s): ^* CEO = Chief executive officer COO = Chief operation officer CMO = Chief marketing officer CTO = Chief technology officer

Source(s): Authors’ own work