Kenya enterprise Kilifi Moringa Estates, is one step closer
to a share of Chivas Regal’s $1m fund after winning the Kenya final of the Chivas
Venture 2018 – a global startup competition that gives away $1
million in no-strings funding every year to the most promising social startups
from around the world.
Papu Haroon from Kilifi Moringa Estates will join 26
all-star social entrepreneurs from across the globe, and go head-to-head for a
place in the Final 5 and the chance to pitch their business in front of
thousands of international tech addicts, investors, entrepreneurs and media.
Chivas Regal, one of the world’s leading Scotch whiskies,
has this year joined forces with Europe’s leading tech festival, TNW
Conference, to host the fourth annual Chivas Venture Global Final in Amsterdam
on 24th May 2018. The collaboration with tech industry heavyweights The Next
Web builds on the first three years of the Chivas Venture, and provides an even
stronger global platform for the startups to share their world-changing ideas.
Kilifi Moringa aims to uplift subsistence small-scale
farmers by incentivizing and supporting them in growing Moringa, a plant widely
grown in the area with a strong demand for both its oil and plan properties,
notably by the cosmetic industry.
Ahead of the Chivas Venture Global Final, the 27 ambitious
entrepreneurs will take part in a three-day Accelerator Programme hosted at the
world-famous University of Oxford at The Skoll
Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. The Accelerator Programme will
feature opportunities for the finalists to develop leadership skills, take part
in practical workshops and be inspired by global visionaries on critical topics
that affect for-purpose businesses.
From April 4th 2018, it will be up to the public to decide
which of the social startups will win an initial share of the prize fund. After
an intense three weeks of online voting, the first $200,000 of the fund will be
distributed, with the overall public vote winner taking home $50,000. The
remainder of the $1m fund will be allocated live at the Chivas Venture Global
Final 2018.
“Now that you guys have decided to choose me, I’m going to
win this for Kenya. I can win this thing. I know how to do it. We’ve got the
business to do it and I’m going to win it” said Papu Haroon.
“This competition goes beyond simple business. It is so much
more than numbers. This competition is about making an impact and by choosing
me as a winner you have given me an opportunity to engage with people’s hearts,
not just their cheque books” he added.
Chivas believes that generosity and success go hand in hand
– a belief that was inspired by founding brothers and entrepreneurs, James and
John Chivas, who shared their success with the local community as their
business grew. Today, through the Chivas Venture, Chivas champions likeminded
entrepreneurs who want to succeed while changing the world for the better, and
calls on people around the world to support those who are combining profit with
purpose to win the right way.
To discover more about the Chivas Venture and meet the
global finalists, visit https://www.chivas.com/en-ke/the-venture
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