By JULIUS MBALUTO
A new initiative known as Startup 360 Connect has just been announced. Its purpose is to fast track East African startups into the UK's investor and talents networks, offering access to Seed and source funding, international partnerships and global visibility.
This programme is a collaboration between the UK Government(via the UK-Kenya Tech Hub), Qhala and Jasiri Network. The programme will run from March to June 2025. It's objective is to connect high-growth and high integrity startups in Fintech, Agritech, Climatech, Healthtech and other in demand sectors.
Nancy Masila of Jasiri Network and Enos Masinde Weswa of UK-Kenya Tech Hub in Nairobi are the programme Managers and Anne Salim of Qhala is the project Manager. During an interview with this newspaper, Anne said that Qhala was a digital acceleration lab and it connected low key players in the industry to big players. Currently, the focus is to connect startups to access investors and other resources in the UK with a view to gain global visibility.
Enos Masinde Waswe - Country Director (UK-Kenya Tech Hub)
Nancy Masila - Jasiri Network
Anne Salim - Product Manager - Qhala
