RESOURCE HUB

Ideas for building
stronger ecosystems.

Explore selected research, insights and conversations, and connect with Africa’s evolving enterprise-support and capital ecosystem.

Reports & Insights Ecosystem Linkages

01 / REPORTS & INSIGHTS

Research grounded
in practice.

Selected ecosystem mappings, comparative studies and regional research to which Grace has contributed through authorship, leadership, stakeholder engagement and practitioner insight.

REPORT · 2024 · CO-AUTHOR

ANDE Ethiopia Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Mapping

Co-authored the national mapping and insights report, identifying 140 organisations and nearly 170 entrepreneur-support resources across Ethiopia, categorised by sector, location and support type.

Read the report REPORT · 2023–2024 · REGIONAL CONTRIBUTOR

Comparison of Entrepreneur Support Ecosystems in Ethiopia, Uganda & Kenya

Contributed East African ecosystem knowledge to comparative research on ESO structures, support, funding, geography, ecosystem development and opportunities.

Read the report RESEARCH · 2023–2024 · ECOSYSTEM EXPERT

Entrepreneurship & Company Growth in Kenya

Contributed practitioner intelligence to Systemic Innovation, GrowthAfrica and RISA Fund research on enterprise valuations, investment, employment and innovation ecosystem dynamics.

View the research RESEARCH · 2025–2026 · CONTRIBUTOR

Digital & Green Twin Transition Research — Kenya

Provided entrepreneurship and ecosystem perspectives on the interaction between digitalisation and green transformation and its implications for Kenya’s innovation ecosystem.

Visit the D4D Hub ASSESSMENT · 2025–2026 · REGIONAL LEADERSHIP

Entrepreneurship Support Ecosystem Assessment

Contributed regional leadership, stakeholder engagement and dissemination to an ANDE and Bridge for Billions assessment across Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa.

Explore the assessment MAPPING · 2021–2022 · ECOSYSTEM INTELLIGENCE

Kenya Green Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Mapping

Participated in ecosystem intelligence, stakeholder engagement and validation around mapping Kenya’s green entrepreneurship ecosystem and SGB support landscape.

Visit ANDE RESEARCH · 2025–2026 · REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT

Reimagining the Future of ESOs in East Africa

Engaged with WDI and University of Michigan research and learning on ESO sustainability, programme design, governance, impact measurement, financing and ecosystem coordination.

Visit WDI

NEWS & FEATURES

From the field.

Features and updates connecting ecosystem evidence with the partnerships, platforms and conversations that move the work forward.

FEATURE · ENTREPRENEURSHIP DATA

Data Fuelling Growth

Grace explains how Kenya Startup Ecosystem Data can become more than a repository—supporting better decisions and ecosystem growth.

View the feature NEWS · REGIONAL ECOSYSTEMS

Collaboration for Impact

A GrowthAfrica Pre-Sankalp feature on partnership and the collective work required to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Read the feature RESEARCH FEATURE · TWIN TRANSITION

Accelerating Kenya’s Digital and Green Transition

Insights on the opportunities, policy landscape and ecosystem conditions shaping Kenya’s twin transition.

Explore the feature

TALKS & VIDEOS

Ideas in conversation.

Watch Grace speak on entrepreneurship, climate action, social business, leadership and the systems that help enterprises thrive.

TED TALK · NOVEMBER 2021

African Entrepreneurs Leading the Fight Against Climate Change

Grace explores how African entrepreneurs and purpose-led businesses are responding to the climate crisis.

Watch on TED CONVERSATION · KPMG EAST AFRICA

Homegrown Innovation and Entrepreneurship

A conversation on how homegrown innovation can unlock opportunity and strengthen entrepreneurship across Africa.

Watch the conversation GLOBAL CLIMATE SUMMIT · B CORP

Eliminating Food Waste Through a Circular Economy

Grace joins the Africa regional session of the B Corp Global Climate Summit to examine circular approaches to food waste.

Watch on YouTube INTERVIEW · REWIRE WITH ROSE

Purpose, Work and Building a Sustainable Career

A wide-ranging conversation with Grace on work, value creation and the choices that shape an impactful career.

Watch the interview FORUM · TWIN TRANSITION

Leveraging the Digital Economy for Green Jobs

A discussion on digital opportunity, green transformation and the collective commitments needed to advance Kenya’s innovation ecosystem.

Watch on YouTube INTERVIEW · SOCIAL BUSINESS

The Essence of Social Business

Grace shares how commercial enterprise can create meaningful social impact.

Watch on YouTube

02 / ECOSYSTEM LINKAGES

Find the partners
that move ideas forward.

This growing Africa-wide directory will bring together publicly available information on organisations that support enterprises and organisations that provide capital—making ecosystem connections easier to discover and navigate.

SUPPORT

Business Development Providers

Accelerators, incubators, advisory firms, technical-assistance providers, hubs and other organisations helping African enterprises build capability and grow.

Directory in development

CAPITAL

Capital Owners & Providers

Investors, funds, foundations, development-finance institutions and other capital actors supporting enterprises across the continent.