Description of the Process
Entrepreneurs must drive the process, demonstrating the vision and energy to build their business.
Our partnership with the entrepreneur begins long before we make an investment, as many businesses may require pre-investment support to meet the standards required by international investors.
Detailed business plans need to be fine-tuned, financial reporting practices may need to be upgraded and the legal structure of the business may need to be clarified. In providing this support, our role is to guide, not to do. Entrepreneurs must drive the process, demonstrating the vision and energy to build their business.
Working directly with entrepreneurs before we make an investment allows us to assess their strengths and weaknesses, and helps us build the relationship necessary to make the partnership successful.
Kinyeti Venture Capital’s approach to evaluating investment opportunities is designed to be both efficient and effective. The amount of information we request will be a function of our interest in fully exploring the investment opportunity.
The first steps of the investment review process will seem impersonal and somewhat mechanical, as the investment company is gathering initial information required for a preliminary assessment of each investment opportunity. If we progress further into the investment review process, the process will become more interactive on a personal level and may include a number of meetings and site visits.
The time required to complete the investment review process will vary from company-to-company, likely ranging from as little as a day or two (for opportunities that don’t fit the investment company’s investment focus) to several weeks to as long as several months (to complete the entire investment review process and make an investment). As you might expect, the process of really getting to know each other requires a significant investment of time.
Before a company decides to submit an investment request and related information to the investment company, the company should first review the Kinyeti Venture Capital website to determine whether or not the investment opportunity is a potential fit for Kinyeti.
Click here to review the investment company’s general investment criteria.
If your opportunity does not match the investment company’s investment criteria, it is not necessary to submit an investment request or related information about your company.
- The process begins when you provide us with some preliminary information regarding your business via email, at our office, or using our upload tool on the website.
- You will be asked to provide contact information and answer a series of questions designed to introduce Kinyeti to your business and the associated investment opportunity.
- We prefer that information in Step 1 of the investment review process be submitted electronically via the investment company’s website.
In addition, we advocate the development of Anti-Corruption/Economic Crime and Money Laundering policies and their integration into the investee company’s operational processes.