Opinion
What Investors Miss About African SMEs
When I first entered the investment world, I assumed success would mostly be measured in numbers. Growth rates. Margins. Returns. The language of finance is
March 4, 2026
For the past 37 years, we have been providing capital and coaching primarily to micro and small businesses in emerging markets all over the world to foster growth. Our ultimate goal is growing local businesses that have a vision of community impact.
When I first entered the investment world, I assumed success would mostly be measured in numbers. Growth rates. Margins. Returns. The language of finance is
Kenya’s economic future won’t be built in boardrooms. It’s being built in noisy workshops, factories, and warehouses, by entrepreneurs who have weathered storms, created jobs,
A few months ago, I sat under the wide Naivasha sky, surrounded by a small circle of investors, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem builders from across Africa
At Kua Ventures, we don’t treat faith as a side note to business or as the cherry on top of the cake. It is the
There’s nothing glamorous about rotting tomatoes in the back of a lorry, or a farmer watching an entire harvest go to waste because no one
In today’s business landscape, success is often measured in spreadsheets—profit margins, market valuations, return on equity. But at Kua Ventures, we’ve always asked a different
A few years ago, I got a call late in the evening. One of our founders, a father of three running a growing retail business
The other day, during a visit with our team, we got talking about what truly makes a business “investable.” Not just in theory—but here in