What We Do

"Circle Innovation has been a genuinely valuable partner for us at Kenya Climate Ventures - they take the time to understand exactly where a company sits in its investment-readiness journey and tailor support accordingly, whether that's governance, financial management, or growth strategy. What sets them apart is how seamlessly their hands-on capacity-building complements our capital, helping strengthen promising but early-stage businesses on their path toward becoming investable. We're glad to be extending that collaboration across the sectors we invest in and look forward to seeing the pipeline mature as a result."

"Circle Innovation helped CARE Denmark translate its work to support early-stage enterprises into one practical playbook. Working across five Country Offices and a cohort of 8 early-stage enterprises, each with a different business model and level of maturity, CI didn't hand us a generic textbook template. Their human-centred design approach meant that training and tools were firmly grounded in our own strategy and adapted to realities on the ground. The result; We now have an integrated strategic framework for enterprise development alongside practical, easy-to-use tools which directly informs design of new programmes, connecting catalytic aid, enterprise support, and innovative finance."

"We value the expertise and networks that Karina Faßbender and Circle Innovation bring to the partnership as the University positions itself to play a leading role in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Kenya and the region."

"We met Circle Innovation through the Circularity Launchpad, and what set the program apart was how tailored the coaching was: we were matched with sector-specific coaches who helped us build tools we actually use, including a five-year business strategy and an impact tracking dashboard. Their Revolving Fund then took us further, financing the solar system that now powers our distillation as well as our regulatory compliance journey. Circle Innovation backs the unglamorous infrastructure that allows a circular economy venture like MOMA to grow credibly."

"Circle Innovation went out of their way to understand our needs and customize their offering to suit us. Due to COVID they were able to deliver a virtual workshop that had a semblance of a physical in-person training. Overall our team expressed satisfaction in the delivery of the content and the quality of the facilitation. More importantly every voice in the team was heard which allowed for ownership of the workshop outputs and action plan. This workshop informed the scale up strategy for Villgro Africa!"

"Circle Innovation's team worked closely with us to define goals, and then were highly autonomous to get the job done. The level of expertise and perspective they brought to our research project meant we received insightful deliverables without a lot of confusion and micromanagement."

"Karina co-facilitated the ALX-Swiss Re Design sprint with a lot of engagement and experience. The balance between short theoretical input sessions and more extended sessions to define a challenge, prototype and test new ideas was excellent. The fast pace of the workshop made it possible that the young entrepreneurs (supported by Swiss Re Experts) presented their findings to a jury and got awarded within only one week."