Jeff Stine

In Africa, 52% of children hospitalized with severe and life-threatening anemia who are not able to receive a blood transfusion immediately die by 8 hours with 90% of these deaths occurring within 2.5 hours of hospital admission (ICCARE). Only 4% of children who received a transfusion within 8 hours die, emphasizing the importance of the availability of blood transfusion as a life-saving intervention The most common cause of maternal deaths in Africa is severe bleeding, which contributes to over 40% of maternal deaths. It has been estimated that a quarter of these women die because of blood shortages due to the unavailability of the cold chain. The lack of reliable cold storage and inefficient cold chain management results in high waste rates and poor immunization coverage (MSF, 2014). WHO (2014) reports that in 2011, more than 2.8 million doses of vaccines were lost due to cold chain disruptions in five countries, and various studies pointed out the risk of vaccine freezing. Vaccines that are exposed to too hot or too cold temperatures may not only lose their effectiveness but also prove deadly to the vulnerable populations they are intended to protect Gricd aims to play a part in bridging the gaps in the healthcare cold chain in Sub-Saharan Africa. To this effect Gricd was setup with majorly two (2) objectives; 1. To build innovative, affordable cold chain solutions for storage and transportation by embedding technology with already available social science solutions to enhance the efficiency of the solution. 2. To educate individuals in the relevant industries about modern and standardized cold chain practices.

BFREE is focusing on consumers’ financial health by building a tech-enabled ethical credit management company that makes collection processes more scalable, efficient and user-friendly.

We build health and Financial technology to improve healthcare access and quality across Africa.

GET IT is the distributor of choice for hotels, restaurants, and offices in East Africa. Based in Kigali, Rwanda, GET IT follows strict HACCP guidelines and is slated for ISO 22000 certification in spring, 2017: the highest international food safety certification. With a fully off grid warehouse, GET IT is the leading distributor of food safe fruits, vegetables, and dry goods—with meat, specialty dairy, fish, and frozen foods available in summer, 2017. GET IT is also a certified distributor of Kimberly Clark products, including Kleenex and Scott brands. Learn more about becoming a customer or supplier at getirwanda.com

Sendy is an end-to-end fulfillment platform connecting manufacturers, distributors, and e-commerce businesses directly to warehousing, order processing & delivery.

Tomato Jos is an African agricultural production company that believes in the power of farming and processing local food products for local consumption.

Helping leaders achieve their audacious goals to have positive impact on the world. Primarily for emerging fund managers and mission-driven startups. Areas of expertise include: leadership & management, Board dynamics & best practices, fund structuring & operations & thesis development, strategic transactions, and organizational effectiveness.

In Africa, 52% of children hospitalized with severe and life-threatening anemia who are not able to receive a blood transfusion immediately die by 8 hours with 90% of these deaths occurring within 2.5 hours of hospital admission (ICCARE). Only 4% of children who received a transfusion within 8 hours die, emphasizing the importance of the availability of blood transfusion as a life-saving intervention The most common cause of maternal deaths in Africa is severe bleeding, which contributes to over 40% of maternal deaths. It has been estimated that a quarter of these women die because of blood shortages due to the unavailability of the cold chain. The lack of reliable cold storage and inefficient cold chain management results in high waste rates and poor immunization coverage (MSF, 2014). WHO (2014) reports that in 2011, more than 2.8 million doses of vaccines were lost due to cold chain disruptions in five countries, and various studies pointed out the risk of vaccine freezing. Vaccines that are exposed to too hot or too cold temperatures may not only lose their effectiveness but also prove deadly to the vulnerable populations they are intended to protect Gricd aims to play a part in bridging the gaps in the healthcare cold chain in Sub-Saharan Africa. To this effect Gricd was setup with majorly two (2) objectives; 1. To build innovative, affordable cold chain solutions for storage and transportation by embedding technology with already available social science solutions to enhance the efficiency of the solution. 2. To educate individuals in the relevant industries about modern and standardized cold chain practices.

BFREE is focusing on consumers’ financial health by building a tech-enabled ethical credit management company that makes collection processes more scalable, efficient and user-friendly.

We build health and Financial technology to improve healthcare access and quality across Africa.

GET IT is the distributor of choice for hotels, restaurants, and offices in East Africa. Based in Kigali, Rwanda, GET IT follows strict HACCP guidelines and is slated for ISO 22000 certification in spring, 2017: the highest international food safety certification. With a fully off grid warehouse, GET IT is the leading distributor of food safe fruits, vegetables, and dry goods—with meat, specialty dairy, fish, and frozen foods available in summer, 2017. GET IT is also a certified distributor of Kimberly Clark products, including Kleenex and Scott brands. Learn more about becoming a customer or supplier at getirwanda.com