Entrepreneur in Residence – East Africa

Factor E Venture’s Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) program seeks to empower East African entrepreneurs through support in the development of investable impact ventures by providing early-stage funding. This program is generously supported by Bohemian Impact Investments, LLC.

We are looking for a hard-working, creative, technically-savvy, passionate, and visionary East African entrepreneur committed to building a venture in partnership with Factor E.

The EIR program extends over a period of 6 months. During that time, the EIR will be tasked to follow lean startup principles and processes to build a venture that Factor E and sector partners can invest in and that will ultimately improve lives across the region. This program is designed as a partnership between Factor E and the EIR at the beginning of a long-term journey towards building a highly impactful venture.

Through a thesis-driven investment approach, Factor E identifies gaps in the markets we are passionate about and backs ventures that address these gaps. When we can’t find investable ventures that do so, we find world-class entrepreneurs and partner with them to create ventures that seize these opportunities. Last year, we co-founded Odyssey Energy Solutions. This year, we want to do the same with an East African entrepreneur for the East African market.