At 26 weeks pregnant, Sinapis alum Wanjiku Kariuki Kandie and her husband Chris went in to the doctor for an ultrasound to learn the gender of their baby. As the results were revealed, they rejoiced to discover their first child was a boy! However, during the checkup the technician discovered the baby had an encephalocele […]
Read MoreEmpowering Female Entrepreneurs
There are real challenges to being a female entrepreneur, especially when it comes to acquiring funding. Numerous studies show that female entrepreneurs are less likely to secure venture capital or angel investment. 2017 marked an all-time high for VC deals for female-founded businesses in the US. Unfortunately this only amounted to 2% of the total, despite […]
Read MoreNEW LAUNCH//ALL WOMEN CLASS
Last year, Sinapis held an all-women workshop in December themed “Raising capital as a female entrepreneur.” From the workshop, it became evident that women in business face more challenges in accessing financing, training, networks and information. In response to this need, Sinapis launched an all women class on January 13th that will see these women […]
Read MoreALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: WANJIKU KARIUKI KANDIE
Wanjiku Kariuki Kandie is a Co-Founder, Director and Head of Business Development at Waridi Events Limited. Waridi is a corporate events management company that provides event design, planning, and management services to some of the largest and best-known international companies in the world such as Facebook, Google, Intel, Microsoft, World Wildlife Foundation and National Geographic. […]
Read MoreA LETTER FROM OUR CO-FOUNDER // INTRODUCTION OF OUR NEW CEO
Dear Friends of Sinapis, What an amazing year this has been for Sinapis! This year is particularly special for me because it is my last as Executive Director of Sinapis. Seven years ago, my two co-founders and I started working on the concept of Sinapis while in graduate school in Boston. I still remember how […]
Read MoreBRAZIL//Strong Beginnings
Our partnership in Brazil with Bluefields Development officially launched in August! Bluefields is using the 16-week Sinapis Academy curriculum as a backbone of their comprehensive accelerator, “The Big BaM”. The accelerator offers entrepreneurs a network of strong local mentors, leadership training, execution support, and assistance with raising capital. In addition to Sinapis, the Big BaM […]
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