Wanjiru Mwangi
I'm Wanjiru. I farm two acres in Kiambu with eight women from my village. I'm looking for one partner who cares about how food is grown, not only what it returns.
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Founder
Why I started this business
My mother farmed this land with chemicals she couldn't read the labels of, and her hands paid for it. When the land came to me I decided we would do it differently, even if it was slower. Eight of us now grow certified organic vegetables here and each of us takes home an income of our own. What breaks my heart is watching good produce spoil in a matatu on the way to Nairobi. My dream is that no crate we harvest is ever wasted.
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Founder
Meet Wanjiru
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The business
Green Valley Organics
Green Valley Organics grows leafy greens, tomatoes, and herbs. Funding adds a shade-net structure and a refrigerated van to reduce spoilage on the daily Nairobi run.
Products and services
- Certified organic leafy greens and herbs
- Tomatoes and seasonal vegetables
- Weekly family produce boxes (pilot)
Current customers
12 wholesale customers, including four Nairobi restaurants on standing weekly orders, plus a waiting list of 60 households for produce boxes.
Monthly revenue
KSh 610,000
Wholesale customers grew from 5 to 12 in two years; the produce-box waiting list has doubled in six months.
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The business
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The opportunity
One partner, one agreement
- Funding requested
- KSh 1,500,000
- Equity offered
- 18%
- Implied valuation
- KSh 8,333,333
Planned use of funds
- Refrigerated vanKSh 850,000
- Shade-net structureKSh 400,000
- Seedlings and inputsKSh 150,000
- Certification renewal and packagingKSh 100,000
Expected milestones
- Shade-net in production by month 2
- Spoilage below 5% by month 4
- Weekly family boxes launched by month 8
Timeline
- 1Month 1 — Build shade-net structure
- 2Month 2 — Acquire refrigerated van
- 3Month 4 — Add two restaurant contracts
- 4Month 8 — Launch weekly family produce boxes
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AI insights
What our analysis says
A women-led certified-organic farm with anchor restaurant contracts, offering 18% equity for KSh 1.5M to reduce spoilage and expand into direct-to-family produce boxes.
Two acres in production, 12 wholesale customers, and a waiting list for weekly boxes. Spoilage during transport is the main cost leak the funding addresses.
Strengths
- Certified organic and consistent quality
- Strong repeat wholesale customers
- Clear operational bottleneck the funding resolves
Honest challenges
- Weather-dependent yields
- Fuel and cold-chain costs vary month to month
Suggested questions
- How much produce is lost to spoilage today?
- How locked in are your restaurant contracts?
- What's your plan for a bad season?
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