Peter Kamau
I'm Peter. I apprenticed for ten years before opening my own workshop in Nairobi. I want one partner who understands that good furniture and good training take the same patience.
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Founder
Why I started this business
I learned this trade because nobody would give me an office job without connections. A carpenter in Kariobangi took me in and taught me for ten years without ever asking for a shilling. Tumaini exists to repay that. We build furniture that lasts, and every year six young people leave here with a skill nobody can take from them. My dream is a workshop big enough to take twenty apprentices at a time.
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Founder
Meet Peter
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The business
Tumaini Woodworks
Tumaini Woodworks produces made-to-order furniture with a small in-house team. Funding will add two machines to shorten lead times and take on larger school contracts.
Products and services
- Custom school desks, benches and shelving
- Home furniture — beds, wardrobes, dining sets
- Repair and refinishing work
Current customers
Three schools placing repeat termly orders, plus around 12 household clients a month found mostly by referral.
Monthly revenue
KSh 780,000
Order value has grown roughly 35% year on year; the workshop currently declines about four bulk contracts a quarter for lack of capacity.
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The business
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The opportunity
One partner, one agreement
- Funding requested
- KSh 1,200,000
- Equity offered
- 15%
- Implied valuation
- KSh 8,000,000
Planned use of funds
- Planer and edge banderKSh 700,000
- Timber working capitalKSh 300,000
- Apprentice tooling and safety gearKSh 120,000
- Workshop electrical upgradeKSh 80,000
Expected milestones
- Machines installed and commissioned by month 2
- Lead time cut from 5 weeks to 3 weeks by month 4
- First bulk school contract delivered by month 4
Timeline
- 1Month 1 — Purchase planer and edge bander
- 2Month 2 — Onboard two new apprentices
- 3Month 4 — Deliver first larger school contract
- 4Month 9 — Reach steady state on new capacity
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AI insights
What our analysis says
A workshop with a strong training reputation, offering 15% equity for KSh 1.2M to add machinery and take on school-furniture contracts that today it must decline.
Custom furniture with 3–5 week lead times, average order KSh 65,000, and repeat business from three schools. New machinery cuts lead time and unlocks bulk orders.
Strengths
- Reputation for quality and reliability
- Community mission around youth apprenticeship
- Repeat orders from anchor customers
Honest challenges
- Cash flow is sensitive to timing of school contracts
- Two-machine dependency until new capacity settles
Suggested questions
- How many contracts do you turn down each quarter today?
- How do you price a typical school order?
- What's your plan if a machine breaks down in month two?
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