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World Bank, Sote Hub supports 40 startups in Sh70m innovation program

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Delegates during the Kenya Industry and Entrepreneurship Project (KIEP) SKIES stakeholders engagement forum at Sote Hub in Mombasa County on Friday 21st June 2024. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Forty innovative startups across the country will receive a Sh70 million grant from Sote Hub and the World Bank to strengthen Kenya's Innovation Ecosystem (SKIES).

These startups will focus on AgriTech, agro-processing, and manufacturing-areas identified as gaps in the economy under the Kenya Industry and Entrepreneurship Project (KIEP).

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