For impact founders, and the programmes and investors who back them.
Good ventures need more than an idea and a first cheque. They need buyers, the right funding, people to do the work, and backers who can see what's really happening. KairoPact works across that whole chain.
Three groups, one ecosystem
Pick the one that describes you. Each link opens the part of our VenturePulse page written for you.
Startups and social enterprises
Impact ventures in any sector, moving from pilot to paying customers, at home and in new countries.
See founder supportProgrammesIncubators, accelerators, fellowships and foundations
Organisations that select, fund and support a portfolio of founders or grantees, in one country or many.
See programme supportInvestorsImpact investors
Early-stage funds, angel networks and funds backed by development finance institutions.
See investor supportWe also work with NGOs building earned income or a social enterprise arm, and with grant-funded innovators moving from proof of concept to scale.
The gaps between founders, programmes and investors
Each group does its part well. The trouble sits in the handovers between them.
Programmes and grants fund pilots, but few back the go-to-market and market-building work that turns them into paying customers.
Founders graduate just as the hardest work begins.
Early-stage tickets rarely justify full diligence, so risks surface late.
Founders spend hours on reports, and backers still can't see what's really changing.
Beyond VenturePulse: what else you can use
VenturePulse brings our work together for the startup ecosystem. Each piece is also available on its own. See all products
| Tool | What it does for you | Most useful for |
|---|---|---|
| Decide | ||
| Swift™ | A free check, within 24 hours, on whether a grant is worth pursuing. | Founders, programmes |
| Build | ||
| Grant Intelligence Pipeline | Funder-aligned proposals, with practitioner review at every stage. | Founders, programmes |
| Fractional Services | Part-time senior support for finance, fundraising, communications and more. | Founders, portfolio companies |
| KnowPact™ | Integrity due diligence on founders, investors, companies and partners. | Investors, programmes |
| Deliver and monitor | ||
| FieldPulse™ | Progress reports drawn from the updates teams already share. | Programmes, investors |
| OrgPulse™ | A health check on how an organisation is really working. | Programmes, investors |
| Enable | ||
| Quanta™ | Research and evaluation that buyers, funders and investors can rely on. | Founders, programmes |
| Meridian™ | Strategy, opportunity matching and grantee performance insight for funders. | Foundations, venture philanthropy |
Working across Africa, South Asia, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, with founders, programmes and investors based in these regions and beyond. Also see how we work with foundations and funders and NGOs.
Tell us where your venture, or your portfolio, is stuck.
A 15-minute conversation is usually enough to know whether we can help, and where to start.