TLC / EVIDENCE-LED VENTURES

We help founders turn conviction into proof.

TLC builds and backs ventures that solve real problems in Kenya. We make the work visible as it moves from a practical gap to a decision a partner can inspect.

See our ventures How we work

01Problem or gap
Start with what is felt

02Evidence
Separate fact from assumption

03Insight
Choose a focused next test

04Alignment & execution
Agree, act and learn

HOW TLC WORKS

One argument, built in the open.

A problem becomes a venture only when the evidence, partners and next commitment are clear enough to move together.

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Find the gap

Start with a practical problem people already carry in their working day.

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Assemble evidence

Name what is known, what has a record and what still needs testing.

Choose the insight

Turn the useful signal into a small question a pilot can answer.

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Align and execute

Agree the next commitment, then leave a record of what happened.

THE L.E.A.P. FRAMEWORK

The names remain. The proof standard gets stronger.

L.E.A.P. gives TLC a durable way to make choices in context—not a set of claims made ahead of results.

Localized Eco-Innovation

Build for African operating conditions, beginning with the people closest to the gap.

Engineering Regenerative Systems

Design systems meant to restore value, then test their operational evidence.

African Grassroots & Beyond

Begin in Kenyan communities and share learning where it can travel usefully.

Powering Prosperity & Planet

Keep economic usefulness and environmental care in the same decision.

VENTURES

Built to be examined.

Each venture states its present stage rather than borrowing confidence from future results.

PILOT DISCUSSION

AgriSense

Problem: buyers need a clearer view of origin, handling and supporting records.

Approach: lot identities, custody records and graded evidence from farm to buyer.

Explore AgriSense

IN DESIGN

WASH

Problem: water use and local service systems need clearer operating records.

Approach: a grounded model to shape with partners and measure in context.

Start a conversation

IN DESIGN

SolarBank

Problem: small operators need reliable energy choices with understandable economics.

Approach: fit-for-purpose energy and financing pathways to test with users.

Start a conversation

THE EVIDENCE LADDER

Every claim has a source, a status or a label.

This is how TLC keeps confidence proportionate to what is actually available.

Declared

What we believe, intend or are still checking.

Documented

What a record, receipt, log or supporting document can show.

Verified

What an independent partner or authority has confirmed.

DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

Purpose, not inflated outcomes.

We will publish outcome data once pilots have produced it. Until then, our SDG alignment is stated as intent.

Zero Hunger

AgriSense aims to reduce post-harvest loss through better records.

Clean Water

WASH work aims to help partners see and manage water use.

Affordable Energy

SolarBank explores practical productive-energy choices.

Innovation

TLC aims to turn operational gaps into testable ventures.

START SMALL

Discover → Pilot → Decide.

Low-risk commitments give partners a clear point at which to continue, change direction or stop.

Discover

Frame one crop, route or operating question. Roughly 1–2 weeks.

Pilot

Test the records and review what they show. Roughly 4–8 weeks.

Decide

Use the evidence to choose whether and how to expand. Roughly 1–2 weeks.

START A CONVERSATION

Choose the route that fits.

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I have a product or pilot to test

Start with an AgriSense or WASH inquiry.

Start with a lot

I want to partner or fund

Discuss a scoped partnership with clear milestones.

Partnership inquiry

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I want to learn or collaborate

Ask a general question or share a relevant insight.

General inquiry