{"id":54209,"date":"2025-05-18T12:51:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T12:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-s-inkomoko-ranked-among-africa-s-fastest-growing-companies\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T12:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T12:07:46","slug":"rwanda-s-inkomoko-ranked-among-africa-s-fastest-growing-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-s-inkomoko-ranked-among-africa-s-fastest-growing-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda’s Inkomoko ranked among Africa’s fastest-growing companies"},"content":{"rendered":"

The annual FT ranking, compiled in partnership with research firm Statista, tracks companies across the continent based on their compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in revenues between 2020 and 2023. <\/p>\n

This year\u2019s list features 130 companies, with South Africa and Nigeria dominating the rankings, together accounting for more than half of all entries. Kenya ranks third, with 11 companies making the list.<\/p>\n

Inkomoko\u2019s inclusion is seen as a major milestone for Rwanda\u2019s private sector. Founded 12 years ago, Inkomoko has grown into a regional enterprise, operating in Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and most recently, Chad.<\/p>\n

The company has invested over $35 million, supported more than 100,000 entrepreneurs, and reached over 1.2 million people, many of whom live in refugee camps or underserved communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t just our growth story \u2014 it\u2019s our clients\u2019 and the communities we serve,\u201d said Emmanuel Mugabo, Inkomoko\u2019s Rwanda Managing Director.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery business we support is a reminder that talent is everywhere, but what is often missing is access. That\u2019s something we can fix together with partners, investors, and policymakers,” he added.<\/p>\n

Inkomoko\u2019s model is built on the belief that displacement-affected communities are not just in need of aid, but ripe with economic potential. By providing entrepreneurs with training, finance, and market access, the organisation demonstrates that empowering the underserved is not charity, but a proven method for driving local economic growth and long-term stability.<\/p>\n

As the world faces mounting challenges from conflict, climate change, and inequality, Inkomoko is positioning itself for greater impact. The organisation has announced an ambitious goal to invest $150 million in 550,000 small and micro businesses by 2030, and is actively seeking like-minded partners to scale its mission.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis recognition from the Financial Times is an honour,\u201d Mugabo added. \u201cBut the real measure of our success will be how many others join us in this work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Inkomoko, a Rwandan-born social enterprise focused on supporting small and micro-businesses, has been ranked the 8th fastest-growing private company in Africa by the Financial Times, making it East Africa\u2019s top-ranked firm and the only Rwandan company to feature on the prestigious list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000087401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-54209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000087401,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/img_2232-1-jpg_1_.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/img_2232-1-jpg_1_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/img_2232-1-jpg_1_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/img_2232-1-jpg_1_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/img_2232-1-jpg_1_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/img_2232-1-jpg_1_.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000087401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54209"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=54209"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=54209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}