Fortune Credit CEO Janet Kuteli Named Third Place Winner at the 2025 SAIS Female Founders Award

We are thrilled to share exciting news — our Founder and CEO, Janet Kuteli, has been named one of the winners of the 2025 Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups (SAIS) Female Founders Award, placing third among hundreds of inspiring women innovators across Africa! 🎉

Janet’s journey is more than a story of leadership — it’s a story of breaking barriers to finance for the people who need it most: mamambogas, boda boda riders, smallholder farmers, pastoralists, and many others in underserved communities.

Under her visionary leadership, Fortune Credit has grown into a mission-driven financial institution that:
✅ Supports over 50,000 borrowers
 ✅ Has disbursed over USD 10 million in microloans
✅ Pioneers inclusive finance through microinsurance, green financing, and agricultural finance

A Recognition of Collective Impact

This award reflects not only Janet’s leadership but also the strength of the ecosystem that stands with us.

💛 To our customers: You are the reason we exist. Thank you for trusting Fortune Credit as your partner in growth.

🤝 To our partners and investors: Oikocredit, Alterfin, FEFFISOL, Envest, Triple Jump, AlphaMundi Group, SIMA Funds, GreenMax Capital Group, Ensuro, IBISA Network, DIVA, eWAKA Mobility, SunCulture, Mazi Mobility, Agsol, Roam, and many others — your belief in our mission enables us to go further, faster, and deeper together.

Leading with Purpose

To our CEO and visionary leader — your dedication to inclusive, tech-enabled finance continues to inspire us and transform the communities we serve every day.

Here’s to more milestones ahead and greater impact for the people who move Africa forward. 🌍✨