2025 Team Member Spotlight : Gloria Mutoni
For Gloria, impact is a process measured in better business models, smarter teams, and ventures that stop chasing survival and start planning for scale.
“I’m driven by seeing startups grow, scale, and unlock investment through the tailored support they receive,” she says. “Working with develoPPP Ventures and the Generation Africa Fellowship Program has shown me the power of enabling entrepreneurs to create meaningful impact.” She talks about results the way some people talk about art – by pointing to the details. The shift in a founder’s confidence. A financial model that finally makes sense.
A partnership that opens a new market. “Seeing startups expand to other regions of Africa and even internationally is incredibly exciting,” she says. “Facilitating connections, helping them learn from each other, seeing them refine their structures and unlock catalytic funding – those are the most rewarding moments.”
One company, UKC (Uruhimbi Kageyo Cooperative), stands out.
“As part of the IHK portfolio, UKC was accelerated from the early stages, successfully unlocking investment of €100,000. Today, they’re extending technical support to another company in Morocco, part of the Generation Africa Fellowship Program 2025, focusing on hydroponics solutions. Seeing how sustained guidance and support can transform ventures – helping them grow, innovate, and expand their impact – truly illustrates the value of this work.”
Looking ahead, Gloria is thinking about what holds startups back – and how to break those patterns. “I’m excited about supporting startups to move beyond the early stage more quickly, helping them overcome common growth barriers and accelerate their path to traction. I’m particularly interested in models that reduce reliance on grant funding, encourage sustainable revenue generation, and enable ventures to scale while creating meaningful social and environmental impact.”
If she had to define the Impact Hub Kigali team in one word, it’s Innovation – not as a slogan, but as a way of operating. The kind that keeps questioning, keeps building, keeps learning.
And when that same team isn’t deep in strategy sessions, they’re out doing something unexpected. “One memorable moment was during the Christmas party when the whole team played paintball,” Gloria recalls.
“It was my first time seeing everyone out of their work roles, full of competitive energy and having fun. Watching the team enjoy themselves so freely was both exciting and memorable.”
Her work, like that moment, is about seeing potential in motion – structured, sustained, and real.
2025, Captured in Full
A focused look at what Impact Hub Kigali delivered in 2025 — the programs we ran, the ventures we supported, and the results we tracked across the year.
