Kenyan startup Sanivation, has received Ksh. 463,355 ($4,635.54) in funding from Chivas Regal following the public voting phase of the Chivas Venture competition. In the public voting phase, startups get the opportunity to win part of the initial 250,000 dollars set aside for funding. Sanivation is a Naivasha based social enterprise that installs free toilets in homes for a monthly subscription fee, after which they collect the waste, treat it and recycle it into charcoal briquettes that are sold at an affordable price.
Mexican start-up WeaRobot, which received the largest share overall with $53,824 in funding, builds specialised robotic exoskeletons to support those suffering from muscle-restrictive diseases.
The remaining $750,000 of Chivas’ 1 million dollar fund will be awarded at the Chivas Venture Final in Los Angeles on July 13th. Sanivation, which is part of the 30 finalists in the startup competition will get a chance to compete in Los Angeles.
Chivas Venture is a global search to find and support the next generation of startups. The startups that apply compete with other startups globally to get a share of the 1 million dollar fund.