Over Ksh 90 Million Worth of Investments Made on KCB Lions’ Den Season 4

The season finale of season 4 KCB Lions’ Den was aired on the 28th of November 2019, after 13 weeks of riveting drama. Over 52 entrepreneurs got an opportunity to showcase their businesses to the lions and only 25 entrepreneurs got the needed funding for their businesses. A cumulative sum of Ksh 90 million was invested in businesses that cut across different sectors of the economy. This investment marked a 12.5% increase from SN3 investments worth Ksh80 million.

The lions that every entrepreneur needed to impress on SN4 were; Darshan Chandaria, Group CEO and director of Chandaria industries, Olive Gachara, Founder and Publisher of couture magazine Africa, Kris Senanu, CEO Blackrock entertainment, Joanne Mwangi, Founder and CEO of PMS group and Kevin Mulei CEO Mo Sound Events, who joined after Myke Rabar left the den.

KCB Lions’ Den Season 4 was a great improvement from the previous seasons. It was filled with lots of fun and drama as the various entrepreneurs struggled to pitch their ideas. The lions in this season made the show quite interesting with their silly humor, tough nature and the never-ending battles in scooping an entrepreneur.

The Season 4 lions came into the den with their gloves off, ready to invest in the next big thing in Kenya and beyond. Even though they came in with their wallets open, they were not willing to invest their hard-earned money on just any business. The entrepreneurs had to convince them that their businesses were good enough to be invested in.

Kevin Mulei made his debut on SN4 of the KCB Lions’ Den and one thing that was quite noticeable was his cold feet in the den. The lion seemed to always take the back seat in most businesses presented in the den and was only interested in businesses that were focused on entertainment and were the only ones he invested in. Mr. Mulei wasn’t open to anything outside his niche. On the other hand, the 4 remaining lions did a good job in incorporating businesses that were outside their niche.

On SN4 of KCB Lions’ Den, the lions asked relevant and important questions to the entrepreneurs that dared to enter the den. They were very quick to ask for confirmation on financial figures, asked on the future prospects, copyright issues, business certifications, and whatnot.  These questions not only revealed loopholes in the entrepreneur’s business but also educated the audience. Fortunately, this season wasn’t over-saturated with the financial’s question. 

Another notable improvement this season was the type of entrepreneurs who came to the den. They were well prepared and understood the current market trends.

Here are some of the business ideas pitched on KCB Lions’ Den SN4 that really stood out and incited engagements from the show’s audience. Among them were the three self-proclaimed creatives, tech and business gurus who dubbed themselves the three musketeers. These three entrepreneurs came into the den asking for the least amount of money ever asked for in the den, a Ksh 5 investment. The entrepreneurs were not only funny but were intelligent and knew exactly what they came for in the den.  

Season 4 had no age limit for potential entrepreneurs. They were at least 7 contestants who were under the age of 16. We even had 7 and 5-year-old siblings represent their socially impactful football tournament to the lions’. Nobody can forget the very ambitious and bubbly 16-year-old cub Tatiana Kiki who runs All Things Kiki online magazine. Her boldness, confidence and eloquent communication skills enabled her to get Ksh80, 000 plus a fully sponsored birthday party and an interview on Energy radio.

This season was entertaining and we loved to see the lions battle it out for a chance to secure an entrepreneur. We could feel the temperatures rise in the den as the drama unfolded between the lions and the entrepreneurs.  

On this season, we saw entrepreneurs who were funny, ambitious, intelligent and very good sales representatives who could literally sell anything given to them. Other entrepreneurs were a bit shy and scared. Some entrepreneurs managed to secure an investment while others didn’t. There were great businesses that missed to secure investments and there were not so great businesses that secured investments. All in all, it was a good season that opened the eyes of many viewers on how innovative Kenyans are and how Kenyans can transform anything to Gold.  Till the next season of KCB Lions’ Den.

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