Build a business banks and partners can understand.
Six Degrees is an SME advisory firm in Nairobi, Kenya. We help businesses strengthen their business model, financials, documentation and investor-readiness so they can negotiate with banks, partners and capital providers from a position of clarity.
- Proven advisory frameworks
- Confidential & secure
- Connected to the right partners
Business model development · Financial reconstruction · Pitch preparation · Data rooms · Bankability review · Enterprise programmes
Our impact so far
From early-stage to growth-stage, we help SMEs prepare, connect and scale.
Our approach
From potential to performance in 6 steps
Diagnose
We assess your business, finances and operations to identify gaps and opportunities.
Reconstruct
We rebuild financials, clean data and strengthen governance foundations.
Refine
We sharpen your business model and unit economics for sustainable growth.
Document
We build a bankable information pack and data room that builds confidence.
Prepare
We prepare you for conversations with banks, institutions and capital partners.
Scale
We stay with you as you execute, monitor and deliver on your growth plan.
Good businesses are often rejected for reasons they can fix.
Many SMEs are not rejected because they lack potential. They are rejected because their business model, financials, documentation, governance and pitch materials are not yet clear enough for banks, partners or investors to assess confidently.
Incomplete evidence
Poor financials, missing documents and weak projections leave reviewers guessing.
Unclear business model
Customer, product, pricing, margin and operating logic are not yet legible to an outsider.
Wrong capital conversation
Founders approach banks or investors before the business is ready to be assessed.
What Six Degrees does
Clarity first. Capital conversations second.
We do not begin by asking who can fund you. We begin by asking whether your business is understandable, structured and ready for the right kind of funding conversation.
Explore our services- 01Diagnose the business.
- 02Reconstruct the financial picture.
- 03Clarify the business model.
- 04Prepare the pitch and data room.
- 05Support conversations with banks, partners and suitable capital providers.
Advisory packages
Support for different stages of readiness
Readiness Review
For founders who need an initial diagnostic.
- Application and documentation review
- Readiness score
- Gap report
- Recommended next step
Advisory Retainer
For companies that need structured work over several months.
- Business model refinement
- Financial model and management accounts
- Pitch deck and business plan improvement
- Data room preparation
- Monthly advisory support
Capital Readiness Support
For companies preparing for bank, partner or investor conversations.
- Facility sizing
- Bankability assessment
- Capital strategy
- Partner and investor meeting preparation
- Negotiation support where appropriate
Application fees may be credited toward the first month of advisory support where applicable.
Bridge
Bridge is the private workspace behind the advisory process.
Bridge is where the work happens — intake, documentation, readiness assessment, data room organisation, weekly progress and call preparation. It is a working environment for founders and advisors, not a public marketplace.
Founder profiles are not made visible to external capital partners until readiness criteria are met and the company has approved the next step.
- Upload documents in one secure place
- Track missing information as it is resolved
- Receive weekly progress updates
- Organise a structured data room
- Prepare for review calls
- Move through readiness gates before any external visibility
For institutions
Enterprise programmes for banks, foundations, universities and ecosystem partners
Banks and financial institutions
Expand your SME pipeline and de-risk lending with prepared, documented businesses.
Foundations and development partners
Deliver high-impact enterprise programmes with measurable readiness outcomes.
Universities and ecosystem partners
Co-create knowledge, research and talent pipelines around enterprise development.
For capital partners
Six Degrees may introduce selected companies that have completed readiness work and organised their documentation. Capital partners engage directly with companies and make their own independent decisions. Visibility is gated and invite-led — there is no public offering of securities and no guarantee of access or outcomes.
Businesses supported through structured enterprise programmes
of $7.2M raised for cohort 1
Sectors reached across the real economy
Pipeline of expressions of interest, with advisory work underway
Start with clarity before capital.
If your business needs funding, begin by understanding what a bank, partner or investor will need to believe.
Six Degrees provides business advisory, investment-readiness support, documentation and introductions where appropriate. We do not deploy client capital, operate as a source of funds, guarantee fundraising outcomes, or publicly offer securities. Companies are only introduced to suitable partners after readiness review and with appropriate documentation. Read our advisory scope.