
Erick Langi
@ericklangi
Entrepreneurship and research leader at CREMES International, building Sirimali to support early-stage African businesses.
What I'm looking for
At CREMES International, I lead research and advisory projects across Kenya, helping organizations make data-driven strategic decisions. My work spans market entry research, feasibility studies, and social impact program design and evaluation.
I founded Sirimali Ventures, an entrepreneurship support and angel investment firm that helps early-stage founders validate ideas, develop business models, refine strategy, and prepare for growth.
Through Digital Opportunity Trust Kenya, I trained youth and women in entrepreneurship and Basic ICT; 500 participants transitioned into business or gainful employment. I also supported the Women in Gig Work Mentorship project with mentor mobilisation, content development, workshops, and tracking.
As a Business Consultant at Plutus Consulting Ltd., I worked across qualitative and quantitative research, business development, and social entrepreneurship. I’m open to collaborations, consultancy engagements, and mentorship partnerships.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Founder
Sirimali Ventures
Jan 2026 - Present (9 months)
Sirimali Ventures is an entrepreneurship support and angel investment firm focused on building the next generation of high-impact businesses.
We partner with ambitious founders at the earliest stages—where ideas are still rough, uncertain, and often overlooked—and help transform them into structured, scalable ventures. Our work goes beyond advisory; we actively support entrepreneurs in validating
Country Manager
CREMES International
Apr 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)
As the Country Manager for CREMES International in Kenya, I am responsible for overseeing all operations and activities within the country. This includes managing a team of consultants and researchers, developing and implementing strategic plans to grow the business, building and maintaining relationships with clients and key stakeholders, and ensuring that projects are delivered on time and withi
Business Consultant
Plutus Consulting Ltd
Dec 2018 - Mar 2026 (7 years 3 months)
A Business and Research consultant. I am also a data analyst and consult with the company. My areas of expertise are qualitative and quantitative research,business development, social entrepreneurship , employability, political leadership and governance.
Business Consultant
Monib Health
Apr 2021 - Nov 2023 (2 years 7 months)
Monib / Osveh is a leading manufacturer of Orthopedic Implants (Trauma, Spine and Maxillofacial) in Iran. I am currently engaging different distributors and other stakeholders in Kenya in a bid to have one of them distribute Monib/Osveh products in the Kenyan market. We promise affordability and quality.
Project Consultant
Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) Kenya
Jan 2023 - Aug 2023 (7 months)
Consultant Project Officer for the Women in Gig Work Mentorship project run in partnership between Dot Kenya and GIZ. I support mobilisation of mentors and mentees, content development, develop training workshops, data collections, reporting and tracking the mentorship.
Project Manager
The 4gotten Bottomillions (4BM)
Jan 2022 - Jun 2023 (1 year 5 months)
Day to day management of 4BM programs that enhance youth and women access to various socio-economic opportunities.
Medical Representative
Square Pharmaceuticals Limited
Sep 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 3 months)
I detailed company products to health care givers so that the can prescribe the same to patients who visit them. I conducted comprehensive market research and analysis on the performance of company products in order to understand better ways of driving sales. I ensured that orders are delivered in time. I wrote monthly reports on the performance of company products.
Business Development Executive
Minemax Innovations Limited
Jan 2018 - Aug 2019 (1 year 7 months)
Was in charge of sales and marketing company products. Brought in a portfolio of Kshs 10 million that made the company break even
Facilitator
Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) Kenya
May 2014 - Jan 2017 (2 years 8 months)
Training youth and women and on Basic ICT, Entrepreneurship and life skills. Proud to have trained 500 youth and women who successfully transited into doing business or got into gainful employment. Was awarded the trainer of the year award in 2015.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Master's degree, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
2023 - 2025
human edge
Mentoring Skills and Practice, Mentorship
2024 - 2024
Gained mentoring skills such as active listening, asking powerful questions and giving feedback effectively. Also learned the tools for effective mentoring and managing mentorship relationship, the opening, progression nad closing.
CREMES RESEARCH AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Certificate, Qualitative and Quantitative Research
2023 - 2023
Under the mentorship of Dr. Catherine Kahabuka, we acquire practical technical and soft research skills including the following:
1. Writing Research Proposals
2. Designing Research Studies
3. Data Collection using various tools
4. Data Analysis using various tools
5. Data cleaning
6. Report writing
At the end of the mentorship session, we will have acquired enough skills and experience to become
DataCamp
Certification, Data Science
2023 - 2023
Digital Opportunity Trust Kenya
Social Enterprenuership, Ideating and launching social enterprises
2017 - 2018
Freidrich Ebert Stiftung Kenya
Political Leadership and Governance
2017 - 2017
University of Nairobi
Bsc Microbiology and Biotechnology, Microbiology, General
2009 - 2013
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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