
Cinch Markets
OperatingCinch Markets aggregates smallholder plots into managed irrigated farms, supplying enterprise buyers and creating local income.
- AgTech
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Funding Round
- Founded 2017
- cinchmarkets.com ↗
- Total raised
- $1.9M
- disclosed
- Last round
- Funding Round
- Rounds
- 7
- since 2017
- Investors
- 9
- on record
- Employees
- 51-200
Cinch Markets founders and team
Cinch Markets was founded by Alexander Fankuchen and Richard Gadbois. Alexander Fankuchen is the CEO.
- Employees
- 51-200
- Founders
- 2
Cinch Markets founders2

Alexander Fankuchen
Co-Founder & CEO · since Jun 2019
Alexander Fankuchen is a social entrepreneur and CEO focused on agricultural innovation and inclusive value chains in East Africa. He leads Cinch Markets to aggregate smallholder land into irrigated mosaic farms, delivering commercial yields while sharing income with…
Richard Gadbois
Co-Founder & CFO · since Aug 2019
Richard Gadbois is co‑founder and chief financial officer of Cinch Markets, Ltd., where he leads finance, capital raising, and strategic partnerships to scale irrigated mosaic farms across East Africa. He oversees treasury, investor relations, and commercial finance,…
Frequently asked about Cinch Markets
- Who founded Cinch Markets?
- Cinch Markets was founded by Alexander Fankuchen (Co-Founder & CEO) and Richard Gadbois (Co-Founder & CFO).
- Who is the CEO of Cinch Markets?
- Alexander Fankuchen is Cinch Markets' Co-Founder & CEO.
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