The Cooking Industry Catalyst (CIC) is a global industry development program launched by CCA in 2020.
The CIC aims to demonstrate the viability of commercially attractive and scalable business models to deliver high-impact clean cooking solutions by developing – and implementing – a range of interventions aimed at businesses, markets, and consumers. The program has three components: Venture Catalyst, Demand Catalyst, and Market Catalyst.
The Venture Catalyst (VC) aims to provide a broad range of specialized support to selected companies, solidifying their commercial viability, enhancing their investment-readiness, and facilitating access to growth capital. The Venture Catalyst portfolio currently includes 33 companies operating in 14 countries.
The Market Catalyst focuses on market-level interventions that improve the enabling environment for companies and catalyze investment. To achieve these goals, the Market Catalyst generates market intelligence to address information asymmetries, develop policy briefs and other targeted tools, host curated convenings, and design targeted engagements to support relevant stakeholders, namely investors and policymakers.
The Demand Catalyst focuses on understanding consumers and driving demand through consumer-level interventions.
