The Ecosystem of Nairobi Startups

M-kopa is a clean-energy startup that provides low-income homes with affordable asset financing for connected solar technology and other life-changing products and services. Read more

Kopo Kopo is a US-based company that offers solutions to help businesses grow and prosper through payments. Read more

Twiga Foods is a business-to-business marketplace platform that sources produce directly from farmers and delivers it to urban retailers. Read more

CSquared builds metro fiber and Wi-Fi networks to help local providers connect more people to the Internet and each other Read more

Cytonn Investments is an investment and real estate company. Read more

Apollo Agriculture's mission is to deliver modern farming everywhere Read more

Copia Global provides a consumer catalog order and delivery system intended to serve consumers in the developing world. Read more

Cellulant is a leading multinational payments company in Africa on a mission to digitize payments for Africa's largest economies. Read more

Sanergy generates fertilizer and other by-products through providing safe, affordable sanitation in the slums. Read more

Sendyit is an e-logistics delivery platform that connects businesses and drivers of all vehicle types for deliveries. Read more

Lori is a venture-backed start-up building the cutting-edge logistics infrastructure for trucking. Read more

Utilizing AI to bring Financial Inclusion to Emerging Markets Read more

Africa Logistic Properties is an integrated property company that acquires, develops, and manages logistics warehousing across Africa. Read more

SOKO is a social enterprise which connects micro-manufacturers and entrepreneurs to access global markets through our proprietary mobile technology. The technology allows vendors to sell their goods directly to global consumers through their personal mobile phones, despite access to a computer, the internet, & a bank account. Our proprietary technology leverages existing telecommunications technology and infrastructure to pioneer a completely new marketplace. This new marketplace revolutionizes the way money and goods are exchanged during international trade into a peer-to-peer exchange, creating economic opportunity and increased profits for vendors and savings for consumers. Read more

SunCulture designs and sells solar-powered irrigation systems to farmers in Kenya. The SunCulture SolarDrip Irrigation Kit combines the reliability of solar-powered water pumping with the efficiency of low-pressure drip irrigation. The system delivers water directly to crop roots, resulting in yield gains of up to 300% and water savings of up to 90%. The SolarDrip Irrigation Kit also benefits farmers through significant energy, labor, and fertilizer cost savings. Read more

Ajua captures and organizes customer experiences in Africa, to understand consumers to drive business growth, and give consumers options. Read more

PowerGen is building the grid of the future in Africa with smart, clean solar mini-grids Read more

Sky.Garden is SaaS ecommerce platform that helps retail stores digitize offline and online sales. Read more

Duma Works is a recruiting platform that offers smarter recruiting solutions to connect to top talent. Read more

Acorn Holdings is a provider of real estate services that includes property development and project management. Read more

Ajira Digital introduces young people to online work and provides the tools. Read more

BuuPass is Kenya's market leader for online bus booking. Read more

PayGo Energy is a distribution service that harnesses the power of pay-as-you-go-technology Read more

Akili Network is a free children’s digital content network, inspires learning, and imagination for kids. Read more

Ilara Health makes common diagnostics accessible and affordable to the 500 million people in Africa who today struggle to access even basic blood tests. Read more

Koa is a savings and financial services platform that provides tech solutions and financial services apps via its API. Read more

Kasha is a platform for women’s health products and information serving women across all socioeconomic levels in urban and rural areas. Read more

Asante Financial Services Group is a company that focuses on facilitating financial independence for businesses and individuals. Read more

BRCK is a hardware and cloud services technology platform that delivers rugged and reliable connectivity solutions in the most demanding environments. As the next 4.5 billion people (65% of the world) start coming online, the need for rugged, reliable, and simple connectivity becomes critical in places with poor infrastructure and limited resources. While existing technologies work well in modern cities, the demands of emerging markets necessitates a rethinking of how technology is engineered, packaged, delivered, and supported. BRCK was conceived in exactly this type of environment. In particular, our struggles in Africa with reliable connectivity inspired us to rethink the entire concept of rugged internet access device - designing the world’s first go-anywhere, connect-to-anything, always available internet device. Whether running an office of developers or collecting sensor data from the field, the BRCK was designed to ensure that nothing gets in the way of staying connected. Read more

BitPesa offers the cheapest, fastest, most inclusive way to transfer money to Africa. With $1.3B in remittances coming to Kenya each year, and average fees over 9%, there is a huge opportunity to improve on the efficiency and service in this market. BitPesa charges just 3% and uses a transparent market foreign exchange rate, which makes even micro-transfers affordable. Our clients are the diaspora in Europe and North America and send around $100 home each month. They are tech-savvy and price-conscious. We will introduce them to Bitcoin and show them how to make their first coin purchase. After coming to our site, customers simply log in and enter the details of their recipients bank account or mobile money wallet. We lock in a fair exchange rate for the duration of the transfer to remove all forex risk from the client. The transfer is paid for in Bitcoin and delivered in local currency in real time to the recipient, directly to their account or mobile money wallet. Read more

Enda is the first high-performance running footwear brand Read more

Wowzi platform is designed to help brands automate influencer marketing workflows and programs. Read more

Selina Wamucii is a platform that enables businesses to import food and agricultural produce from Africa by easing sourcing and logistics. Read more

MPost provides a patented addressing solution turning mobile phones into formal postal addresses. Read more

AMI has a new look, a new platform and a new FREE online course for African managers and entrepreneurs. Read more

Futurepump develops solar-powered irrigation technologies to help the 500 million one-acre farmers around the world. Read more

GoBEBA is an on-demand e-commerce logistics platform operating in emerging Africa markets. Read more

Making M-PESA free of transaction costs Read more

BasiGo is an e-mobility start-up looking to revolutionize the public transportation sector. Read more

CashBackApp offers you Cash Discounts on a wide range of household essentials available at local supermarkets in Kenya. Read more

EatOut is an food tech and media business primarily based in Kenya and East Africa. Read more

Amitruck a mobile and web-based trucking logistics platform. Read more

Craydel is transforming the way students and working professionals in Africa discover, compare and apply to higher education. Read more

ImaliPay is a financial health platform offering financial products to freelancers and blue collar gig workers. Read more

Pezesha is a Digital Lending infrastructure & Marketplace for connecting Small and Medium Businesses to working Capital Read more

Workpay is a Payroll, Benefits, Compliance & embed finance for local and remote teams in Africa. Read more

Digiduka provides digital financial services and social commerce solutions to informal retailers in Africa Read more

Taimba is a B2B mobile-based platform connecting farmers to urban traders with aim of reducing food wastage and to stabilize market prices. Read more