MEET THE VENTURES
Meet the small cohort of like-minded, high potential entrepreneurs that will be receiving dedicated access to program partners and mentors from the unique blend of sophisticated Japanese approach and local knowledge and experience, access to the best of both worlds.
Third cohort
Meet NINJA Accelerator in Kenya cohort 3
Tracy Kimathi
Founder Baridi
Baridi offers solar-powered cold rooms and cooling solutions designed for the livestock value chain.
Derrick Ngigi
Founder Ycenter Shambah Solutions
Ycenter Shmabah Solutions is an innovative agricultural initiative that combines technology and sustainable farming practices to empower small scale farmers in rural communities.
Jesse Forrester
Founder Mazi Mobility
Mazi Mobility is an innovvative Mobility-as-a-service company that is transforming the landscape of shared mobility through the integration of electric vehicles.
Peter Njeri
Founder Mega Gas
Mega Gas converts plastic waste into clean and affordable cooking gas for low income families in Kenya through a patented and clean process.
Ishmael Hezekiah & Jean T. James
Founders Timao Group
Timao Group offers affordable building structures constructed from recycled plastic waste, fulfilling it’s commitment to both sustainable living and quality housing.
NINJA Accelerator in Kenya
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Samuel Munguti
Founder Shamba Pride
ShambaPride targets informal agro-dealer stores and transforms them into Digishops. DigiShop transforms rural informal distribution systems to modern retail trade.
Gerishon Mwaniki & Eugene Musebe
Founders Flo by Saada
FLO is a no-code plug & play tool that enables businesses to build USSD, WhatsApp, IVR, and programmable SMS solutions in minutes, without writing a line of code.
John Gershenson
Founder Kijenzi
Kijenzi is a social impact venture on a mission to democratize manufacturing creating local access to global supply chains.
Trushna Patel & Mike Strano
Founders MyMovies Africa
MyMovies.Africa™, is a Mobile-first Digital Cinema Extension, offering securely encrypted original Movies (i.e. New Releases, Classics, Features, Shorts, Animations, Documentaries, etc) on Smart Devices, including Phones, Tablets, Laptops, Smart TVs and Set-Top Boxes, via the Internet, across Africa and to her Diaspora in 195 Countries & Territories.
Josphat Mworia & Kevin Mutugi
Founder M-PAYA
M-PAYA Energy provides Electricity sub-metering for tenant billing and energy management and enables these Owners & Managers to Measure & Collect electricity usage costs from tenants timeously by use of prepaid secondary meters.
NINJA Accelerator in Kenya
First cohort
Meet NINJA Accelerator in Kenya cohort 1
Mark Mwangi
Founder Amitruck
Amitruck is a digital marketplace that connects clients to transporters in a secure, competitive and convenient manner.
Alexander Fankuchen
Founder Cinch Markets
Cinch Markets work with smallholders to aggregate land into commercial parcels, bring investment and generate returns that build durable prosperity.
Megan Mukuria
Founder Zana Africa
ZanaAfrica is disrupting the Fast Moving Consumer Goods market through introducing Fast Moving Educational Goods, building lifetime, trusted relationships with customers to help them achieve their purpose/make informed decisions/live healthy lives.
Cynthia Wandia & David Hwan
Founders Kwara
Kwara is on a mission to make building wealth together frictionless for the 3 billion un- and underbanked, by turning savings cooperatives in emerging markets into digital banks.
Daniel Yu
Founder Sokowatch
Sokowatch is transforming communities across Africa by revolutionizing access to essential goods and services. By connecting small shops to the digital economy, fixing inefficient supply chains and providing services that were previously unavailable.