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At Daily Kenya we track over 200,000 Kenyan startups and over 1,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 18 Social Entrepreneurship companies in Nairobi. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Social Entrepreneurship Companies & Startups (Nairobi)
Kopo Kopo
Kopo Kopo is a US-based company that offers solutions to help businesses grow and prosper through payments.
Founder(s): Ben Lyon, Dylan Higgins
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Enterprise Software, Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Mobile Payments, Payments, Social Entrepreneurship, Telecommunications
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Access Afya
Access Afya is the operating system for health in emerging economies, combining physical and virtual care, diagnostics and pharmacy services
Founder(s): Duncan Goldie-Scot, Melissa Menke
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, IT Infrastructure, Medical, Outpatient Care, Social Entrepreneurship
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Juhudi Kilimo
Juhudi Kilimo provides asset financing, technical assistance, and business training services to farmers and agro businesses in Kenya.
Founder(s): Bernard Kivava
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Agriculture, Financial Services, Social Entrepreneurship
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Wee Media
Wee Media is a multi-platform media company for Millennials and Gen Z in Africa.
Founder(s): Keshu Dubey, Nayantara Jha, Rishabh Lawania
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Digital Media, News, Social Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
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M-Farm
M-Farm connects smallholder African farmers with urban and export markets via SMS and a web-enabled marketplace.
Founder(s): Jamila Abass, Linda Kwamboka, Susan Eve
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Agriculture, Information Technology, Marketplace, Social Entrepreneurship, Telecommunications
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Orion Fintech Africa – Orion ImageCapital Communication Ltd
Orion ImageCapital Communication (Orion Fintech Africa)provides diverse financial solutions powered through technology across Africa.
Founder(s): Alex Mwaura
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Social Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management
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ALX
ALX provides education management, leadership, entrepreneurship and career empowerment services to achieve career goals.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Education, Social Entrepreneurship, Training
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Jacaranda Health
Reducing maternal and neonatal morality in Kenya.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Social Entrepreneurship
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Binti Africa Foundation
Acting as a focal point for solidarity and collective action for women in pursuit of information and resources.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Education, Health Care, Social Entrepreneurship
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African Leadership Network
African Leadership Network (ALN) is the premier, invitation-only community of the most dynamic and influential leaders in Africa.
Founder(s): Acha Leke, Fred Swaniker
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Communities, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Social Network
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Lumeter Networks
A pre-paid electricity meter and cloud-based accounting platform.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Energy, Social Entrepreneurship
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BigDeal Kenya – Buy & Sell Social Networking Marketplace
BigDeal Kenya, Social Networking Ecommerce, A Buy & Sell Community that EMPOWERS entrepreneurs and businesses across Africa.
Founder(s): Alex Mwaura
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: E-Commerce, Social, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Social Network
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International Research & Development Africa Ltd
Reducing household air pollution in Kenya caused by inefficient cookstoves.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Agriculture, Social Entrepreneurship
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AfriAfya
Creating universal and equitable access to quality health and development for communities by linking information processes.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Information Technology, Social Entrepreneurship
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Vava Coffee
Vava Coffee is an exclusive coffee company in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Social Entrepreneurship
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clean cook
Manufacturers of clean cook stove , innovators and sustainable livelihoods specialists.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Energy, Manufacturing, Social Entrepreneurship
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Backpack Farm
Doubling yields of 1 Million smallholder farmers in East Africa.
Founder(s): Rachel Zedeck
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Agriculture, Education, Social Entrepreneurship
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International Transformation Foundation
A youth lead non profit organization providing youth development programs encompassing leadership & entrepreneurship.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Education, Information Technology, Social Entrepreneurship
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