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 22 Digital Media 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 Digital Media Companies & Startups (Nairobi)
Pezesha
Pezesha is Africa-focused digital financial marketplace.
Founder(s): Hilda Moraa
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Digital Media, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Marketplace
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Akili Network
Akili Network is a free children’s digital content network, inspires learning, and imagination for kids.
Founder(s): Jeff Schon, Jesse Soleil
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Broadcasting, Children, Digital Media, Education, Media and Entertainment
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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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Onesha Technologies Ltd
Onesha is the gateway to top African creative services from our wide pool of vetted creatives.
Founder(s): Benerd Momanyi, Levis Lawrence
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Architecture, Brand Marketing, Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Education, Graphic Design, Personal Branding, Recruiting, Social Media Marketing, Video Advertising
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Kelxfy
Kelxfy is a new digital start-up established on 1 January 2022 to offer customized digital solutions to their clients.
Founder(s): Kelvin Kinuthia
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Graphic Design, Information Technology
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Royal Media Services
Royal Media Services is an umbrella of fourteen radio stations that cover different groups of the diverse Kenyan communities.
Founder(s): Samuel Kamau Macharia
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Broadcasting, Digital Media, Media and Entertainment
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CIO Africa
CIO AFRICA is the leading technology content and insights platform serving senior technology professionals in Africa.
Founder(s): Harry Hare
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Event Management, Events, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Publishing
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Mt.Kenya Times
Mt.Kenya Times is a print newspaper in Africa.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Digital Media, News
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Techspace Africa
Techspace Africa is an independent online magazine that publishes daily in-depth stories on technology-related news.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Digital Media, Media and Entertainment, News
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Hisa Inc
Hisa is a Fintech Company that owns both a media content business (the Kenyan Wallstreet) and a platform (Hisa App).
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Digital Media, Financial Services, News, Online Portals
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InsureAfrika.com
InsureAfrika.com, the first online platform to shop for and buy insurance in Kenya, is also an online agency to sell insurances.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Digital Media, E-Commerce, Insurance
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Urbanacle
Urbanacle offers digital advertising, content marketing, digital analytics, SEO, and website design services to build the business.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Advertising, Content Marketing, Digital Media
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Waabeh
Waabeh is an online and mobile app-based music market that specializes in African music.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Digital Media, Music
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Gadgets Africa
Gadgets Africa is a digital media platform that publishes Gadgets Africa, WeeTracker and Afromaisha.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Digital Media, Media and Entertainment, News
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Picha Images
High tech digital media company.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Digital Media
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Glass House PR Ltd
Glass House PR is an award-winning independent PR agency that helps to position brands in the African market.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Brand Marketing, Creative Agency, Digital Media, Media and Entertainment, Public Relations
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Pentagy Limited
Software Design and Digital Media Services
Founder(s): Joshua Mwamba
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Cloud Computing, Digital Media, Software, Software Engineering
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Be Afrika Media
Be Afrika Media deals with creative content through collaboration, communication and branding that helps discover and showcase the talent.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Advertising, Content Creators, Digital Media, Publishing
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Campus Discounts
Business Reach Many, Students Save Much
Founder(s): Don Omondi, Naomi Mwangi
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Digital Media, Education, Social Media
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KinConsult
KinConsult provides e-mail marketing, social media, search engine marketing, e-commerce, digital media and affiliate marketing services.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Advertising, Digital Media, E-Commerce, Marketing, Social Media
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TW Media
Youth marketing + media + digital
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Advertising, Digital Media, Marketing
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Simba Digital Marketing
Simba Digital Marketing run Simba Car Supermarket. Experts in digital marketing through all online channels like Google, Bing & Facebook
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Digital Media, Marketing Automation
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