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 5 SMS 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 SMS Companies & Startups (Nairobi)
Bamba
Bamba is a real-time data gathering platform that engages and access the 1.5B people in the emerging markets via mobile feature phones.
Founder(s): Al Ismaili, Faiz Hirani
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: B2B, Emerging Markets, Enterprise Software, Mobile, SMS
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Ma3Route
Ma3Route is a mobile, web, and SMS platform that crowd-sources for transport data and provides users with information on traffic and more.
Founder(s): Laban Okune
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Analytics, Automotive, Big Data, Crowdsourcing, Information Technology, Mobile, SMS
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Oracom
Oracom is a web design company in Kenya, Canada and Belgium.
Founder(s): Alphonce Juma Orango
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: E-Commerce, Graphic Design, Internet, Marketing, Mobile Apps, Photography, SMS, Web Hosting
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FrontlineSMS
FrontlineSMS is free, open source software.
Founder(s): Ken Banks
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: CRM, Information Technology, Messaging, Mobile, SMS, Software
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Connect Media Interactive
Connect Media Interactive is specialized in the management, delivery, and billing of digital content.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Messaging, Mobile, SMS, Software
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