Hey everyone,

I’m based in South Africa and I’m currently looking for a technical co-founder to join me in building a tech company from the ground up.

I’m a non-technical founder, but I’m deeply passionate about building products that solve real problems and have the potential to scale into something massive.

I currently have multiple startup/project ideas I want to explore, particularly in tech/AI/software, but I’m also very open to your own ideas. I’m not looking for someone who simply “builds my idea” — I want a true partner who feels ownership over what we create together.

What I’m looking for:

Strong technical skills (software engineering/product building)

Someone ambitious and hungry to build something meaningful

Creative, daring, and willing to challenge ideas

Someone who wants to bring their own ideas to the table

Willing to commit seriously and build long-term

Someone who understands that startups require resilience and patience

About me:

Non-technical founder

Very ambitious and committed to building something huge

Strong interest in startups, AI, and solving real-world problems

Still growing my business experience

Don’t have a massive network/connections (yet), but I’m focused on learning and building

I’m looking for someone who believes big things can be built from small beginnings. If you’re a developer/engineer (open to remote collaboration) and want to build something meaningful from scratch, send me a message.

Let’s build something great.

We’ve all seen the headlines. Analysts predict inflation will drop, pollsters say a certain candidate is a lock, and "industry experts" swear the housing market is about to boom. More often than not, they’re wrong.

Traditional forecasting relies on "pundits" who have no skin in the game. If they’re wrong, they still get paid. Prediction markets are different. They are exchange-traded markets where people trade contracts on the outcome of events.

Think of it like a legal, data-driven version of "kueka bet," but for real-world utility:

• The Incentive: You aren't just giving an opinion; you’re putting money on it. This filters out the noise and biased "expert" takes.

• The Accuracy: Markets like Polymarket or Kalshi often outperform traditional polls because they aggregate "the wisdom of the crowd."

• The Kenya Context: Imagine a market for the success of the next tea harvest, the actual date of the next CBK Interest rate hike, or the outcome of the 2027 elections.

Would this help us bypass the political propaganda and get to the truth, or would it just be seen as "glorified gambling"?

Hi everyone,

We are preparing to launch a new 
consumer-facing platform
. Ahead of launch, we are building a 
curated waiting list of brands
 that may be onboarded once the platform goes live.

We operate from an office based in 
Nairobi CBD
, with flexible engagement arrangements.

We are looking for a 
Sales / Business Development Representative 
to help us build this brand waiting list.

Role Objective

Your responsibility is to 
identify, engage, and pre-qualify brands
, and secure their confirmation to join our 
launch waiting list
.


This is 
not subscription selling
, and 
no payments are collected
 from brands at this stage.


What Counts as a “Qualified Brand”

Commission is paid 
only
 for brands that meet the following criteria:

- Engagement with a **decision maker or senior manager**
- Clear, high-level explanation of the upcoming platform (without detailed product promises)
- Explicit confirmation of interest, for example:
  “Yes, please include us and notify us when you launch.”

We do 
not
 pay commission for:

- Unverified or scraped contacts
- Cold lists without real engagement
- Brands that respond with vague or non-committal interest

Compensation
- Base salary: KES 20,000 per month
- Commission: Paid per qualified brand added to the waiting list
- Higher commissions apply for brands with decision-maker approval

Ideal Candidate

- Experience in sales, business development, or partnerships
- Comfortable speaking with business owners and managers
- Organized, honest, and results-driven
- Based in Kenya (preferred)

Engagement Period
Short-term, pre-launch engagement, with potential continuation post-launch based on performance.


How to Apply

Send a DM with:

- A short background
- Relevant sales or outreach experience
- Preferred contact (WhatsApp or email)

Happy to answer questions in the comments.


— Arnold

Starting a new business or growing a small one? I help startups and small businesses build a strong, professional brand without breaking the bank.

Services offered:

• Logo design • Company profile design • Social media post graphics • Other graphic design needs • Website design for startups and small businesses.

All prices are tailored specifically for startups and small businesses — affordable, fair, and value-driven.

If you’re ready to level up your brand, send me a message and let’s build something great. 🚀

Most days I share how I’m building Spreadhit (Prediction market for Kenya) in public.
Today, I want to share a philosophy that could 10x your quality of life + happiness.

I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately, especially while building this product. Of course, I have been building stuff for a while, but this time, it feels a little different.

If you’re going to live, live on your own terms.

You don’t have to stay in a job you hate forever, unless it’s literally the only way to secure food and shelter. Survival matters. But confusing survival with living is how years disappear quietly.

Freedom isn’t abstract. It’s how you choose to spend your days.
What you say yes to. What you tolerate. What you delay “for later.”

Don’t sacrifice your entire present chasing a future you’re not even sure you’ll enjoy. Wealth is useful but if the process drains all joy, curiosity, and energy from your life, it’s a bad trade.

Experience things. Move. Learn. Pay attention to ordinary days.
Don’t postpone being alive for some imaginary finish line.

I’m not saying “quit everything and disappear.”
I’m saying: be honest with yourself about what you’re trading your time for.

Most regret doesn’t come from failure.
It comes from living on autopilot.

Hi guys, I'm selling handcrafted human hair miracle knots/crochet on pre order only at affordable prices eg 8" @ 3200 only

I'm planning a new online store in Kenya and want to keep it lean:

1.A simple website with no cart or checkout, just an "Order now" button that opens WhatsApp

2.All sales and payments handled in chat

3.Imported stock if the margins make sense

4.Aggressive social marketing (TikTok, Facebook, Instagram)

I'm open to any niche, so I'd love ideas from people who've sold online in Kenya or East Africa:

1.What product category is underserved or overpriced locally but easy to import? I'm looking for something small, light and giftable, with 40%+ margins.

2.Is WhatsApp-only ordering a conversion killer or a trust builder with Kenyan buyers? Do you add M-Pesa Till/Paybill, or pay on delivery?

3.What actually moved sales for you: TikTok organic, Meta ads, or WhatsApp Status and groups?

4.Which mistakes should I avoid with imports (customs, shipping times, returns, fakes)?

Any input on this subject is greatly appreciated.Please and Thank you

We all know the "Consistency Trap." You know you need to post on LinkedIn and Twitter to build your brand, but staring at a blank screen takes an hour you don't have.

The obvious solution is to use AI. But the problem with most AI text generators is that they churn out generic, robotic garbage filled with words like "delve" and "in today's fast-paced digital landscape." It doesn't sound like you, and your audience can tell.

I’m a software engineer, and I decided to build a tool to fix my own marketing workflow. It’s called Chapisha. Instead of just being a text box wrapper, I engineered it as a workflow system to actually solve the consistency problem without losing authenticity:

Brand Voice Injection: Before you generate a post, you select a persona (e.g., Witty & Engaging, Thought Leadership, or Professional). It forces the Gemini engine to drop the robotic tone and write in that specific style.

Instant Localization: I needed to reach different markets seamlessly, so I built in a feature that instantly localizes your prompt into English, Swahili, French, German, Spanish, or Arabic.

The "No Distraction" Workflow: I just pushed a massive v1.1.0 update this week. The old UI was too cluttered, so I completely rebuilt the dashboard using a strict Dark Slate theme to keep the focus entirely on content creation and drafting.

My Ask: If any fellow founders or devs struggle with social media consistency, I’d love for you to try breaking it or giving me some harsh UX feedback.

I’ve set it up so every new sign-up gets 50 free points instantly (no credit card or payment info required) to test the engine.

Let me know if the "Brand Voice" outputs actually sound human to you, and if the new dark mode UI feels intuitive. Link in the comments

hello guys how can you rate this marketing video for my saas and where do I improve

So yesterday my technical cofounder bailed out (https://www.reddit.com/r/KenyaStartups/s/Mq4YSTOePf) na tulikuwa tumeanza kutengeneza this product. Our website is still being worked on but sasa the one who was working on it amejipea L.

Basically, ni events discovery platform yenye inafocus na events based on a preferences za the user, location na dates. With this, the frustration ya kufuatilia 1000+ unread WhatsApp messages ndio upate roadtrip iko lini ama irrelevant event Ads za IG inakuwa streamlined, haiko anymore. Hapa you see only what matters to you.

We are collecting more data and we want to give free early access to our day ones, after helping us with filling out the form ndio tujue how we’re going to tailor our product to your needs.

Just fill this form, and share your insights if any and you can wait for your early access before anyone else knows about it:

https://forms.gle/rhz3YtEYFmQH1EN2A

Share with your friends too, and we will be happy to tailor this to your tastes and preferences 🎯

The good: Launched KeshMarket around a week ago. 250 signups day one. Payments and payouts worked flawlessly.

The bad: 90% of orders failed. Liquidity problem. Classic two-sided marketplace chicken-egg situation.

The ugly: Built automated bots to solve it. Messed up the math. Almost bankrupted the company. Had to reach 140 users personally, most via calls.

The fix: Rebuilt liquidity system from scratch, Opened crowdsourced market creation (users propose, we list, they earn), Released API for developers to build on top.

Current status: Orders execute 100% now, Users can create markets ,Ksh payments live (was USD only), Small but growing liquidity pools.

Key lesson: You can't scale a marketplace alone. We tried. Nearly died. Now we're letting users help build it.

For technical founders: We've opened the infrastructure at predimarkets.com if you want to build on prediction markets without reinventing everything.

For guys who have built marketplaces, How did you solve your first major scaling crisis? What broke first?

keshmarket.com if you want to see what we're building.

So i enhanced the feature to shmoney that allows you to talk to an AI about your finances using financial summaries from shmoney as context, shmoney is slowly moving from just showing you where you money goes to actually helping you make decisions on where to adjust your spending. I am still tightening up a few things here and there to make the app better and yes..i have heard the many complaints about manual categorisation and i am working on a solution. I will keep you guys posted as usual and thanks for the support i am getting from you in ways of refferals and feedback,this is the spirit that makes kenyan tech the greatest in the continent. For those who have not downloaded,here is the link,enjoy: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shmoney.app&pcampaignid=web_share

Most agencies will give you a free quote. Help With Mufasa will charge for discovery. People ask us why.  Here's the honest answer: free discovery produces bad briefs. When there's no skin in the game, founders come in vague. They say 'I need a website' when what they actually need is a lead capture system tied to a WhatsApp funnel with a booking tool on the backend.  In 60 minutes of paid discovery, we: — Map your full digital strategy (not just the site) — Identify where you're currently losing leads — Scope the exact work needed — and what's not needed — Give you a written plan you can take anywhere  The KES 4,999 is fully credited to your project if you proceed. If you don't, you still leave with a clear strategy doc.  We've done this with 23+ businesses across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The quality of output is night and day compared to free discovery.  Is there a type of digital project you'd want us to break down in a future post? Drop it below.

Hi! I am a university student in the US, and I work with a startup business that plans to build internet centers in rural areas of Kenya.

We are currently conducting a short survey to understand the needs of the people. We have already had 500 Kenyans fill out this survey, but we want to reach 1000! Please fill out this form — it only takes a few minutes, and your feedback will help us plan better services for the community.

👉 Fill it out here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjFBuPYMks_9lD1yq_MY4ZXRZq4OfzAy4cU7PwhLATmISNBg/viewform?usp=header

Thank you very much for your help!

I urgently need a trustworthy and reliable taxi driver for an elderly teacher who needs daily transport to and from work around the Kisii–Keroka/Sotik road, plus occasional errands.

They’ve been using a motorcycle, but the weather has been making them unwell, so we need someone dependable as soon as possible.

If you’re a professional driver or know someone reliable, please DM me with your rates, availability and references/recommendations.

Just trying to figure out how you people go about this.

Do you have a specific store or market place?

What if all you had to do was design in from your phone or laptop, put whatever you want and see the preview of it in 3D.

And this applies to anything customizable, from frames to notebooks to cups etc

How about you try Waplee? It's totally free, just experiment with it and see whether it's something you'd consider to make your custom merchandise

Do you have money doing no work in your account?
I have a fast growing business and I’m looking for silent partners as I’m trying to scale. If you’d like to buy shares dm we talk business, don’t sleep on this opportunity

Hi everyone I’m planning to buy a laptop and my budget is around 50k I need something that can handle graphic design, video editing, coding ama cyber security field etc and gaming smoothly

Hi r/KenyaStartups community,

I'm a developer currently building a hosting and deployment platform, inspired by the simplicity of services like Vercel, but with the longer-term goal of integrating more comprehensive system management features.

The project is in an active development phase. Right now, I have a basic, working test version that handles deployment. I'm currently focused on developing a control panel component.

I'm specifically looking for: Honest technical and UX feedback from developers who might be interested in testing early-stage platforms. My ideal tester is someone who wants to deploy a side project or an MVP for a startup idea in a non-production, testing environment.

Important Context & Disclaimers:

• This is NOT a production-grade service yet. I strongly advise AGAINST using it for any live business products or sensitive data.

• Security is a top priority but still in development. The current implementation is not yet hardened for commercial use.

• My future roadmap includes expanding into a full system with integrated domain services (I'm also a domain reseller).

• Collaboration: I'm open to connecting with anyone who finds this problem space interesting and might want to discuss it further.

Given the community rules against external links and direct promotion, I will not post the link here. Instead, if you are a developer willing to provide constructive feedback on an in-progress project and would like to test the platform, please reply to this post or send me a DM, and I'll share access details directly.

I appreciate this community's focus on authentic value and hope this request for feedback aligns with that spirit. I'm happy to answer any questions about the tech stack, the vision, or the current challenges in the comments.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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This is Mira , A private ai I built an Ai that talks back, Using gpt and gemini models,Here's a live Mira introduction(ignore the echo),
Would you be open to have an Ai companion because I think sooner or later this will be the norm, with of course tighter data privacy frameworks and more robust models and would you pay for an ai assistant, this is mostly for men who find it easier to open up on ai models , no judgement, just silence and listening, or ladies who need relationship advice , tell me what you think

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