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Wrapping up an amazing year with the VunaPay family! 🌍✨ Our off-site in Nairobi was a fantastic chance to reflect on this year's achievements and plan for an even better #2025. We've expanded into new regions and more than doubled our customer base in the last couple months, showing just how far we've come. 🚀🎉 Huge thanks to our incredible team for all the hard work and dedication. Onwards and upwards! 🌱 #VunaPayFamily #TeamOffsite #YearInReview #Nairobi #SpaghettiMarshmallowChallenge #Collaboration #Innovation #GrowthMindset Gatwĩri Njogu-Mokaya Ian Wambai Koya Matsuno Boniface Ngaruiya Nicholas Mugambi Mugwiria Joldine Kinya Vincent Langat DANVAS GEOFFREY

#SiliconXchange2024 was such an awesome conference! Very well thought through and put together, great conversations and the attendance was amazing. Well done Ashley Njoroge 👏🏾❤️ Truly grateful for the opportunity to share about VunaPay and to hear from #founders building in #SiliconValley. Eston Kimani you’re a fantastic moderator! Great co-panelists: Feyi Makinde Ngugi Karega Rama Afullo 📸 Grace Murugi

Thank you for telling our VunaPay story so beautifully Tech Safari Mercy Awiti Caleb Maru It was awesome meeting in person too! Fantastic work covering Latitude59👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

🌟 VunaPay at AgriTech4Kenya Bootcamp 🌟 🌍 This past week, VunaPay had the incredible opportunity to participate in the #AgriTech4Kenya Bootcamp! Representing our team, Koya and Kinya spent an inspiring week learning, networking, and growing alongside 50 innovators from 10 nationalities, including 40% women changemakers. Here's a quick recap: 🌾 A Diverse and Inspiring Community: We connected with passionate innovators from across the globe, sharing ideas and experiences that expanded our vision for agricultural transformation. 📝 Immersive Learning: The Bootcamp included a farm visit hosted by ForestFoods LLC, where we explored #syntropic #agroforestry—a "reality check" on the need for practical, scalable solutions. We also participated in hands-on workshops and business mentorship to refine our innovation. 🚀 Pitching at KIW: We had the honour of pitching VunaPay as one of the top 25 startups during #KenyaInnovationWeek2024 (KIW). Sharing our story reaffirms our commitment to empowering smallholder farmers and transforming agriculture. To the AgriTech4Kenya organizers, mentors, and participants: thank you for an unforgettable experience. Let’s continue to drive sustainable agricultural solutions together! 📢 Stay tuned for more updates! #AgriTech4Kenya #KIW2024 #Innovation #Agriculture #VunaPay #Impact Wafullah T. Nekesah Malvika Bhansali Claudia Zaccari CGIAR Gatwĩri Njogu-Mokaya Ian Wambai

“My grace is sufficient for you for My strength is made perfect in weakness”. 1 Cor 12:9 What an honor and a privilege, representing VunaPay to #win the main prize at #Latitude59xNairobi last week. Sincerely humbled. What worthy opponents too! I genuinely enjoyed every #Top10 #pitch that day- any of the startups could have won as they are building amazing companies. So grateful to Latitude59 for organizing this amazing event and for the award (Estonia here we come!), and to other organizations that also awarded VunaPay including: - EMERGING Valley (looking forward to Marseille!) - Spurt! - iHUB Nairobi Shoutout to my co-founders Koya Matsuno and Ian Wambai and our #amazing #team. I am only a mouthpiece of the wonderful work you do everyday 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾. Let’s keep transforming the livelihoods of our dear farmers.

VunaPay Wins Latitude59 Pitch Competition in Kenya Kenyan startup VunaPay, known for revolutionizing instant payments for farmers, has been crowned the winner of the Latitude59 Pitch Competition, Kenya Edition. Outperforming 382 applicants and ten finalists at the ASK Dome in Nairobi, VunaPay secured a trip to Tallinn, Estonia, for Latitude59 2025 and a fast-track entry into its prestigious pitch competition. VunaPay’s platform addresses financial exclusion for smallholder farmers by digitizing cooperative records, facilitating instant payouts, and integrating AI for yield estimation. With features like geo-mapping, credit score building, and seamless mobile money integration, it empowers farmers to improve productivity and financial inclusion. As a Safaricom Spark Fund mentee and Innovation Award Winner at Connected Africa Summit 2024, VunaPay continues to scale its impact. The upcoming Tallinn event presents a global stage to forge partnerships and expand its reach across Africa. #AgriTech #FinancialInclusion #StartupSuccess #Latitude59

🇰🇪 Kenya’s VunaPay Emerges Victorious at Latitude59 Pitch Competition "This year’s focus was heavily on impact-driven solutions, and there were many strong candidates - most were ready to raise a round and had properly functioning products!” said Latitude59’s CEO, Liisi Org. https://lnkd.in/dbdS4E_h Twiva Gatwĩri Njogu-Mokaya Koya Matsuno Ian Wambai #Latitude59

Congratulations to VunaPay on their remarkable win at the Latitude59 Pitch Competition in Nairobi! 🎉 Their innovative instant payment solution is transforming the lives of farmers, and this victory not only showcases their potential but also puts Kenyan ingenuity on the global stage. The win secures the young startup a trip and a booth at Latitude59 2025 in Tallinn, covered by Latitude59. In addition, VunaPay will get a fast-track access to Tallinn’s Pitch Competition 2025. We wish you all the best! https://lnkd.in/dRbRdfjA

Thank You for Believing in VunaPay! 🙌🌱 A huge thank you to all our supporters, partners, and mentors who’ve been part of our journey so far! 🎉 Winning the #Latitude59 Pitch Competition is such an encouraging milestone for us, and it gives us even more motivation to keep pushing forward in our mission to empower #smallholderfarmers with instant payments and innovative digital solutions. 🚀 We couldn’t do it without your belief in VunaPay—here’s to creating even greater impact together! 🌍✨ #VunaPay #Agritech #FinancialInclusion #Latitude59 #TechForGood

I’m looking forward to Latitude59 where I’m privileged to speak about our work at VunaPay. If you’ll be attending #Latitude59xKenya on Thursday please catch me!