NaiLab

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Nailab (Nairobi Incubation Lab ) is a Kenya Startup Incubator, located in Nairobi, started in 2010.

Nailab tries to lower the entry barriers for ICT entrepreneurs who want to start and scale their businesses in Kenya. NaiLab was launched in 2011 by NaiLab Ltd in partnership with the crowdfunding platform 1%CLUB[1]

Initial Funding for Nailab come from Angels Sam Gichuru, Bart Lacroix and Anna Chojnakha, it was later directly funded by the 1% Club a Crowd Funding platform in the Neatherlands.

Already, a few startups have graduated from the NaiLab, including Tusqee, a mobile app that allows schools to send children’s grades to their parents by SMS, and MyOrder, an app that allows every street vendor to open his or her own mobile web shop, allowing customers to order and pay by mobile phone.

Nailab Secured a $1.6 Million Tech Incubation project from the Kenyan Government,[2] the initiative of the Ministry of Information and Communications through the World Bank. It is funded by the Kenya Transparency and Infrastructure Project which was spearheaded by the Kenya ICT Board (KICTB).

The Current CEO of Nailab is Sam Gichuru

Sam Gichuru

Sam Gichuru
Sam Gichuru in 2012
Personal details
Born Sam Gichuru
(1978-10-13) 13 October 1978
Nationality Kenyan
Residence Nairobi, Kenya
Occupation Tech Entrepreneur
Website www.samgichuru.com

Sam Gichuru (Born October 13, 1978) ) is a serial entrepreneur, consultant, motivational speaker and mentor. Sam is the director and co-founder of the Nailab,[3] an accelerator and incubator based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Sam dropped out of Daystar University due to financial challenges while pursuing a degree in Communications & Public Relations he went straight to building his business.

Radio and media

He is famous for radio show Tech Tuesday, that aired every tuesday on Hope FM 93.3 a Local Christian Radio Station. He has appeared on several shows on CNBC Africa and Forbes[2][4][5]

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1
  3. ↑ "NaiLab: Our Team". 
  4. ↑ Niaje TV: The ‘Untold Story’ of Sam Gichuru – From Sewerage Expert to CEO – Niaje!
  5. ↑ "ABN Digital: "Kenya Dubbed the Sillicon Savannah"". 

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