Two Kenyan AI Startups Win KSh 1.3 Million Combined in Meta AI Academy Pitchathon

Two Kenyan artificial intelligence startups, Neural Labs Africa and Me-Nasoma , have emerged as winners of the inaugural Meta AI Academy Kenya Pitchathon, securing a combined KSh 1.3 million in equity-free funding. Each startup received $5,000, approximately KSh 645,000, alongside advertising credits from Meta to support the development and expansion of its technology solutions. The competition was organised by Meta in partnership with This Is Digital to support Kenyan entrepreneurs developing A