Young Tech Entrepreneurs
ENTREPRENEURS IN TECHNOLOGY (copied) By Shola Oyeniyi | August 1, 2015 KARIUKI GATHITU Kariuki Gathitu – Founder, MPAYER Founder of MPAYER, Kariuki Gathitu, saw the difficulties that Kenyans experienced when it comes to mobile payments and this led to the birth of MPAYER – a mobile money management system. MPAYER recently won second position among 50 top startups in a global competition; Dragons Den, held in South Africa and it was also the best application in Africa. MPAYER is having great impact in the SME space in Kenya, allowing young businesses to build strong scalable businesses. Kariuki is also involved in youth advocacy and is also a public speaker on the subject of entrepreneurship. He has worked with the African union, the World Bank and governments in this capacity. CATHERINE MAHUGU Catherine Mahugu – Founder, Soko 27-year-old Catherine is a Computer Scientist and the founder of Soko – an online destination platform based in Ke...