Hi,
I'm Sam Waitathu, a Kenyan entrepreneur.2024 Key Highlights:
- Developed a prototype for a diabetes medication marketplace (credits provided by Amjad, Replit CEO) over winter break; raised a modest angel round from Merge Club, SF to explore commercial viability.
- I consulted for One League (founded by YC alum), completing two projects.
-Farming 2 tonnes of bell peppers monthly.
Educational Background:Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, USIU-Africa
One League: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate from Stanford Online
Venture Capital Foundations: LocalGlobe VC and London Business School
BuildSpace 2024, San Francisco
Merge Club Grantee 2025 (1 of 2 in Africa), San Francisco
The FarmerRecsam Group operates a 100% off-grid farm that produces 4 metric tons of belle peppers monthly.
The ActorActed in The Real Housewives of Kawangware. A wildly popular sitcom in East Africa, commands a loyal television audience of millions of weekly viewers.
The EntrepreneurBetween 2018 and 2020, I co-founded Bio Makaa, a social enterprise that produced and distributed affordable, eco-friendly charcoal briquettes to low-income Nairobi communities. Blending sawdust and waste materials, we manufactured a clean-burning alternative to traditional charcoal, supplying dozens of local shops and households. Our sustainable entrepreneurship model and commitment to climate action were nationally recognized.
The PhilanthropistPost-COVID, I partnered with restaurants across Nairobi as pickup locations to distribute hundreds of period care kits throughout the capital city. This initiative to address period poverty in our community was recognized with an honorary award from the Global Peace Foundation.
Get In Touch
If you would like to discuss a startup idea or something you're working on, please email me at waitathu.sk@gmail.com. Thank you!
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