Hi,
I'm Sam Waitathu.
Currently building AI Manyatta - a learning community that helps people improve their AI literacy by building actual projects.
In my previous life, I have been:
a farmer who scaled bell pepper production to 1 ton weekly. Reached millions as a TV actor in a popular East African sitcom and co-founded a renewable energy company.I’m convinced that in emerging markets, AI will unlock immediate economic opportunities currently unavailable to many.
Educational Background:Master's in Public Administration candidate at Harvard.
Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, USIU-Africa.
One League: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Post Graduate Certificate from Stanford.
Venture Capital Foundations: LocalGlobe VC and London Business School.
BuildSpace 2024, San Francisco
Merge Club, SF Alum 2025 (3% acceptance rate)
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
Say Hi, at sam@aimanyatta.com. Talk soon!
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