Founders Live Nairobi

Founders Live Nairobi returns!

Prepare for an awesome evening of rapid startup pitches: 5 founders, 99-second pitches each, plus 4 minutes of audience Q&A. Your votes decide the winner — bring friends and coworkers, grab food and drink, meet local entrepreneurs and vote for what could be the next big thing built in Kenya for the world.

Starring Richard Otolo as the City Leader.

Competing founders and startups: TBA. Interested in pitching at a future event? Apply via the organisers. Winners receive the Founders Live Booster Pack (over $1,000,000 in cash savings on 100+ apps and services), Front Row membership with access to Backstage Intelligence and the Backchannel community, a chance to appear in Founders Live Prime Time regional qualifiers and other partner prizes.

Consent and privacy: photography and videography will take place during the event; by attending you consent to capture and promotional use of image/voice/likeness unless you notify the organising team on arrival. By registering you will be added to the event email list (unsubscribe links provided).

Partners include The Connect Experience and Makewave. For business help contact the organisers (Nick Hughes, CEO of Founders Live, may connect you to partners). Also: join the WhatsApp community to network with the team and other members.

Enter the Pitch Video Challenge (99-second pitch video) and get notified when entries open for the 2026 edition.