Four Kenyan startups have been selected to join the 10th cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. The four are Comana, Duck, ReportsAI, and VunaPay.
The four were chosen from a pool of nearly 2,600 applications across Africa, with only 15 startups making it into the final pan-African cohort.
With an acceptance rate of less than 1%, the cohort reflects a strong focus on startups building scalable solutions using Artificial Intelligence to solve real-world infrastructure challenges.
Each of the selected Kenyan startups is leveraging AI and data infrastructure to solve distinct but critical problems across key sectors:
CoAmana is building technology that helps governments and market associations digitize informal food markets, bringing visibility to a traditionally under-structured but essential part of Africa’s economy.
Duck provides consumer brands with a real-time data intelligence platform. This allows instant visibility into retail shelves and helps prevent stockouts and improve supply chain efficiency.
ReportsAI’s main goal is to turn raw data into institutional knowledge. This is designed to help Impact Organizations create reports that are ready for compliance through an AI-first platform.
VunaPay is developing fintech and data infrastructure tailored for cooperatives. It enables instant payments and financial services for smallholder farmers.
Speaking on the selection, Hafsah Jumare, CEO of Kenya-based CoAmana, highlighted the importance of making informal markets visible through technology:
“Most food trade across Africa happens in traditional markets, but these markets remain largely invisible and unsupported. With MarketView, we’re building infrastructure to make them visible, using AI to interpret real-time data so businesses and governments can actually see what’s happening and act on it. Through the accelerator, we’re focused on scaling this across more markets and strengthening the underlying data systems and integrations that make this intelligence usable at scale. Even in the first week, the technical mentorship and network provided have already been valuable in sharpening how we approach this.”
Folarin Aiyegbusi, Head of Startup Ecosystem, Africa at Google for Startups Accelerator Africa, emphasized the role African founders are playing in driving economic transformation:
“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome these exceptional founders into Class 10. African startups are driving essential economic growth and social development. Our role is to serve as a supportive partner, providing these developers and founders with the technical infrastructure, mentorship, and global network they need to scale their solutions and amplify their real-world impact.”
The Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program will run from April 13 to June 19, 2026. It will provide the selected startups with mentorship, technical workshops and hands-on support in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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