Best Media & Entertainment Companies in Nairobi, Kenya
The 35 best Media & Entertainment companies in Nairobi, Kenya in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: WeeMedia.
Ranked: Best Media & Entertainment companies in Nairobi
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WeeMedia Online platform offering multi-category news | $400K | 70 mo ago | Seed | Rishabh Lawania Founder & Board Member | 2018 | — | — |
| 2 | ZUMI Online B2B marketplace for fashion wholesalers and retailers | $370K | 63 mo ago | Deadpooled | William McCarren Co-Founder & Co-CEO | 2016 | — | — |
| 3 | AfricanStockPhoto Online marketplace for African-themed stock photos | $50K | 106 mo ago | Seed | Sitati Kituyi Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — |
| 4 | Ghafla Africa-centric celebrity entertainment website | $25K | 180 mo ago | Acquired | Samuel Majani Founder | 2011 | — | — |
| 5 | MumsVillage Online community offering women's health information | — | 93 mo ago | Funding Raised | Isis Nyong'madison Co-Founder & CEO | 2014 | — | — |
| 6 | TurnApp A local discovery app | — | 108 mo ago | Deadpooled | Harry odhiambo Co-Founder & CEO | 2015 | — | — |
| 7 | Hivisasa Online county newspaper focusing on the mobile web | — | 135 mo ago | Series A | Nikolai Barnwell Co-Founder | 2000 | Amazon Web ServicesAMPGoogle Font API+5 | — |
| 8 | Develatech Limited information available | — | 160 mo ago | Funding Raised | Jonathan Baker Founder | 2012 | — | — |
Top 8 Media & Entertainment companies in Nairobi
#1
Deadpooled · Nairobi, Nairobi County · founded 2016 · 150 employees$370Kraised▾
Developer of an apparel retail platform intended to empower women retailers with the technology, logistics, and financial services to scale up their business. The company's platform connects apparel wholesalers with retailers in a transparent marketplace and provides delivery in an affordable and hassle-free way, enabling customers to get the desired products at the right time.
#2
Seed · Nairobi, Nairobi County · founded 2018$400Kraised▾
Online platform offering multi-category news
#3
Seed · Nairobi, Nairobi County · founded 2015$50Kraised▾
African Photo is an online marketplace for African-themed stock photos. It provides the royalty-free stock photos under various categories including food, models, children, nature, sports, technology, etc. It provides an online marketplace for the photographers to license their stock photos and sell them. Users can purchase the royalty-free stock photos through the online store. Generates revenue through photo selling.
- Nov 2017Seed$50K
#4
Acquired · Nairobi, Nairobi County · founded 2011 · 18 employees$25Kraised▾
Operator of online audio and video media platform based in Nairobi, Kenya. The company's platform offers a web-based news and entertainment portal offering digital content on daily affairs, providing users with updated news on things happening in Kenya and other African countries.
#5
Funding Raised · Nairobi, Nairobi County · founded 2014 · 6 employees—raised▾
MumsVillage is an online community offering resources, support, and advice for pregnant women and mothers. The users can discuss, post information provides support in the field of pregnancy, parenting, and lifestyle. Users can organize or participate in events and activities.
#6
Deadpooled · Nairobi, Nairobi County · founded 2015—raised▾
A local discovery app
#7
Series A · Nairobi, Nairobi County · founded 2000 · 1250 employees—raised▾
Developer of a news platform designed to provide online news content. The company's platform offers updated news related to sports, entertainment and business information, enabling users to discover untold stories and also to write their own.
#8
Funding Raised · Nairobi, Nairobi County · founded 2012—raised▾
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