While Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, is considered the epicenter of Africa's digital entrepreneurship industry, the little known, lakeside town of Kisumu is the latest force in attracting some of the country's most innovative minds.
The city's most recent accomplishment was landing the Lake Hub, which officially launched in March this year at Harvey’s building on Oginga Odinga street. More importantly, Lake Hub is the first and currently the only one out of 15+ start-up tech hubs in Kenya with a physical presence outside the capital. Startups like MobiDawa, a drug adherence mobile app; e-Kodi, a house hunting platform; and Sokonect, an agricultural produce listing platform are among the digital enterprises bootstrapping their way to sustainability at the hub.
Flaunting itself as an innovation lab, business incubator and co-working space all at once, Lake Hub places a great emphasis on venture capital funding opportunities, events, networking, mentorship, and training opportunities tailored to the particular demographic it serves – Western Kenya based entrepreneurs.