Hey there!
Between learning how to paint, reading through Warsan Shire’s
poetry and spending quality time with family and friends, I have been interning
at the Nairobi Start up Garage. Heard of it? Cool name right? It is located at the Brew Bistro
building, 4th floor.
Nairobi Start up Garage is the home of 88mph and several
other start ups that are making quite the waves in Kenya and Africa as a whole. It’s a co-working
tech space that rents out working space to companies, start ups and holds the
coolest events ever! It’s a beautiful space with an interesting interior
concept, in some instances putting the reuse concept (which am a big fan of ). The
open space environment, bean bags, telephone booth, the office bar, the couches
are just some of the few things that make this one of the coolest working places.
A few pictures.
Nairobi Start up garage being the home of 88mph has lots of perks for those who are looking for seed fund for their start ups. If you haven’t
heard of 88mph, it’s a seed fund and accelerator. They invest in early stage
web/mobile companies with the ability to scale across Sub-Saharan Africa. Their
main focus is attracting the best entrepreneurs, investing seed cash, and
bringing them to a point where their businesses can grow independently, or be
adequately evaluated by angels and VCs. They have been active in Africa since
2011 and are currently operating out of hubs in Kenya, South Africa, and
Nigeria. Their accelerators are supported by Google, Samsung, and Microsoft,
get help. During the three-month program, the start ups receive mentoring,
access to networks, technical infrastructure and work space, in exchange for an
equity stake.
It’s actually a proven fact that for anyone wishing to dive
into entrepreneurship or actively run a Start up, co-working spaces are more
likely to be the best environment for budding and bringing your idea into something solid. Some of the advantages include having a chance to create a large network with the people you work with, the great ideas that you can exchange
informally during simple conversation and a nice environment to meet your
clients.
Some other advantages of renting out office space include the
flexibility that comes along with it. For people who are always on the move,
renting a space would prove beneficial since you do not have to get into legal
contracts, all you have to do is pay for the months you will be in town and get
your space reserved for you. Also, you can be able to easily expand your team
or shrink it out without much of a hustle.
And this is why the Nairobi Start up Garage is perfect for
any Start Up. Tones of networking opportunities and valuable resources are easily
available . As the
space offers several events in line with tech and other entrepreneurial related forums, it
would be a wise idea to follow them on Facebook and twitter for any relevant
information in regards to this. For instance, this Thursday we are hosting Start Up Grind Nairobi. Get the tickets here. Trust me, we would
love to have you around. For inquiries about checking the place out or renting it out for an event or office space, feel free to email info@nairobistartupgarage.com
So, when in Nairobi and you are thinking of office space,
think Nairobi Start Up garage. Karibu!
