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30/09/2025

About last week

17/09/2025

Meet Great People. Find New Opportunities. The Nairobi Talent Social VI ⏳

12/09/2025

We didn’t set out to build Nairobi’s biggest talent mixer.
We just wanted to make networking feel less painful.

Five editions in, one thing is clear: the best conversations don’t happen by chance, because you have to design for them.

That’s why we’re intentional about creating the little moments that lower the barrier, spark energy, and help people leave with more than they came in with.

September’s edition is around the corner. So if you’ve been meaning to experience it, this is your cue.

13/08/2025

🔥 Oɴᴇ Wᴇᴇᴋ Aᴡᴀʏ! Oɴᴇ Dᴀʏ Lᴇꜰᴛ ꜰᴏʀ Eᴀʀʟʏ Bɪʀᴅ Tɪᴄᴋᴇᴛꜱ! 🔥

The countdown is on. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 is happening in just 7 days!

If you’re a 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭, this is your chance to connect with great people in a room designed for meaningful conversations.

No awkward small talk, just real opportunities to meet the talent and decision-makers shaping Nairobi’s startup ecosystem.

At our last event, people found 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, hiring managers 𝗺𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁, and conversations turned into 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. This time will be no different.

⏳ Early bird pricing ends in 24 hours! So grab your spot now (Link in bio)

📅 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: February 6th, 2025
📍 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: Antler East Africa

A week from now, this room will be buzzing with the right people. Will you be in it?

13/08/2025

Scenes from last night’s Builders’ Table dinner in Nairobi 🇰🇪; a small, off-the-record conversation about experience, AI, and the work that still needs a human touch.

21/07/2025

⚠️ SOLD OUT: Early Bird Tickets for Talent Social July Edition
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Things are once again heating up for what folks are calling 𝘕𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪’𝘴 #1 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 🫡

Next Thursday, we’re bringing together founders, hiring managers, recruiters, and experienced professionals for an evening of intentional, high-value connections.

We’ve now opened up 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀, but they might run out just as quickly. So now’s the time to grab a spot if you’re thinking of coming.

📅 Date: July 31st, 2025
📍 Location: Nairobi, Kenya (Exact venue TBA to confirmed guests)

17/06/2025

to one of our favourite moments from last month: A closed-door roundtable with some of the sharpest product and tech leads in Nairobi.

4 weeks since our 2nd call for applications 📝 300+ young professionals applied from around the world 🌍 Thank you for exp...
01/02/2021

4 weeks since our 2nd call for applications 📝

300+ young professionals applied from around the world 🌍

Thank you for expressing interest in becoming a part of our growing community, working with the continent’s leading startups!

We’re extremely excited to kick off this new round of fellowships with our partners at and ! 🎉

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We're blown away by the interest and support received as we put out a call for applications for our inaugural fellowship...
15/07/2020

We're blown away by the interest and support received as we put out a call for applications for our inaugural fellowship program a few months ago. Thank you.

Exciting times lie ahead as we announce the first fellows throughout the next few days! Stay tuned 🚀

08/05/2020

Global fellowship program Venture for Africa (VFA), has opened applications for its inaugural cohort, the Venture for Africa C19 Remote Fellowship.

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