A serial entrepreneur, he leverages technology and innovation to develop high-impact solutions that drive African growth.

Andrew Mutua (photo) is a Kenyan computer scientist and tech entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of PesaKit, a fintech and e-commerce startup.

Founded in 2019, PesaKit focuses on providing financial services and digital commerce solutions for underserved communities in Africa. The company helps mobile money agents and local merchants grow and thrive by offering tools tailored to their needs.

Using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, PesaKit has implemented innovative infrastructure to facilitate the distribution of financial, retail, and e-commerce services. By combining AI with human expertise, the startup ensures greater precision and consistency in its services, thereby improving the financial health of vulnerable populations across the African continent.

PesaKit operates in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Ghana, supporting over 50,000 mobile money agents and merchants, who in turn have enabled more than 18 million unique customers to access these services within their communities.

Before PesaKit, Andrew Mutua founded Logic IT in 2012 and served as its CEO until 2018. Logic IT is a tech design company that helps organizations create innovative products and services that people love, desire, and depend on. Its work ranges from designing mobile apps and web services to developing enterprise solutions.

Andrew Mutua holds a diploma in web design and development, 2D animation, and interactive technologies from Nairobits Digital Design School, obtained in 2009. He also earned a bachelor's degree in microprocessor technology and instrumentation from the University of Nairobi in 2013. In 2018, he attended the "Rethinking Financial Inclusion" program at Harvard Kennedy School, further strengthening his expertise in inclusive finance.

His professional career began in 2009 as a frontend and UX developer at Wunderman, a digital agency. Between 2011 and 2012, he worked as a digital media manager at BusinessIT Afrika Limited, a Kenyan IT company.

By Melchior Koba,

Editing by Sèna D. B. de Sodji