He is a tech entrepreneur with a strong background in data and artificial intelligence. His startup leverages those tools to help businesses engage customers more effectively.

Mutembei Kariuki (photo) is a Kenyan tech entrepreneur with a Master of Science in Information Systems from the Kobe Institute of Computing (Japan) and a Bachelor in Economics and political science from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (Kenya).  He is mostly known as the co-founder and CEO of AI-as-a-service startup Fastagger.

His AI startup, Fastagger, was founded in 2019. It is an AI and blockchain platform that helps merchants and designers increase sales and build customer loyalty. In February 2023, it announced an undisclosed investment from global blockchain investor CV VC and plans to expand its cutting-edge AI and blockchain technology capabilities.

Pleased to now be working with CV VC, Mutembei Kariuki said, "Our focus is on providing innovative solutions that utilize the best of both worlds to create new opportunities for businesses and individuals. I am confident that this investment will help us to accelerate our growth and bring our vision to life. Our team is excited to work with CV VC to achieve our mission and make a real impact in the world."

The tech entrepreneur entered the professional world, in 2007, as a telemarketer for KPMG East Africa. In 2008, he joined The Pacific Institute as a facilitator before becoming the national vice president of talent management for AISEC Austria the following year.  From 2010 to 2011, he was the global coordinator of Potencia Ventures. Concurrently, he was the India manager of IDEX Accelerator's Global Fellows Program.

In 2012, he oversaw the Kenyan expansion of the waste manager Shirai group. The following year, he became an associate of the global non-profit organization Acumen. From 2016 to 2017, he worked for the Kenyan training center Amani Institute as a social innovation manager.  He has also been the  East African regional coordinator of German Development Agency GIZ's tech entrepreneurship initiative  Make-IT in Africa (between 2017 and 2019).

Melchior Koba