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Twiga Foods

operating

Nairobi, Kenya

E-Commerce

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Websitetwiga.com

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Founders

5 MEMBERS

Grant Brooke

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Caine Wanjau

CTO

Mahia-John Mahiaini

CFO

Kikonde Mwatela

COO

Peter Njonjo

CEO & Co-founder

Backed By

Endeavor Catalyst

Endeavor Catalyst

Finnfund (Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd.)

Finnfund (Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd.)

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Kenyan court orders Twiga Foods to pay ex-employee $7,800 for unfair dismissal

https://techcabal.com/2025/10/20/kenya-court-twiga-foods-pay-staff-7800-dismissal/

Twiga Foods to compensate staff $7,800 for unfair firing

https://techpoint.africa/insight/techpoint-digest-1206/

Kenyan supply platform Twiga Foods set to secure up to $7m from IFC, TLCom

https://ventureburn.com/2018/07/kenyan-supply-platform-twiga-foods-set-to-raise-7m-from-international-finance-corporation-tlcom/

Twiga Foods Pauses Nairobi Operations to Cut Costs, Reset Strategy

https://www.dabafinance.com/en/news/kenya-ecommerce-distribution-overhaul-startup-pivot

Techpoint Africa

Twiga Foods cuts 300 roles, sets up newco

https://techpoint.africa/insight/techpoint-digest-1100/

Twiga Foods creates holding company, cuts over 300 jobs

https://techcabal.com/2025/05/24/twiga-foods-creates-holdco-lays-off-over-300-staff/

Twiga shifts strategy as it leans on Kenyan distributors for scale

https://techcabal.com/2025/05/20/twiga-kenyan-b2b-startup-shifts-strategy-asset-light/

Techpoint Africa

Twiga Foods acquires three FMCG distributors amid internal turmoil

https://techpoint.africa/news/twiga-foods-acquires-fmcg/

Twiga Foods Acquires Three Distributors Amid Allegations of "Soft Liquidation" Strategy

https://www.techinafrica.com/twiga-foods-acquires-three-distributors-amid-allegations-of-soft-liquidation-strategy/

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2 months agoTechCabal

Kenyan court orders Twiga Foods to pay ex-employee $7,800 for unfair dismissal

7 months agoNEWS

Twiga Foods to compensate staff $7,800 for unfair firing

7 months agoVentureburn

Kenyan supply platform Twiga Foods set to secure up to $7m from IFC, TLCom

IFC Venture Capital Group

IFC Venture Capital Group

Founders

5 MEMBERS

Grant Brooke

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Caine Wanjau

CTO

Mahia-John Mahiaini

CFO

Kikonde Mwatela

COO

Peter Njonjo

CEO & Co-founder

Backed By

Endeavor Catalyst

Endeavor Catalyst

Finnfund (Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd.)

Finnfund (Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd.)

IFC Venture Capital Group

IFC Venture Capital Group

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