Startups

Mahakama Kuu Nairobi imeamuru wakurugenzi wa kampuni ndogo iliyoshindwa kurudisha Ksh milioni 23.8 kwa wawekezaji baada ya kugunduliwa kuwa fedha zilidanganywa. Wawekezaji walikuwa wametoa Ksh milioni 24.7 kwa maendeleo ya biashara.

15 Mwezi wa kwanza, 2026 Imeripotiwa na AI

OpenAI has announced an investment in Merge Labs, a neurotech startup cofounded by its CEO, Sam Altman. The company emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding, aiming to develop ultrasound-based brain-computer interfaces. OpenAI plans to collaborate on technologies linking human brains to computers.

A new startup, Sunday Robotics, has exited stealth mode with $35 million in funding and recruited several senior engineers from Tesla's AI and robotics teams. The company is developing a wheeled household robot called Memo, differing from Tesla's bipedal Optimus. This talent drain highlights intensifying competition in robotics.

19 Mwezi wa kumi na moja, 2025 Imeripotiwa na AI

French engineer Yann LeCun, a pioneer in artificial intelligence, has confirmed his departure from Meta after 12 years with the group. He plans to launch his own startup focused on AI models that understand the physical world. The move comes amid a strategic shift at Meta under CEO Mark Zuckerberg.