Taimba Limited
Taimba Limited is a Nairobi-based B2B agritech operating a mobile cashless platform that connects roughly 2,000 smallholder farmers in 15 cooperatives to about 310 urban retailers, restaurants, and institutions across Nairobi via its own last-mile delivery fleet, specialising in potatoes, onions, carrots, and tomatoes.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersWestlands, Kenya
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingDigital Commerce or Content
What Taimba Limited does
Taimba Limited is a Kenyan B2B agritech company founded in 2016–2017 by Dominique Kavuisya (CEO) and Joan Kavuisya (Head of Product Development), headquartered in Westlands, Nairobi. The company operates a mobile-based, cashless B2B platform that intermediates between approximately 2,000 smallholder farmers organized into 15 savings and credit cooperatives and roughly 310 urban buyers across Nairobi neighborhoods including Umoja, Kayole, Pipeline/Imara Daima, Kawagware/Waiyaki Way, Kahawa West/Githurai, and Southlands/Langata. Taimba's customer mix is 85% informal green grocers, 10% restaurants and cafés, and 5% schools and hospitals. Buyers order fresh produce via the app and receive same-day or next-day delivery from the Baba Ndogo warehouse on Taimba's own last-mile vehicle fleet.
The underlying technology stack comprises a mobile ordering/transaction platform, a traceability system that captures provenance from seed to retailer, and integrated cold-storage logistics (added after the 2019 DOEN/Enviu partnership). Product focus is intentionally concentrated in shelf-life-sensitive staples — potatoes, onions, carrots, and tomatoes — chosen for their vulnerability to post-harvest loss and price volatility. The traceability layer and owned logistics fleet are the company's main technical differentiators versus Nairobi's traditional broker-led wholesale market.
Taimba monetises per transaction through a take rate on the spread between farmer-side procurement prices and below-market retailer prices, with no disclosed subscription tiers or contracts. The company has been funded almost exclusively by impact-oriented capital: a $100,000 seed from Gray Matters Capital coLabs (2018), a €250,000 project grant from the DOEN Foundation via the Enviu Rechain program (2019–2020), and a $75,000 investment from Kua Ventures (August 2024), alongside accelerator participation in Make-IT (Nailab / GIZ) and iHub Traction Camp. Cumulative disclosed funding is roughly $435,000–$500,000 equivalent. The stated roadmap includes expansion to Mombasa and Kisumu, and eventually Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Rwanda.
Taimba Limited firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Taimba Limited
- Legal name
- Taimba Limited
- Website
- https://taimba.co.ke
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2017
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Taimba Limited is a Nairobi-based B2B agritech operating a mobile cashless platform that connects roughly 2,000 smallholder farmers in 15 cooperatives to about 310 urban retailers, restaurants, and institutions across Nairobi via its own last-mile delivery fleet, specialising in potatoes, onions, carrots, and tomatoes.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Taimba Limited industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Agritech Marketplace
- NAICS
- Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (42448)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods (5190)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Fresh Produce Wholesale (Fruit & Vegetables) (AFAIABAE)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Fresh Vegetable Wholesale (AFAIACAB)
Keywords
Where Taimba Limited is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Westlands
- HQ country
- Kenya
- HQ region
- Africa
Offices2 records
Markets served
Taimba Limited business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Digital Commerce or Content
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Agricultural Produce Trading: Taimba acts as an intermediary in the agricultural supply chain, sourcing produce from farmers at agreed prices and selling to retailers at below-market prices while maintaining margins. The platform removes middlemen, shrinks the agricultural value chain, and cuts wastage while making produce more affordable.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | B2B platform transaction pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Taimba Limited product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Taimba Limited operates a mobile-based, cashless B2B platform that sources fresh produce directly from rural smallholder farmers organized into cooperatives and delivers it to urban retailers, restaurants, hospitals, and schools in Nairobi. The company specializes in vulnerable staple produce such as potatoes, onions, carrots, and tomatoes, using its own last-mile logistics to remove informal middlemen from the supply chain and reduce post-harvest food losses.
Product overview
Taimba Limited offers a single unified mobile-based platform that connects smallholder farmers directly to urban retailers through a cashless B2B system. The Taimba Platform serves as the core product, facilitating farm-to-market logistics, last-mile delivery, and supply chain optimization. The platform is designed to reduce post-harvest food losses by connecting farmers with a ready market of retailers while offering traceability, quality assurance, and competitive pricing.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Taimba Platform A mobile-based, cashless B2B platform that connects rural smallholder farmers organized into cooperatives with urban retailers, restaurants, hospitals, and schools in Nairobi, enabling same-day or next-day ordering and free last-mile delivery of fresh produce at below-market prices.
Quantifiable outcome
- Farmer income increased by more than 15% through direct market access
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Taimba Limited
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Taimba Limited technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Taimba Limited partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- EnviucoreSocial venture builder supporting Taimba through its Rechain program which links multiple business interventions to achieve a zero food-loss value chain in East Africa. Enviu provides venture building support and expertise to help Taimba scale its operations.
- DodoreminorPartner organization featured on Taimba's About page alongside Enviu and Condair.
- CondairminorPartner organization featured on Taimba's About page alongside Enviu and Dodore.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Taimba Limited competitors and assessment
Company assessmentRegional players
- Farmerline: Farmerline is a Ghana-based agritech company providing market access, input financing, and digital advisory to smallholder farmers across West Africa. It overlaps with Taimba on the farmer-side supply chain and traceability layer, though it is primarily B2C/farmer-facing rather than a B2B produce marketplace.
- DeHaat: DeHaat is an India-based full-stack agritech platform offering farm inputs, advisory, and market linkages for farmers. It is comparable to Taimba through its focus on reducing intermediaries between smallholder farmers and downstream buyers via a technology-enabled supply chain.
- iProcure: iProcure is a Kenya-based B2B agricultural inputs distribution platform that uses data and last-mile logistics to serve agro-dealers and farmers. It is comparable to Taimba through its Kenyan footprint, mobile-enabled B2B marketplace approach, and reliance on owned logistics for the agricultural value chain.
- Hello Tractor: Hello Tractor is a Kenya-based agritech platform that connects smallholder farmers to mechanization services via a mobile-enabled booking and tracking system. It is comparable to Taimba through its pan-African agritech marketplace approach targeting rural smallholder farmers, although it operates in a different vertical (equipment rather than produce).
- Agrostar: Agrostar is an India-based B2B agritech platform that connects farmers directly to input retailers and buyers, with mobile-based ordering and last-mile logistics. Its marketplace-plus-logics model is structurally similar to Taimba's, although it primarily operates in India.
- Wefarm: Wefarm is a farmer-to-farmer digital network operating across East and West Africa that enables smallholders to share information and access markets via SMS and mobile. It is comparable to Taimba through its focus on digitizing smallholder farmer commerce and information flows in Africa.
- Esoko: Esoko is a Ghana-headquartered agritech platform offering market price information, digital advisory, and supply chain tools to farmers and agribusinesses across Africa. It is comparable to Taimba on the digital farmer linkage and produce-traceability dimensions, although its business model is more SaaS/data-oriented.
- Tingo Foods: Tingo (Nigeria) operates a digital agricultural marketplace and food distribution platform connecting farmers and off-takers across West Africa. It is comparable to Taimba through its B2B agritech marketplace model and rural-to-urban produce flow, although it serves a different geography.
Broad incumbents
- Cellulant: Cellulant is a pan-African digital payments and commerce platform with an agriculture vertical (Tingg, Agrikore) that connects farmers, buyers, and governments across multiple African markets. It is comparable to Taimba as a broader incumbent in African agricultural digital marketplaces, although it operates as a platform provider rather than a produce-trading intermediary.
Direct peers
- Twiga Foods: Twiga Foods is a Kenya-based B2B mobile commerce platform connecting smallholder farmers to urban retailers for fresh produce and FMCG distribution. It is the most direct competitor to Taimba in the Nairobi market, operating a similar farm-to-retailer model at greater scale.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Taimba Limited social profiles
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Valuation estimate
Taimba Limited leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Taimba Limited funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds7 records
Investors7 records
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Taimba Limited M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Taimba Limited
What does Taimba Limited do?
Taimba Limited operates a mobile-based, cashless B2B platform that sources fresh produce directly from rural smallholder farmers organized into cooperatives and delivers it to urban retailers, restaurants, hospitals, and schools in Nairobi. The company specializes in vulnerable staple produce such as potatoes, onions, carrots, and tomatoes, using its own last-mile logistics to remove informal middlemen from the supply chain and reduce post-harvest food losses.
Is Taimba Limited a public or private company?
Taimba Limited is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Taimba Limited founded?
Taimba Limited was founded in 2017. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Taimba Limited based?
Taimba Limited is headquartered in Westlands, Kenya, in the Africa region.
How does Taimba Limited make money?
One revenue line is on record: agricultural Produce Trading.
Who are Taimba Limited's main competitors?
Regional players on record are Farmerline, DeHaat, iProcure, Hello Tractor, Agrostar, Wefarm, Esoko and Tingo Foods. Cellulant is listed as a broad incumbent. Twiga Foods is listed as a direct peer.
Does Taimba Limited have an API?
No public API is recorded for Taimba Limited.
What industry is Taimba Limited in?
Taimba Limited's product category is Agritech Marketplace. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAIABAE, Fresh Produce Wholesale (Fruit & Vegetables), with a secondary code of AFAIACAB, Fresh Vegetable Wholesale. Its NAICS code is 42448 and its SIC code is 5190.