Shamba

What Shamba does

Shamba Network is a private, founder-led Web3 protocol company founded in 2021 by Kennedy Ng'ang'a and headquartered in Juja near Nairobi, Kenya. It operates a decentralized climate data oracle that delivers verified satellite Earth observation data on-chain across six EVM-compatible networks (Arbitrum, Avalanche, Ethereum, Optimism, Polygon, and the XRPL EVM Sidechain), powered by a multi-layer consensus architecture that combines three independent provider types — cloud-deployed node operators running an open-source Docker SDK, ground truthers collecting field data via a mobile app, and domain-expert data validators — whose outputs are aggregated separately and combined by a master contract, with staking and slashing enforcing data integrity.

The product portfolio includes the Oracle Node SDK (open-source Docker container covering NDVI, rainfall, soil carbon, fire detection, and land use classification over 30+ satellite databases from NASA, ESA, NOAA, and JAXA), the Shamba Mobile App for ground truthers, the ShambaGeoConsumer and ShambaFireConsumer Solidity consumer contracts distributed via the npm package @shamba/smart-contract-kit, and a planned $SHAMBA native utility token. Live pilots with Mercy Corps Ventures, Fortune Credit, BlockBima, RiskShield, DIVA Protocol, and YARD have reached 3,000+ farmers and pastoralists across Kenyan counties (Laikipia, Kajiado, Gatanga, Northern Kenya), with documented outcomes including 75% transaction cost reduction, 90% faster settlement, and 40% lower insurance premiums versus traditional approaches.

Shamba is pre-revenue and has been sustained by approximately $200,000 in cumulative funding, primarily from Gitcoin grants (GR13+, Alpha Round, DeSci Round), a Chainlink Social Impact Grant, the Outlier Ventures / Filecoin Base Camp accelerator, and an MIT Solve Climate challenge selection. Planned monetization is usage-based data-consumption fees paid in $SHAMBA tokens once the mainnet launches in Q1 2028, supplemented by a 2-5% fee burn, a 10-20% staking discount for consumers who also stake, and premium data tiers gated by minimum token holdings; an investor waitlist is already collecting early token-allocation demand.

Name

Shamba

Legal name

Shamba Network

Website

https://shamba.network

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Shamba Network operates a decentralized climate data oracle that delivers verified satellite Earth observation data on-chain across six EVM networks, serving Web3 developers building parametric insurance, carbon credit, and climate finance dApps, with live pilots reaching 3,000+ smallholder farmers across East Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decentralized Climate Data Oracle

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Oracle Networks & Off-Chain Data (price feeds, randomness, attestation) (FSAPABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

RWA Oracles, Data Attestation & Proof-of-Reserve/Proof-of-Collateral (FSADAEAM), Oracle Node Operators & Data Provider Networks (FSADAKAH), Smart Contract Execution Environments (EVM/WASM, runtimes, precompiles) (FSAPABAA)

Keywords

• Decentralized oracle network
• Climate data infrastructure
• Parametric insurance technology
• Carbon credit MRV
• Web3 satellite data

Headquarters

HQ city

Nairobi

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Data consumption fees: Every data request is paid in native tokens. Every API call and smart contract query creates buy-side demand. Includes a 10-20% staking discount for consumers who also stake tokens, and a 2-5% permanent fee burn on each transaction. Pricing model and exact parameters to be finalized in the Token Economics paper; mainnet launches in 2028.
2. Pre-mainnet grants and accelerator funding: Project sustained by approximately $200,000 in total early-stage funding, primarily from Gitcoin grants (GR13+, Alpha Round, DeSci Round), Chainlink Social Impact Grant, MIT Solve Climate challenge, and Outlier Ventures / Filecoin Base Camp accelerator (12-week program, selected from 300+ applicants). Not yet revenue-generating.
3. Early investor token allocation: Limited allocation of Shamba tokens for early supporters via an investor waitlist. Designed to attract aligned capital from investors who understand the climate data problem. Exact allocation, pricing, and timeline to be communicated at token launch.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Shamba Network is a decentralized climate data oracle that delivers verified Earth observation data on-chain across six EVM-compatible blockchains. It combines three independent provider types (node operators, ground truthers, and data validators) feeding separate aggregation pipelines that converge in a master aggregation contract, secured by staking, slashing, and credibility scoring. Developers consume the verified data through Solidity smart contracts (ShambaGeoConsumer, ShambaFireConsumer) and an open-source Oracle Node SDK.

Product overview

Shamba offers a single unified decentralized protocol — the Shamba Network — that delivers verified Earth observation data on-chain, composed of three participant-facing modules: the Oracle Node SDK (open-source Docker container run by node operators to process satellite data), the Shamba Mobile App (used by ground truthers to collect field measurements), and the planned SHAMBA native token (which powers staking, delegated staking, rewards, and governance). Developers and dApps consume verified climate data through the ShambaGeoConsumer and ShambaFireConsumer Solidity smart contracts, packaged together as the @shamba/smart-contract-kit npm module and deployable across six EVM-compatible chains. Multi-layer consensus across node operators, ground truthers, and data validators — combined with staking, slashing, and a credibility scoring system — secures the network without any central authority.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oracle Node SDK Open-source Docker container (GNU GPL / MIT / BSD licensed) deployed to the cloud that node operators use to fetch satellite data from NASA, ESA, NOAA, and JAXA, then run on-demand computation pipelines for NDVI, rainfall, soil carbon, fire detection, and land use classification. Supports Linux, macOS, and Windows and is available via GitHub.
• Shamba Mobile App Mobile application used by ground truthers to collect geotagged photos with automatic GPS, field measurements (crop height, soil conditions, tree counts, species identification), and structured project-specific data forms, with a provider dashboard showing staking status, credibility score, and reward history.
• ShambaGeoConsumer Smart Contract Solidity smart contract (^0.8.17) from the @shamba/smart-contract-kit npm module that lets dApps request vegetation (NDVI), rainfall, soil carbon, and land cover data on-chain with mean, max, min, median, and variance statistics for parametric insurance, carbon credit, and prediction market use cases.
• ShambaFireConsumer Smart Contract Solidity smart contract from the @shamba/smart-contract-kit npm module that lets dApps subscribe to fire detection data feeds computed by the Oracle Node SDK from thermal satellite imagery.
• Shamba Smart Contract Kit (@shamba/smart-contract-kit) npm package bundling the ShambaGeoConsumer and ShambaFireConsumer Solidity contracts so developers can import verified climate data feeds directly into their smart contracts on Arbitrum, Avalanche, Ethereum, Optimism, Polygon, or the XRPL EVM Sidechain.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% transaction cost reduction (vs. traditional aid disbursement)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• ChainlinkflagshipTechnology or IntegrationChainlink Social Impact Grant recipient. Shamba integrates Chainlink oracle technology to power parametric insurance for smallholder farmers across six EVM networks. Featured in Chainlink Blog and Blockchain Reporter coverage. Relationship is mutual — Shamba leverages Chainlink's production-tested oracle infrastructure while extending it with decentralized geospatial climate data.
• Mercy Corps VenturesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple live pilot programs: anticipatory cash transfers for 262 pastoralists in Laikipia and Kajiado counties (Sep 2023), and MSME rainfall insurance pilot (2025) with BlockBima, Fortune Credit, and RiskShield. Mercy Corps Ventures publishes pilot insights on Medium covering drought impact for pastoralists.
• Fortune CreditflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerKenyan microfinance institution issuing digital loans with embedded parametric insurance. Partner on cattle herder insurance (2022-2023, 150 herders), pastoralist drought insurance (2023), and 2025 MSME 5-day digital loan pilot with embedded rainfall-triggered coverage that reduces repayment obligation on excess rainfall.
• DIVA Protocol (DIVA Technologies)flagshipTechnology or IntegrationSmart contract infrastructure partner powering the DIVA Donate conditional donation pilot — donor USDT held in Polygon smart contracts and released when Shamba's oracle confirms drought stress. Co-developed DIVA Middleware is open-sourced on GitHub. Powers anticipatory cash transfers for 262 pastoralists and cattle herder insurance for 150 herders.
• Regen NetworkflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership to design ecocredits for smallholder farmers. Regen Network launched a strategic eco-credits partnership with Shamba Network; partnership enables Shamba's satellite-verified dMRV pipeline to issue ecocredits on Regen's blockchain marketplace.
• Filecoin / IPFScoreTechnology or IntegrationDecentralized storage for immutable MRV metadata. Shamba is a Filecoin Base Camp accelerator participant (12-week program). Uses IPFS/Filecoin for decentralized storage layer of dMRV data.
• RipplecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScaling anticipatory cash transfers using Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin. Partnership enables XRPL EVM Sidechain integration for XRP-native settlement alongside full EVM smart contract support.
• BlockBimacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeb3 climate insurance platform operating parametric smart contracts. Co-developer on 2025 Kenya MSME rainfall insurance pilot with Mercy Corps Ventures, Fortune Credit, and RiskShield.
• RiskShieldminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRisk management partner on the 2025 Kenya MSME parametric insurance pilot embedding rainfall-triggered coverage into Fortune Credit's 5-day digital loans.
• ThallocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to enable farm-based carbon credits on Thallo's blockchain marketplace, integrating Shamba's dMRV pipeline with Thallo's carbon marketplace infrastructure.
• dClimatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership bringing sub-Saharan African climate data onto dClimate's marketplace; Shamba contributes on-chain climate data feeds sourced from satellite and ground observations across East Africa.
• Open Forest ProtocolcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership providing geospatial and remote sensing capabilities for forest MRV; integration supports Open Forest Protocol's on-chain forest measurement and verification workflows.
• YARD (Youth Action for Rural Development)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal NGO partner in the Gatanga smallholder carbon credits pilot. Helps avocado farming communities issue their own carbon credits from organically grown fruit trees using Shamba's dMRV infrastructure.
• Atlantis DAOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU for pilot projects with farmers in rural India, supporting international expansion beyond East Africa into South Asia.
• BioCarbon Standard dMRV Working GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounder Kennedy Ng'ang'a serves as Co-Lead of Workstream 4 (Ground Truthing & Social Verification), shaping global standards for decentralized monitoring, reporting, and verification in carbon markets.
• MIT SolveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected solution in MIT Solve's Climate, Ecosystems + Housing challenge; Shamba Geospatial Data Oracle featured in the Solve database.
• Outlier VenturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOutlier Ventures is listed as a Web3 partner and accelerator backer; portfolio company status provides ecosystem access and go-to-market support across Web3.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DIA: DIA is a cross-chain decentralized oracle platform delivering verifiable data feeds to smart contracts. Like Shamba, DIA emphasizes transparency, community governance, and integration with multiple EVM environments, making it directly comparable on architecture and target developer market.
• Chainlink: Chainlink is the dominant decentralized oracle network, providing off-chain data feeds to smart contracts. Shamba explicitly integrates Chainlink infrastructure and is a Chainlink Social Impact Grant recipient; Chainlink also operates in the climate/parametric insurance vertical, making it the closest competitor in the oracle category.
• API3: API3 enables first-party oracle connections between off-chain data providers and smart contracts without third-party relayers. The model parallels Shamba's direct sourcing from satellite operators and ground truthing providers, and both target multi-chain Web3 developers building data-driven dApps.
• Band Protocol: Band Protocol is a cross-chain data oracle platform aggregating and connecting real-world data to smart contracts. Both Shamba and Band deliver verifiable off-chain data on multiple chains and compete for Web3 developer integrations, including in DeFi and climate/insurance use cases.
• Tellor: Tellor is a decentralized, censorship-resistant oracle network using staking and dispute mechanisms to secure data feeds. Shamba's staking, delegated staking, and slashing-based consensus is architecturally analogous, and both target permissionless data provision to Web3 smart contracts.
• dClimate: dClimate operates a decentralized marketplace for climate data and forecasts, with APIs serving Web3 and traditional users. Shamba has an explicit integration partnership with dClimate, and both compete to be the canonical climate data layer for blockchain applications.

Broad incumbents

• Regen Network: Regen Network is a blockchain ecosystem purpose-built for ecological assets and carbon credits, with which Shamba has a strategic ecocredits partnership. Regen is broader (an L1 blockchain plus marketplace) while Shamba is a focused data oracle that Regen integrates, making them partially overlapping but non-competing in scope.

Emerging players

• Pocket Network: Pocket Network is a decentralized RPC/API infrastructure protocol for Web3 applications. Both Shamba and Pocket provide decentralized data infrastructure to dApp developers via token-incentivized node networks, though Pocket focuses on general API relay while Shamba specializes in climate/oracle data.
• KlimaDAO: KlimaDAO is a decentralized carbon-credit treasury and marketplace protocol. It overlaps with Shamba's carbon-credit verification thesis but is focused on credit aggregation and pricing rather than upstream satellite/oracle data provision.
• GeoDB: GeoDB is a decentralized geospatial data and data-cooperative protocol. It directly parallels Shamba's geospatial data oracle thesis, although GeoDB emphasizes community data ownership more broadly while Shamba focuses on satellite-oracle feeds for climate finance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/shambanetwork
• GitHubgithub.com/shamba-network
• LinkedInke.linkedin.com/company/shambanetwork

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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