Applied AI venture studio · Nairobi

We build the systems Africa's real economy runs on.

Guild Code designs, builds and operates software and AI for agriculture, education and mental health. Offline-first, language-first, and built so your own team can run it.

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The Guild Code team together in matching shirts

Services fund the studio. The studio builds ventures we co-own.

  1. 01EarnClient engineering funds the team, so we answer to clients, not investors.
  2. 02LearnEvery engagement teaches us a sector from the inside.
  3. 03BuildWe build the system properly once, with an operator who knows the market.
  4. 04OwnWe hold equity and revenue share, so our upside outlasts the project.
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  • Wholly owned
  • Joint venture
  • Research

What we own and co-own

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Wholly owned

GIE-POS

Enterprise operations

Offline-first operations for restaurants, bars, retail and multi-service businesses. Sales, inventory, procurement and reporting in one system that keeps working when the internet doesn't.

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Joint venture

eKuza

Agritech

Connects farmers to reliable markets and tracks produce from farm to market, for faster payments and real-time insight. Built with Guild Code.

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Joint venture

MentaCare

Mental health

AI-driven screening and patient tracking that widen access to mental healthcare. Built with Guild Code.

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Research

Sema

Language intelligence

Swahili speech-to-text, translation and sentiment analysis, grounded in our published research and moving toward a licensable API.

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Research

Published, peer-reviewed, and pointed at the same problem: AI that works in Swahili and beyond.

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Community

We grow the builders we hire.

Guild Code Community trains and mentors emerging engineers on real projects. Its first cohort was 21 builders, chosen intentionally.

Meet the Community
Working with Guild Code didn't just give us a platform; it gave our team the confidence to manage it. The mentorship changed how we view our tech stack.
Cynthia MumbuaCEO, MentaCare

Recognised on the continent

  • Software Developer of the Year,

    Africa Company of the Year Awards 2026

  • Best Pitch,

    Google Developer Groups DevFest 2025

  • 1st Place,

    CubeSat Hackathon 2025

  • 1st Runner-Up,

    Community Challenge, Deep Learning Indaba 2025, Kigali

Not sure where to start? Start with a diagnostic.

In two weeks we map your systems and hand you a prioritised plan you can act on, with us or without us.

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