Bamba, a TechStars company, is a real-time data gathering platform to access and engage the 1.5B people in the emerging markets on their mobile feature phones.
We use Mobile, SMS and IVR channels to enable Market Research Firms & Development Aid Organizations to gain insights from our users. We provide instant mobile airtime payouts to subsidize their income and ultimately motivate our users to provide the data our clients need in days, not months.
Our technology is ready for use in 122 countries on over 400 telecoms. Our User Acquisition Algorithm & Predictive Response Engine provides targeted demographics and high response rates. We have offices in Washington, DC, Nairobi, Lagos & Toronto.
Location: Kenya, Nairobi
Member count: 201-500
Total raised: $1.35M
Founded date: 2012
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Techstars | techstars.... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors | Deal News |
| 16.02.2017 | Seed | $1.1M | - | finsmes.co... |
| 24.11.2016 | - | $250K | - | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description | Category | Author | Source |
| 19.05.2022 | Bamba secu... | Image courtesy of Bamba Bamba... | - | - | appsafrica... |
| 14.02.2017 | Bamba Rais... | Bamba, a Nairobi, Kenya-based ... | Kenya | - | finsmes.co... |
| 14.02.2017 | African Da... | Share this: Click to share on... | - | - | appsafrica... |
| 24.11.2016 | Bamba Grou... | According to the guys at Disru... | News | Loretta Ad... | techcabal.... |
| 18.08.2016 | Surely, yo... | One of the more interesting qu... | Linked Lis... | Osarumen O... | techcabal.... |
| 09.03.2016 | ИT-компани... | Отдел новостей 9 марта 2016, 1... | - | - | dev.by/new... |
| 04.02.2016 | Techstars ... | For the first time half of the... | - | - | siliconhil... |