We exist to increase fairness, justice, & equality in the world. Right now, we do that by making running shoes in Kenya.
Location: Kenya, Nairobi County, Nairobi
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $1.1M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Love Zero ... | lovezero.v... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 09.12.2021 | Series A | $1.1M | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.05.2023 | Running with the times: Navalayo Osembo’s Enda is racing to lead athletic fashion | What do Nike, Puma and Adidas have in common aside from being the world’s biggest sporting shoe brands? There are many not-so-cryptic answers, including that their founders were fueled by the desire to make better shoes for athletes and the... |
| 22.12.2021 | Talanton, a US-based VC firm that combats poverty by creating jobs for people in poor countries, leads a $1 million in Africa’s first running shoe company Enda | One of what we love about the tech community is the joy of seeing how startups, venture capital firms, and investors are making a difference in the world and making the world a better place. In June, for example, we wrote about how Israeli ... |
| 15.12.2021 | Enda CEO Announced As a Top 3 Finalist For Jack Ma’s Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) Award | Enda CEO Navalayo Osembo “The recognition as part of the top 3 African Business Heroes finalists validates the brand's growth and impact,” said Osembo. “The competition has opened new networks for Enda that will help in establishing a robus... |
| 09.12.2021 | Enda Secures $1.1M in Series A Funding | Enda, a Nairobi, Kenya-based high-performance brand of running shoes, raised $1.1M in Series A funding. The round was led by Talanton, a U.S. based impact investment fund focused on values aligned scale-up businesses in developing countries... |
| 09.12.2021 | Enda, Africa’s First Running Shoe Company, Secures $1 Million in Funding | Proud Kenyan runners showcasing their support of Enda. “This is our moment to invest in further growth and help even more people Run Kenyan in 2022.” NAIROBI, Kenya (PRWEB) December 09, 2021 Enda, Africa’s first high-performance brand of ru... |
| 21.10.2021 | Enda Introduces Its New Trail Shoe, Koobi Fora, Providing the Right Footwear for Training and More | New Enda Koobi Fora Trail Shoe “We are honored to pay homage to our trail running ancestors with the Koobi Fora while supporting today’s communities,” said Co-Founder Navalayo “Nava” Osembo. “Kenya is well-known for our incredible runners t... |
| 20.10.2021 | Meet Navalayo Osembo-Ombati, Co-Founder and CEO of Enda | startupafrica.news had an amazing interview with Navalayo Osembo-Ombati, founder of the Keyan shoe line designed to be straightforward, no-gimmicks, with classic yet contemporary looks. or those who don’t know you, tell us in a few words: ... |
| 07.10.2021 | AFRICA’S BUSINESS HEROES ANNOUNCES TOP 10 FINALISTS | Ten finalists, 50% female and from 7 African countries, will make their pitch at the grand finale pitch in November. Accra, 4th October, 2021 – The 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize, a flagship philanthropic program established by ... |