Fundraising Fox
🦊/Companies
Sign in

Amini

Nairobi, KE · 9 known investors

Find your way into Amini

482 people in our graph share verified history with the Amini team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Assaf Arakiunlockedknows Kate Kallot-Bucken · together at Intel Corporation (overlapped)
×11knows the team · via Intel Corporation

Amini builds sovereign data infrastructure for the Global South, including agentic OCR and document intelligence, an API-first data interoperability layer, and modular micro datacenters. The company aims to help organizations in the Global South become AI-ready by addressing data, connectivity, and compute barriers to AI adoption.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureImpact & Social Good

Founders & leadership

KKKate Kallot
Kate KallotinFounderKate Kallot held senior roles at NVIDIA leading developer relations and ecosystem expansion across emerging markets, and at Arm where she worked on scaling TinyML for edge devices. She previously worked at Intel on the Neural Compute Stick, an AI development kit, and is now Founder and CEO of Amini, which builds sovereign data and compute infrastructure for the Global South.
KKKate Kallot-Bucken
Kate Kallot-BuckeninFounderKate Kallot-Bucken held senior leadership roles at NVIDIA overseeing developer relations and ecosystem expansion, worked on the TinyML movement at Arm, and led development of Intel's Neural Compute Stick. She is Founder and CEO of Amini, which builds sovereign data infrastructure and compute systems for the Global South.

Investors · 9

Female FoundersNew York · $750K – $1M
SatganaLuxembourg · $110K – $550K
Seraphim SpaceLondon · $1.3M – $3.8M
Pale Blue Dotreported · 2 sourcesMalmö · $200K – $2.2M
RaliCapreported
Salesforce Venturesreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M
SuperorganismreportedNew York

Also in the syndicate · 2

Emurgo Kepple VenturesW3i

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$4M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2023

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

Kenyan Climate Tech Startup Amini Raises $4M Seed Funding Round To Close The Environmental Data Gap In Africa - AfroTech | AfroTechafrotech.com · Dec 2023Nairobi-based Amini raises $4m in seed funding - My Startup World - Everything About the World of Startups!mystartupworld.com · Dec 2023Amini raises $4 million for Africa-focused environmental constellation - SpaceNewsspacenews.com · Nov 2023Salesforce Ventures and Female Founders Fund back Kenyan climate-tech Amini in $4M seed round | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Nov 2023Amini raises 2 million dollars to solve environmental data scarcity for Africazawya.com · May 2023Climate Data Startup Amini Raises USD 2 Million in Pre-seed Funding - Space in Africaspaceinafrica.com · May 2023

Frequently asked questions

What does Amini do?
Amini builds sovereign data infrastructure for the Global South, including agentic OCR and document intelligence, an API-first data interoperability layer, and modular micro datacenters. The company aims to help organizations in the Global South become AI-ready by addressing data, connectivity, and compute barriers to AI adoption.
Who founded Amini?
Amini was founded by Kate Kallot, Kate Kallot-Bucken.
Who are Amini's investors?
Amini's investors include Female Founders, Satgana, Seraphim Space, Pale Blue Dot, RaliCap, Salesforce Ventures, Superorganism.
How much funding has Amini raised?
Amini has disclosed $4M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
Where is Amini headquartered?
Amini is headquartered in Nairobi, KE.