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Type of business | Private |
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Available in | English |
Founded | 2010 |
Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
Area served | 4 Countries |
Owner | Mikul Shah, Africa Media Venture Fund (AMVF), Craft Silicon & Others |
Founder(s) | Mikul Shah |
Industry | Restaurants, Food & Drink, Mobile Payments |
Products | EatOut Africa |
Services | Directory, Bookings |
Parent | Websimba Limited |
EatOut is a Kenyan technology company that provides information and reviews on restaurants in East Africa. [1] They also operate Yummy Magazine, a lifestyle publication with a focus on food and drinks, as well as various food events in Nairobi.
EatOut was founded by Mikul Shah in 2010. The company raised $300,000 in equity investment from a Netherlands-based African Media Venture Fund (AMVF) in July 2012. [2] In 2013, the company launched its events business unit,[ citation needed ] and 2015 EatOut added a publishing business arm with the launch of Yummy Magazine.
In 2016 EatOut acquired the regional East African start-ups, The Pearl Guide Uganda and Eating in Kigali.[ citation needed ] That same year, EatOut raised a further equity investment of $500,000 from Kenyan fin-tech company Craft Silicon to launch a restaurant loyalty and payments platform.[ citation needed ]
In October 2012, Wazi WiFi, Google, and EatOut partnered to encourage restaurants to offer Wazi WiFi hotspots. [3]
EatOut also partnered with Safaricom and Kopo Kopo in April 2013 to encourage more restaurants to accept M-Pesa as a payment method. [4]
EatOut sponsors the Best Food Blogger for the Bloggers Association of Kenya Awards
EatOut & Facebook host SME workshops in Nairobi for SMWI Conference[ citation needed ]
Michelin Starred Chef heading to Nairobi to launch Nairobi Restaurant Week 2017[ citation needed ]
EatOut & CFC Stanbic Bank launch Yummy Card Program[ citation needed ]
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