EatOut
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EatOut is a company that offers an online restaurant guide and a restaurant reservations service in Kenya.[1] The online restaurant guide provides menus, reviews, virtual tours, offers, and event information for consumers.[2] EatOut was founded in September 2009 by Mikul Shah.[3] Mikul is also the co-founder of SleepOut.com along with Johann Jenson.[4] EatOut is owned by Websimba Ltd and is also known as Eat Out Kenya.
Partnerships
In October 2012, Wazi WiFi, Google, and EatOut partnered to encourage restaurants to offer Wazi WiFi hotspots.[5]
EatOut also partnered with Safaricom and Kopo Kopo in April 2013 to encourage more restaurants to accept M-Pesa as a payment method.[6]
Investors
Africa Media Venture Fund (AMVF), a Dutch venture fund focused on tech-based media companies, invested in EatOut in July 2012 and holds a minority stake in the company.[7]
Awards and Recognition
2011
2012
- Kenya Tourism Award for Digital Media [10]
- Tandaa World Bank Content Grant [11]
- CIO 100 First Runner Up [12]
References
- ^ Maina, Wangui. "Dutch fund acquires 25pc of Eat Out", “Business Daily Africa”, Nairobi, 8 July 2012. Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Finalists in Entertainment, Gaming, and Utilities", “Pivot 25”. Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
- ^ [1], “CIO East Africa”. Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
- ^ Matinde, Vince. “Eatout.co.ke founders all set to launch a travel site Sleepout.co.ke”, “Human IPO”, 29 May 2012. Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
- ^ Maina, Wangui. “Restaurants show appetite for Wi-Fi partnership”, “Business Daily Africa”, Nairobi, 17 October 2012. Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
- ^ Mwaniki, Charles. "M-Pesa restaurants deal deepends turf wards with banks", Nairobi, 16 April 2013. Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
- ^ Maina, Wangui. “Dutch fund acquires 25pc of Eat Out”, “Business Daily Africa”, 8 July 2012. Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
- ^ “Samsung Kenya Apps Contest Winners Are Named”, “Tech Mtaa”, 2 January 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ “Winners Announced: v2030 ICT Innovation”, “Connected Kenya Summit: Kenya ICT Board”. Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
- ^ “Eat Out Kenya wins tourism award”, “Biztech Africa”, 25 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ “Second round of Tandaa Innovation Grant winners announced”, “CIO East Africa”, 4 May 2012. Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
- ^ CIO site “CIO East Africa”. Retrieved on 9 June 2013.
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