KENYA – Kune Food, a Kenyan based cloud kitchen concept operator, is seeking to raise US$3.5 million from local and international investors in its second phase of fundraising.
Founded in 2020, Kune, aims to provide busy, modern Nairobians with access to freshly prepared meals at affordable prices.
The food-tech startup closed a pre-seed funding round worth US$1 million in June last year, to help it scale after a successful pilot, boost its factory capacity, strengthen research capabilities and delivery system.
The new financial boost is aimed to enable the company increase production capacity and expand to other towns in Kenya in the next 12 months as the demand for home-made healthy meals on order gains momentum.
Kune has officially begun commercial operations with four meal hubs located in strategic locations in the country’s capital, Nairobi.
The locations include Nairobi’s central business district along University Way, Sameer Business Park on Mombasa Road, Thika Road and Langata Road that will be fully operational by the end of March.
Currently, Kune is delivering over 400 meals a day with a projection to be serving over 1,000 meals a day by the end of this quarter.
“Our factory production and delivery infrastructure are fully in place for us to scale our operations with our unique offering. In the past few months, we have seen tremendous growth in demand owing to our dynamic menu and friendly prices,” Faith Mwendia, the Managing Director Kune said.
“We have invested heavily in research and development where we have a fully dedicated in-house team working consistently on our menu advancement so as to meet the changing demands of customers while also bridging the nutrition and price gap.”
The investment in its own production and own mobile app has also enabled it to reduce infrastructure costs with the benefits passed on to the consumer through affordable pricing of meals.
