Auni AI App Surpasses 3,500 Business Sign-Ups in Three Months
By Jacquelyne Arusei – Nairobi, Kenya
Auni, an artificial intelligence–powered mini app developed by Fastagger and integrated into Safaricom’s M-Pesa Business Super App, has recorded more than 3,500 business sign-ups within just three months of launch.
The milestone highlights growing demand among micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Kenya for accessible and affordable AI tools that transform everyday mobile money transactions into real-time business intelligence.
Developed in Nairobi and powered by cloud technology from Microsoft, Auni is optimized to run on affordable smartphones, even in low-connectivity environments. The app converts M-Pesa PDF statements into structured dashboards using optical character recognition (OCR) and lightweight AI models.
This enables entrepreneurs to instantly track sales patterns, customer behaviour and cash-flow trends — helping them make faster, data-driven decisions without needing advanced technical skills.
“The overall idea was how can we democratize access to AI and the benefits of AI?” said Mutembi Kariuki, Co-founder and CEO of Fastagger. “Reaching over 3,500 businesses in just three months shows that entrepreneurs are ready for tools that help them move from intuition to insight
