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Africa's Institutions Don't Have a Funding Problem

Ken Ruto · January 2026 · 14 min
Ken Ruto
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Founder of Flux. Building vertical AI-powered SaaS for Africa's institutions — and writing the thesis behind every bet. kenruto.fluximpact.org →

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