Auni, an artificial intelligence-powered mini app developed by Nairobi-based startup Fastagger and integrated into Safaricom’s M-Pesa Business Super App, has surpassed 3,500 business sign-ups within its first three months of launch.
The milestone signals growing demand among Kenya’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) for accessible, affordable AI tools that transform everyday mobile money transactions into real-time business intelligence.
Powered by Microsoft Azure and optimized to run on affordable smartphones even in low-connectivity environments, Auni converts M-Pesa PDF statements into structured dashboards using optical character recognition (OCR) and lightweight AI models.
The result is instant visibility into sales patterns, customer behavior and cash flow trends, enabling entrepreneurs to make faster, data-driven decisions without requiring IT expertise.
“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.
