User:Paulhunkin/SafariDesk

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{{Infobox Dotcom company

| company_logo = SafariDesk Logo.png

| company_name = SafariDesk

| foundation = 2010

| company_type = Private

| location_city = Nairobi

| key_people = {{ubl|Irvine Ndwiga [https://twitter.com/imndwiga @imndwiga] (CEO)|Paul Hunkin[http://www.paulh.co paulh.co], Paul Hunkin (CTO)}}

| industry = e-commerce

| homepage = [http://www.safaridesk.com/ SafariDesk.com]

}}

SafariDesk is an e-commerce travel platform that provides travel discovery and booking systems for the East African region. The website assists both local and international visitors in communicating with accommodation and other service providers in the region.

History

SafariDesk was founded in 2010 by Irvine Ndwiga in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2012 SafariDesk was one of the first companies selected for the Savannah Fund startup accelerator [http://www.savannah.vc savannah.vc], based in Nairobi.

SafariDesk graduated Savannah in June 2013. [http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/24/savannah-fund-first-batch/ techcrunch.com] Africa-Focused Savannah Fund Graduates Its First Batch of Startups

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