Automation

Twiga Foods

AI-driven agri-supply chain for Africa

No longer available
Shut downPricing · PaidDeclining

What happened to Twiga Foods?

Twiga Foods has shut down.

The FalcoScan Intel PanelTwiga Foods · Automation
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Declining
Market trend

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The Brief

What Twiga Foods does

Twiga is a Kenyan B2B platform connecting smallholder farmers to urban retailers. Uses ML for demand forecasting, route optimization, and credit scoring. Backed by IFC, Goldman Sachs, Creadev.

How Twiga Foods compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; Twiga Foods did not. All 5 offer an API, as Twiga Foods did. Twiga Foods offered a web app and a mobile app. Of the alternatives, 3 offer a web app and all 5 offer a mobile app. Twiga Foods was founded in 2014; the alternatives were founded between 2010 and 2017, 4 of them earlier. Twiga Foods was based in Nairobi, Kenya; none of its 5 alternatives is in Kenya. They are in Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia and elsewhere.

Market position · Automation

How Twiga Foods compares in Automation

Twiga Foods had moderate opportunity before it shut down. Across Automation, the average opportunity score is 73.7 and the average saturation score 22.9. FalcoScan rates Twiga Foods's own market position as open. 59 of the 362 operating Automation tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 4 shutdowns in the category.

Twiga Foods compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Twiga FoodsFounded 2014 · Nairobi, KenyaModerateOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, MobileDeclining
YassirFounded 2017 · Algiers, AlgeriaHighOpenFree—YesYesMobileStable
CareemFounded 2012 · Dubai, United Arab EmiratesModerateContestedFree—YesYesMobileStable
GoToFounded 2010 · Jakarta, IndonesiaModerateCrowdedFree—YesYesWeb, API, MobileRising
GrabFounded 2012 · SingaporeHighCrowdedFree—YesYesWeb, API, MobileStable
iFoodFounded 2011 · Osasco, BrazilModerateContestedFree—YesYesWeb, API, MobileStable

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Twiga Foods exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Data AnalysisOptimizationAutomation
Industry Verticals
AgricultureRetailLogistics
Tagged

Twiga Foods shows up when builders search for these

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Yassir

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Careem

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Opportunity Moderate
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GoTo

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Grab

AI-driven super app for Southeast Asia

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Questions

Twiga Foods: common questions

Is Twiga Foods still running?

No. FalcoScan records Twiga Foods as shut down.

What are the best alternatives to Twiga Foods?

The closest alternatives to Twiga Foods that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Yassir, Careem, GoTo, Grab, and iFood.

Where was Twiga Foods based?

Twiga Foods was headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

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