Synnefa

Company Description

Synnefa is a Kenyan agritech company building innovative hardware and software solutions that help smallholder farmers increase productivity, reduce climate risk, and improve incomes across Africa. Founded in 2014, the company takes a systems approach to agriculture by integrating smart farming infrastructure, Internet of Things (IoT) technology, digital farm management platforms, and market access solutions. Synnefa partners with agribusinesses, cooperatives, NGOs, development agencies, and governments to deliver scalable agricultural innovations that improve farming outcomes.

The company develops products including Smart Solar Dryers, Smart Greenhouses, FarmShield™ IoT monitoring devices, and FarmCloud™, a digital farm management platform that enables crop planning, traceability, farm record management, impact reporting, and environmental monitoring. These technologies help reduce post-harvest losses, improve crop quality, strengthen climate resilience, and connect farmers to premium markets. Today, Synnefa’s solutions support more than 32,000 farmers across Africa through technology-driven agricultural transformation.

Synnefa offers rewarding career opportunities in software engineering, hardware engineering, embedded systems, IoT development, agronomy, agriculture, field engineering, product management, data science, artificial intelligence, customer success, business development, finance, grants management, procurement, operations, logistics, marketing, and human resources. Employees work in a fast-growing innovation environment focused on solving real-world agricultural challenges through technology and sustainable development.