Lilian Masese

A Kenyan social entrepreneur revolutionizing agricultural sustainability through tech innovation

Lilian Masese is the founder of Agrispace Africa, a Nairobi-based tech startup that uses AI and IoT to transform smallholder farming in East Africa. Since launching in 2021, her platform has connected over 15,000 farmers to real-time market data, climate forecasts, and microfinance solutions. By creating an ecosystem that empowers women farmers, Lilian's work addresses food insecurity while promoting gender equality.

Her breakthrough came when Agrispace developed the AgriLens mobile app in 2022, which uses satellite imagery to predict crop yields with 92% accuracy. This innovation helped farmers increase incomes by 40% in pilot regions. Lilian's approach combines cutting-edge technology with deep cultural understanding, ensuring solutions are both scalable and contextually appropriate.

In 2023, she was named one of Forbes Africa's 40 Under 40 for her work in agritech. Her TEDx talk "Farming the Future with Data" has been viewed over 250,000 times. Current projects include a blockchain-based supply chain system and training programs for youth in digital agriculture.