Bramuel Mwalo
Bramuel Mwalo is a Kenyan entrepreneur harnessing data science to solve Africa’s procurement and supply-chain bottlenecks. After studying computer engineering at JKUAT and cutting his teeth as a regional analytics lead at IBM, he founded Xetova in 2019 to bring artificial-intelligence decision tools to corporates and public agencies. Headquartered in Nairobi’s Karen Tech Park, Xetova ingests billions of shillings’ worth of transactional records, then applies machine-learning models that flag fraud, optimise inventory, and predict vendor risk.
Mwalo has grown the client roster to more than 30 organisations across eight countries, including Kenya Revenue Authority, the United Nations, Equity Group, and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, helping them shave up to 15% off procurement costs and cut tender-evaluation time from weeks to hours. A 2023 seed round led by Norrsken22 and Future Africa raised $7 million, funding expansion into Nigeria and South Africa and the launch of Xetova Nexus, a self-service dashboard that gives SMEs real-time insight into buyer demand and financing options.
Committed to ecosystem growth, Mwalo partners with the Association of Procurement Professionals to upskill 5,000 officers in data-driven sourcing and sponsors the annual AI for Supply Chain hackathon at Strathmore University. Named to Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 (Technology, 2024) and Business Daily’s Top 40 Under 40 (2025), he continues to champion home-grown AI that makes African commerce faster, fairer, and more transparent.