Kenya’s CrewHR Rebrands to FaidiHR, Receives Funding from US Based VC Firm

CrewHR, a Kenyan HR startup offering all-in-one cloud platform that allows Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa to automate their HR processes, has rebranded to FaidiHR after receiving an undisclosed amount of funding from SprintX, a US-based a Venture Studio for early stage startups across the world.

In a statement to newsrooms, the company said the investment will be used “to expand our business in East Africa, eyeing entry into Uganda, Tanzania and DRC.”

“We have already achieved strong market validation and is ready to scale up,” said the company’s Founder and CEO, Mr. Peter Muchemi adding that the “company’s mission is to help businesses in Africa focus more on people by increasing employee onboarding experience, retention, engagement, and general employee welfare.”

Going forward, Muchemi says, “we will be launching features that will focus more on the employee to add more value so that they can be more productive. An example is a payroll lending feature we are working on together with one of our clients that will allow employees have access to instant mobile loans based on their repayment capabilities. This will be possible because we have real-time data that can score employees.”