We build platforms that help people connect
Kaskara is a Nairobi-based tech company building social products for real conversation. Our first product is Smoke — where the conversation never goes cold.
Community First
We build for the people using the product, not around them.
Meaningful Conversations
Tools that make it easier to talk, not just to post.
Share & Connect
Made to bring people together, not to keep them scrolling alone.
Built on Integrity
Honest by design — in how the product works and how we run the company.
Community first. Commerce follows.
Our team has spent the last 8 years building social and commercial platforms together. That experience taught us that a highly engaged, connected audience isn't just a social network — it's the foundation for commerce.
In Africa, commerce is social. People discover products through friends, creators, and trusted communities long before any transaction happens. That's why we're building Smoke in two stages.
Stage One — Smoke
A human-first social platform for real conversation, discovery, and community.
Stage Two — Commerce
An AI-powered marketplace built on that audience, connecting people to products through the networks they already trust.
Because in Africa, commerce is social — and Smoke is built around that.
Smoke — where the conversation never goes cold
A new hot topic every day. Anonymous chats in a bottle. Events happening near you. Games to play together. One app, four reasons to open it.
Channels
Hot topics, real conversations. A new topic drops every day — drop your take, reply to others, watch the room argue it out.
Bottled
Anonymous, surprising, rewarding. No handles, no profiles — throw a bottle into the sea and see who writes back.
Messages
Step out of the channel into a direct conversation, one on one, without losing the thread.
Hangouts
Explore, connect, go out. Real events happening around you — find one, RSVP, show up.
Built out of Nairobi
Kaskara Limited is registered and operating out of Nairobi, Kenya.
Kaskara Limited
Chiromo Road, Mirage Towers
Nairobi, Nairobi 60200
Kenya
support@kaskara.online
George Opiyo
Chief Executive OfficerTechnology and product leader with over 15 years in technology, building digital products and social platforms — previously CTO at Epic MD, AiBI, and Harbour Capital, and Chief Product Officer at Afristec Inc. A strong believer in "Guerilla Business" — that with little capital, exposure, and ingenuity, strong businesses can emerge.
Tom Muthoka
Chief Technology OfficerMultidisciplinary graphics and UI/UX designer with 10+ years crafting digital products — spanning branding, motion design, and AI-assisted creative workflows.
Lynn Wanjiku
Chief Content OfficerShapes Smoke's content strategy and audience engagement, and oversees content quality, moderation standards, and policy compliance. Holds a degree from Kenyatta University.
Joel Waka
Chief Marketing OfficerLeads marketing strategy, brand positioning, and growth — using storytelling and digital media to build trust and strengthen Kaskara's public image.