Builders at work in the Zuka workspace

We develop talent for the age of AI.

AI is changing how software is built, how businesses operate, how products are marketed and how new companies are created. The opportunity is not to teach people how to use AI. It is to develop the talent the new economy needs.

A practical talent development platform.

Zuka is built around the capabilities that businesses and the economy actually need. Instead of organising learning around academic subjects, we organise programs around real economic functions. People come to build technology, grow businesses, run organisations, lead people or build companies. Before any of that, they can build the foundations that make all of it possible.

Not education for education's sake. Education designed around the work of the future.

About Zuka
Since 2019

Meet the team.

The people running Zuka day to day.

VM

Victor Mutua

CEO

TA

Tracy Achieng

GM

CE

Cyprian Esogol

GM

KS

Katumbimutu Sabala

GM

The principles behind the platform.

Real work, not coursework

A Technology learner builds an AI application. A Growth learner runs a campaign for a real company. You do not graduate knowing about the work. You graduate having done it.

Built around outcomes

Programs are designed around the capability required and the outcome expected. Not around an arbitrary academic calendar. Not every program needs the same shape.

You graduate in, not out

The people you build alongside become co-founders, first hires and the network you rely on for the rest of your career. Zuka does not end with a goodbye.

Learning leads to work. Work leads to opportunity.

Zuka connects education directly to economic opportunity. The best builders and products coming out of the programs can become part of the wider venture ecosystem.

  1. 01Foundation programs
  2. 02Advanced programs
  3. 03Real projects
  4. 04Portfolio and experience
  5. 05Jobs, freelancing, career growth
  6. 06Entrepreneurship and Zuka Ventures

The Zuka promise.

We are not promising a certificate. We are promising something more useful. Build the skills to do valuable work in the age of AI.

  • Skills
  • Experience
  • Projects
  • A portfolio
  • Professional networks
  • Real-world exposure
  • The confidence to do the work
  • A pathway to employment, entrepreneurship or career growth

Inside the room.

Zuka cohort working together in a session
Zuka cohort in a workshop session

Ready to build for the age of AI?