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On August 3rd, I was talking to a female friend and giving her suggestions on how to handle her debilitating period cramps.
Mid convo, she jokingly said my suggestions would’ve been more useful if they came before her period started and that I could start tracking with her so we do better next time.
I realised that I wanted to do that, for her and the other ladies in my life. But there was one problem: I couldn’t find an app that supported the shared experience I had in mind.
So I decided to build one.
But before writing a single line of code, I sent out a questionnaire. I needed to know if other people felt the same way.
4 days and 283 responses later, I knew.
Fathers wanted to show up for their daughters. Men wanted to support their friends and partners. Women wanted to know they weren’t alone — that people in their circles could know exactly what they needed without them having to explain every detail.
But I discovered something else: African women deserve menstrual-health technology built around their lives, realities, and experiences.
Not a product that has Africa as an additional market oran afterthought but something built here, for here.
That conviction became @meetmykin, born on August 7.
Ten days later our mvp was live in beta. Within two weeks, we’d hit our 80-person target for beta testers.
Since then, we’ve spent nearly two months testing, talking to users, and learning how to make Kin better. Now, we’re ready for our next chapter.
Thanks to @unclebigbay143’s platform and the nice guys at @bachs_hq, we’re crowdfunding to improve our product, implement what we’ve learned from our users, and bring Kin to more African women.
We’re building more than a period tracker. We’re building a better way for women to navigate their cycles with the support of the people who care about them.
And we’d love for you to be part of it.
So, if you believe that African innovation can solve African problems and that 300M+ women across the continent deserve tech built just for them, here’s how you can help:
• Contribute to our crowdfunding campaign: bit.ly/buildKin
• Share this story with someone who should know about Kin.
• Give us your honest feedback.
If you’re an angel investor interested in the future of African women’s healthtech, let’s talk.
The future is African and we’re building something that we strongly believe should exist in that future.
this is my sign.
on Oct. 6, after applying to @jointhebridge I had my first interview call with @MaximMatias1
we didn’t advance to the second stage but that call left me with invaluable insights. one of them was to — as Max puts it — make noise on X.
after that call, several other people I spoke to echoed the same advice: make as much noise as possible so people know what you’re building.
later today, I’ll take that advice and share the story behind what we’re building at @meetmykin: how far we’ve come and how far we plan to go.
there is no such thing as “giving up” for a god.
repetition is why you’re here right now. repetition is why you can manifest the small things. repetition is how you can manifest the big things. if you give your mind an idea over and over again and tell it that the possibilities of it occurring are high, it will have no choice but to give you PHYSICAL evidence of that idea. just keep repeating. stop giving up. there is no such thing as “giving up” for a god.
we’re building Kin so women don’t have to explain every single hormonal change and shift to the people that matter.
so that things beyond their control don’t threaten the beautiful relationships they’re building.
so that no woman deals with the pain alone.
Nuel Sam | Kin Cycle retweeted
this is detailed and shows she has good insight into her body.
but imagine if she didn’t, and how awkward this would’ve been for her.
that’s why we’re building Kin — a platform that allows women to share their cycle data with trusted members of their social circle.
when slawn said everyone you know that’s big is somewhere you’re not in, this is what he meant.
Uncle @fikayoadeleke I’ve sent you a dm. look upon a first time founder building the future of african femtech with graciousness.
i've gotten quite a number of DMs about the founders' group, and i genuinely can't respond to everyone individually.
we're keeping it small for now, with a focus on founders who already have a working product and some traction.
if that sounds like you, please reach out to @fikayoadeleke with what you're building and how far you've gotten.
appreciate everyone who's shown interest.
definitely agree.
building with ai is addictive and you might most likely end up building something no one needs.
that’s why we did a 280+ person survey before building our mvp at @meetmykin. we had to be sure women need it and now, we are.
Uncle T, I’ve sent you a dm. It’ll be a pleasure to have you create this for @meetmykin
we’re building the future of female health tech in africa and having you shape our design will be exciting.
looking forward to your response.
My hands are itching me, I want to work on a brand identity design so bad, but I don’t want to waste the muse I have right now on something that won’t be used by an actual brand or business.
Small business owners or startups, emphasis on small, hit me up, I’m willing to work on a brand identity design for one brand who needs it.
FOR FREE !!
Uncle Dan @Thedanieloreofe I’ve just sent you a dm. looking forward to your response.
If you are a Founder and want to join our community , kindly send a DM to @Thedanieloreofe for access.
cheers to the future Uncle Ore.
We know how ambitious this is. We also know we can’t build it alone.
We’re always looking for engineers, researchers, infrastructure builders and partners who want to help build this from the ground up.
We’re heavily bootstrapped. There’s no big budget behind us, and I won’t pretend otherwise.
But if building Africa’s own AI computing infrastructure, all the way down to the silicon, is a mission you believe is worth your time and effort, I want to hear from you.
My DMs are open.
man looks like someone that will not abscond with your money.
Happy birthday Uncle @the_boludada and cheers to one more year of manning the frontiers of african money matters.
yes, it definitely is ambitious.
we plan to become buddies with 300M+ women and solve a problem they face every month.
hehe. looking forward to the fun.
24 hours left to apply to @ycombinator batch.
I'm in the F26 batch and YC is the best thing that happened to me. here are some tips for the brave founders applying.
- be yourself
- be honest
- clear and concise answers
- don't use jargon and talk in simple English
- know what you are taking about in every detail
- show quick growth on your business
- explain why someone would pay for it
- your idea does not matter as much as the vision or the execution
- it should be extremely ambitious. like planetary or multi planetary scale vision!
- you are the most exceptional person to build your company, explain what makes you exceptional
If I can help you, let me know!
for people whose hearts bear burdens that’ll shape this world.
people whose souls are riddled with intense desires that go beyond the mundane.
people who care enough to give a fuck.
to believe that I’ve been doing something similar to this — taking 9 pictures of my day and making a collage — for the past 150 days.
I’ll probably hop on this. hehe.
guys, i am thinking,
a 30-day cinematic challenge that will run for the whole of November, a very very simple challenge, here is what it entails,
you are gonna film just one scene, only one daily, you post it,( i think we should use a hashtag, so i can track so let's use: #trusttheprocess30days )
you don't need a camera if you dont have one, you dont need lights, just film whatever comes to mind for that day, and at the end of the challenge, you will combine the 30 shots, into a cinematic sequence, and tell a story with it.
i will figure out what to gift the best sequence, in due time. who is down?
