Africa’s first hands-free smart speaker.
Meet Kaya. Ask it questions, play music, control your home, and more. All with just your voice.
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Meet the Kaya family.
Kaya S
Smaller in size, but mighty helpful. Kaya S fits in more places around your home.
Kaya M
Big sound for bigger help. Kaya M is great for shared spaces like the kitchen.
Kaya L
Our largest speaker, made for your music. Kaya L will fill your whole home with crisp sound.
Designed with you in mind.
Premium materials
Kaya is designed to blend in beautifully with your home. All the fabrics and materials have been carefully selected for aesthetics and the best audio performance.
Durable construction
We made sure Kaya outlasts all the curious friends. The cloth is made from hemp fiber crafted by Tanzanian artisans. The inside is built with industrial graphite-light and powerful. The base is made of African wood, sourced carefully from local cooperatives.
USB connectivity
Play your music directly from your device through the elegant USB entry port. It’s easy to connect with any USB device.
Ring light
See the status of your Kaya with the simple lights on the crown of your device. It’ll help you know when your smart speaker is pairing, listening, thinking, and speaking. When you want to turn your speaker off, simply hold the Kaya logo LED button.
Made to work together
Not only do all 3 Kaya speakers look and feel like a family, they also work together. Play music across all the speakers around the house with just a few words.
LED main button
The Kaya logo on the top is an indicator of the battery level. It also provides a nice presence into the room while a long press will turn the device on or off. During pairing bars of the logo indicate the wifi signal intensity.
Specifications
Kaya S
Small: bottom diameter 65 mm top diameter 51 mm height 68 mm
Kaya M
Medium: bottom length 160 mm top length 100 mm height 100 mm
Kaya L
Large: 995 mm at the bottom, 151 mm wide, 1256 mm at the top, 74 mm wide and 175 mm high
The team
The Smart Kaya team includes a diverse team of entrepreneurs united by one focus – turning every house in Africa into a smart home.
Isaya Yunge
Isaya Yunge is an unshakable optimist, futurist, and visionary thinker with a rare intellect. With a passion for entrepreneurship and technology, Isaya is an enthusiast who turns ideas into reality, and is a tireless advocate for youth involvement in creating innovative solutions that impact people’s lives. Isaya Yunge was recognized by Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 as a promising change-maker in the continent and received “The Queens Young Leaders Award 2018” from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, for his work using technology to impact communities and lives with sustainable solutions. As an alumni of the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program, Isaya is passionate about advocating for a tech startup friendly environment, with the goal of inspiring innovation and African technological advancement.
Donald Rusimbi
Donald is a Tanzanian Creative Lead and Sr. Art director with 10 years of experience in Advertising, Brand Design and Product Innovation. He predicates his work on soulful, creative and impactful storytelling. He has designed for top brands including Salesforce, LinkedIn, Square Inc, NBA, Playstation and Logitech to name a few. Donald started his career in Dubai at Lowe Mena & partner before moving to Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco. Early in his career, he created an award-winning campaign for the Season of Sharing to raise money to prevent homelessness. Donald served as lead on the campaign that closed with a record high of over $1.8 million and a Best of Show Gold ADDY in the Suncoast Addy's Award. Donald continues his work in Silicon Valley, helping the world’s most influential companies value brand and business growth through creative marketing.
Phnam Bagley
Phnam is a French Industrial Designer and Creative Director with 15+ years experience designing hardware in Audio, Wearables, Neurotech/Biotech, Luxury & Fashion, Packaging, Sports and Aerospace. She has designed and led teams at varied design consultancies including IDEO, Lunar, Matter and Lifestyledesign. Phnam's work spans 4 continents, and companies ranging from Fortune 500's to startups. Clients include Intel, Comcast, Facebook, Atari, Halo Neuroscience and more. She speaks internationally on the subject of “Design for a Better Future”, covering stories of groundbreaking technologies, responsibility, design thinking and education. Phnam also teaches industrial design at California College of the Arts and mentors at Founder Institute.
Mardis Bagley
Mardis is an American Industrial Designer and Creative Director with 15+ years of experience in Consumer Electronics, Neurotech, Lifestyle, Soft Goods and Packaging. He specializes in fast, technical execution and has spent extensive time overseas shepherding products through mass production to ensure design intent. He has designed for the likes of Nike, Facebook, Logitech, Dell, Intel, Chevron, Jiffy Lube, Corning, Symantec and for mid-sized companies and startups too numerous to count. His direct efforts have garnered tens of millions of dollars in sales and venture capital funding. Prior to his career in industrial design, he worked for fifteen years in the graphic design field, managing branding, and digital design teams. Mardis teaches Sustainability & Social Impact at the California College of the Arts.
Cyril Matswetu
Cyril is a South African IP attorney and entrepreneur with 8 years of experience in intellectual property, technology, and entertainment law. After earning his law degree and Masters in IP and technology law, Cyril joined White & Case LLP where he worked in patent litigation and IP transactions. After his time in private practice he pivoted in-house, initially at Box, Inc. and later Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Over the years he's counseled sales teams and sales management teams on a variety of licensing, intellectual property, commercial, and anti-trust law topics; partnered with various business units on legal issues related to new and existing licensing programs; and advised teams on legal compliance, intellectual property protection, marketing, and adequate documentation of creative relationships.
Jeremy Lwanga
Jeremy is a Ugandan Software Engineering leader and Technical Advisor with 15+ years of experience in building products with innovative system designs, scalable infrastructure including distributed systems, machine learning, and beautiful user interfaces on web and mobile. Jeremy's experience spans multiple industries including Education, Media/Entertainment, and Software. He previously co-founded a social network for international students in the US after graduating with his Computer Science bachelor's degree. He is currently leading the Hiring Intelligence engineering team at LinkedIn - responsible for a billion+ dollar enterprise SaaS business helping hirers plan, strategize, and source the best talent for their companies.
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