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Kenya’s M-Kopa on MIT’s top 50 smart firms list
US PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WHEN HE VISITED THE M-KOPA STAND AT THE POWER AFRICA INNOVATION FAIR IN 2015 ON THE SIDELINES OF THE GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT IN NAIROBI. FILE PHOTO
M-Kopa, a solar energy firm, is among the world’s top 50 smartest companies in the world, according to a ranking by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The firm, which made its first appearance on the coveted list, was placed in position 34 ahead of e-commerce firm Jumia (44), multinational tech giant IBM (39), social media firm Snap (48), Daimler (46) and Adidas (38), which was featured in the list for launching a “robot-intensive microfactory” in Asnbach, Germany.
