Anthony Kiplimo
Head, Research & Innovation
Nairobi County, Kenya
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Top SchoolAnthony Kiplimo is a product-focused technology leader with 8 years of experience turning developer-facing ideas into products that people use and love, currently heading Research & Innovation at Purple Elephant Ventures in Nairobi. He blends product ownership, developer experience, and platform partnerships from roles across NCBA, LOOP DFS, Okra, and Africa's Talking, where he helped grow pan-African developer engagement. Comfortable bridging technical and non-technical teams, he has led developer relations, UX, and growth initiatives while producing content to evangelize technology across the continent. Anthony’s background in IT, full-stack development training, business analytics and application security gives him a rare mix of product, technical, and security sensibilities. He’s passionate about building Africa’s developer economy and often combines storytelling and hands-on community programs to surface local talent and real product opportunities. Colleagues describe him as a builder who prioritizes usable outcomes over flashy features, turning developer insights into scalable offerings.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Information Technology, Bachelor of Science Information Technology at Kabarak UniversityMoi High School KabarakBusiness Analytics Business Intelligence Specialist, Business Analytics Business Intelligence Specialist at IBM Middle East and Africa UniversitySystem Networking and LAN/WAN Management/Manager, System Networking and LAN/WAN Management/Manager at Cisco AcademySt. George's Geenland AcademyFull Stack Web Development Certification Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification Software Engineering at freeCodeCamp
English, Kiswahili
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (59)
voice-commands10
ussd10
mpesa10
shortcode9
sms9
mms9
voice9
callback-url9
api8
airtime8
callback8
payment8
vonage8
sdk8
sms-gateway8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
AnthonyLimo/AT-USSD
Jul 2018 - Mar 2019
Simple callback/web-hook that implements a USSD application using the Python Flask framework on the Africa's Talking API platform.
Contributions:6 commits, 1 PR, 5 pushes in 7 months
apiapi-platformpythonflaskflask-framework
AnthonyLimo/Simple-USSD
May 2020 - Jun 2022
One file USSD with menu builder
Contributions:1 PR, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
menubuilderussdone-filemenu-builder
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