Real impact, real returns
For years, low-income earners, Millennials and Gen Z have watched from the sidelines as traditional wealth-building opportunities grew out of reach — priced out, overlooked and increasingly frustrated. Hodhi’s AKRE changes that: one one-time payment opens powerful wealth-creation tools to anyone.
Who Hodhi serves
Property owners
Individuals and families — including high-net-worth individuals and family offices — and institutions seeking liquidity, such as pension funds and SACCOs.
Developers
Build-to-Rent developers in need of development finance for high-quality, affordable rental housing.
Individual savers
Low-income earners, Millennials and Gen Z saving for the long term and building access to credit.
Investment groups & corporates
Chamas, SACCOs and fund managers diversifying portfolios, plus corporates and small businesses using AKREs for employee benefits and customer rewards.
Financing green, affordable homes
Every AKRE finances the development of green, affordable rental housing in urban areas — backing inclusive urban growth, deeper African capital markets, and sustainable cities and communities.
No poverty
Good health and well-being
Gender equality
Clean water and sanitation
Decent work and economic growth
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Reduced inequalities
Sustainable cities and communities
Climate action
Partnerships for the goals
Meet the founders
The Hodhi team is anchored by its two founders, who bring over seven years of collaborative experience and a wealth of combined expertise in real estate and development — committed to practical solutions for the unique challenges of Sub-Saharan Africa, and personally invested with USD 80,000 of their own funds.
Mao Mukuria
Co-Founder & CEO An entrepreneur and fintech innovator with a strong background in product development, media and technology. With a career spanning financial technology, media production and digital innovation, Mao has successfully launched products and led Hodhi to the Nairobi Securities Exchange Ibuka Program. His passion lies in financial inclusion, alternative investments, and the future of capital markets in Africa.
Graeme Reid
Co-Founder Graeme has worked in development across the not-for-profit, public and private sectors, leading large-scale, mixed-use and mixed-income developments, urban regeneration projects, and social and affordable housing developments. He was the first Chief Executive Officer of the Johannesburg Development Agency, responsible for developments such as Constitution Hill — home to South Africa’s Constitutional Court — and Freedom Square.
Together they combine visionary leadership in digital finance with decades of experience delivering large-scale, high-impact developments — the unique ability to build a scalable, trusted platform that unlocks both financial and social value across Africa.
A fully regulated environment
Strong investor protection is built into how Hodhi operates.
Capital Markets Authority
Regulator
Nairobi Securities Exchange
Marketplace
Nairobi International Finance Centre Authority
Regulator