A Burundian innovation hub, with a Berlin partner.
TunaShare Burundi is a social enterprise and innovation hub. For three years we have supported entrepreneurs, women leaders and community projects in Bujumbura. TunaRide is our flagship next chapter: circular bike mobility, built with logistics support from Berlin.
One organisation. Multiple programs. One coherent mission: practical, inclusive solutions for Burundi.
From Berlin streets to Bujumbura stations
TunaRide started with a question I couldn't shake: why does my city have a thousand abandoned bikes locked to the same poles, while my home country has people walking three hours to work because there's no fuel?
I'm a Berlin-based founder with roots in East Africa. For years I watched Burundi struggle with fuel shortages that stopped buses, raised taxi prices, and quietly cost people their jobs and their kids' school days. I also watched Germany throw away — or simply forget — bikes that were perfectly capable of another life.
Big aid programmes don't fix this. Apps that copy Western mobility models don't fix it either. What works is a real loop: collect locally in Germany, refurbish properly, ship by container, train people on the ground in Burundi, and let them run the network as a real business with real wages.
That's TunaRide. Not a charity. Not a side project. A serious, hybrid social enterprise built with the rigour of a startup and the values of a movement.
"When a young woman in Bujumbura unlocks her bike with a phone, and that bike was donated by a family in Hamburg, two continents have just helped each other. That is the future."
— Mick R. Nahimana, Founder & CEO, TunaShare
An impact ecosystem where entrepreneurs find everything they need to make saving the world their business.
TunaShare's mission is to bring together startups from every corner of Burundi into a single space — so they can work side by side, build win-win partnerships, and unlock real savings through shared resources.
We also offer an open, calm and comfortable workspace for anyone who needs one — helping young university graduates find a welcoming place to meet, exchange ideas and get serious work done.
Four non-negotiables
Dignity first
Entrepreneurs, partners, customers and team members are treated as equals — never as beneficiaries.
Women-led leadership
Around 70% of the ventures and programs we support are led by women. It shapes how we hire, mentor and decide.
Honest impact
We measure what matters — incubated startups, jobs, revenue, CO₂ — and publish numbers, even when they're hard.
Local first, globally connected
Rooted in Bujumbura, working with European partners. Solutions designed for Burundi, not imported templates.
The people behind TunaShare
A small, hands-on team running the hub, the houses and the community day after day.
Mick R. Nahimana
Founder
Yves Rusuku
Multimedia
Elsie J. Arakaza
Houses Manager
Kennedy Nduwimana
Facilitator
The startups inside the Hub
Founders from across Burundi build side by side at TunaShare — sharing space, partnerships and resources to grow faster together.
Submit your startup
Building something in or for Burundi? Tell us about it. We review applications every two weeks and onboard a new cohort each quarter.
One HQ. One partner office.
Bujumbura — HQ
Headquarters of TunaShare Burundi: incubation hub, TunaWork co-working, TunaVibe café & gallery, TunaRoom guest house and TunaRide operations.
Berlin — partner office
European partnerships, fundraising and circular-economy logistics supporting our Bujumbura programs.
CEO's OUT — where the magic happens
Every quarter, TunaShare brings together founders, professionals and changemakers from across Bujumbura to swap stories, sharpen ideas and read the market together. Three editions in — and growing.
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CEO's OUT — 4th Edition · #AfterKazi
Our 4th edition official flyer — CEOs, founders and techies meet-up. Powered by Dukuze, Unwind, Hyacinth, Arka, KPS, Ksquad and VAB.
CEO's OUT 3 — Founders & Techies Meet-Up
Third edition with live music and partner showcases from KPS, Brainiak and Baza — a milestone night for Bujumbura's founder community.
Behind the scenes — set-up evening
The hour before doors open: cocktail tables out, CEO's OUT banner up, sound check running. The quiet ritual that makes the night work.
Maboko Ishasha Company at BISAC 2023
MIS — Maboko Ishasha Company, one of the women-led ventures incubated at the Hub — showcasing at the BISAC arts fair next to Intara Zirakina.
CEO's OUT — Latest edition
Our most recent quarterly gathering: founders, creatives and operators trading honest takes on the Burundian market over an evening of food, music and unscripted conversation.
CEO's OUT — Companion night
Second flyer from the same edition — a focused mixer on women-led ventures, partnerships and how to grow a startup when the macro is against you.
CEO's OUT — 2nd Edition
Second edition of our flagship CEO's OUT meet-up: 50+ entrepreneurs, panel talks, peer feedback rounds and the now-traditional after-hours networking.
CEO's OUT — 1st Edition
Where it all started. The very first CEO's OUT brought together a small circle of Bujumbura founders to exchange war stories — and seeded the community we run today.
Where the magic happens
Off-stage moments from across our events: workshops, founder meet-ups and informal evenings where most of the real connections actually get made.