JentaHub is a verified talent marketplace that connects businesses around the world with verified African professionals. The firm’s mission is to give qualified African professionals greater access to international opportunities offered by global businesses, clients, and NGOs.
JentaHub says despite the existence of platforms like Upwork, Toptal, and Fiverr for many years, unemployment among qualified African professionals continues to rise, showing that the unique challenges Africans face in accessing global work opportunities still need better solutions and this is exactly where JentaHub comes in..
Apart from freelance services, JentaHub includes Jenta-Gigs, a dedicated microtask platform that provides professionals with additional earning opportunities through trusted global partners such as CPX Research, BitLabs, AdGate Media, and others.
TechMoran caught up with JentaHub founder and CEO Joseph Ongachi on how the verified talent marketplace aims give qualified African professionals greater access to international opportunities.
Why did you start Jentahub?
I founded JentaHub in 2026 after recognizing the challenges many qualified African professionals continue to face on existing freelancing platforms, particularly when it comes to accessing meaningful international work despite having valuable skills, qualifications, and experience.
As the founder and CEO, I oversee product development, technology, and the overall direction of the business while continuously improving the platform based on user feedback, industry research, and the evolving needs of both professionals and businesses.
What gap in the market did you spot?
We identified a clear gap between Africa’s growing pool of qualified professionals and the global demand for skilled talent. While many freelancing platforms provide access to online work, they have not adequately addressed the barriers that continue to limit African professionals from fully participating in the global digital economy. At the same time, businesses continue to face trust challenges when hiring remotely, making verification more important than ever.
Our competitors include Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.com, and Toptal. JentaHub differentiates itself by focusing specifically on verified African professionals through identity, academic qualification, and skills verification, while creating multiple earning opportunities through both freelancing and Jenta-Gigs. Our goal is not simply to compete with existing platforms, but to solve the specific challenges that continue to affect qualified African professionals.
You have investors or boostrapping?
JentaHub is currently bootstrapped and has been entirely self-funded from the beginning. This has allowed us to remain focused on building the platform around the real needs of professionals and businesses rather than external pressures.
Our biggest milestone so far has been successfully launching the platform, onboarding our first users, integrating leading global earning partners through Jenta-Gigs, and establishing the foundation for strategic partnerships that will accelerate future growth.
What has uptake been like?
JentaHub is in its early launch stage and has started onboarding its first users while actively gathering feedback to improve the platform. The growth rate has been encouraging and reinforces our belief that we are solving a genuine problem in the online hiring space, where many professionals remain underserved and businesses continue to struggle with trust when hiring remotely.
Our current focus is on growing our community of verified professionals, strengthening partnerships with international businesses and organizations, and continuously improving the platform to deliver a world-class hiring experience.
What markets are you operating in currently?
While we are based in Kenya, our primary focus is Africa, where we identify, verify, and onboard qualified professionals across multiple industries. Most of our professional community is African, the businesses, clients, and organizations we serve are global. Our objective is to bridge the gap between Africa’s highly skilled workforce and international opportunities that have traditionally been difficult for many professionals to access.
As we continue to grow, we plan to expand into more African countries while increasing our presence in international markets by attracting more global businesses and organizations to hire through JentaHub. Our long-term vision is to become the leading gateway connecting verified African professionals with opportunities around the world.
What is your business model?
JentaHub generates revenue through service fees charged as a percentage of professionals’ earnings on completed freelance projects, commissions generated through Jenta-Gigs, and premium tools and hiring features offered to businesses seeking a more advanced recruitment experience.
As an early-stage startup, our primary focus is building a sustainable platform, expanding our user base, and delivering long-term value. Revenue generation is growing alongside the platform as we continue to onboard both professionals and businesses.
Any chalenges so far?
One of the biggest challenges has been building trust as a new platform while competing against well-established global marketplaces that have operated for many years. Convincing both professionals and businesses to embrace a new platform requires consistently demonstrating credibility, security, and quality at every stage of the user experience.
Because of that we have put a strong emphasis on trust through identity verification, strict academic qualification verification, and skills verification, ensuring the professionals we connect to global opportunities are backed by verified credentials rather than just claims, while supporting every project with secure payments and built-in collaboration tools.
Another major challenge has been developing the infrastructure required to support international payments, strict verification processes, secure project collaboration, and global earning partnerships while remaining completely bootstrapped. Although these challenges have required significant investment of time and resources, they have also shaped the strong foundation on which JentaHub is being built.