AI Foundry · Mombasa Rd · Open 24 Hours
The Yard · Mombasa Road
The Yard · Mombasa Road · 100 desks

You don't
rent a desk.
You buy time.

KSh 3,000 buys 24 hours of workspace, metered by the hour. Come for 3 hours a day and it lasts more than a week. Clock in, the meter runs. Clock out, it stops. Top up by M-Pesa when you run low.

Foundry Pass CARD Nº 0001
3,000 KSH / 24 HOURS BANKED

Metered strictly per hour. No expiry tricks — 30 days to burn it.

How many hours will you come in per day?

1 hr4 hrs8 hrs
3 hrs / day
8 days it lasts
375 KSh / day

Same pass, your pace. The meter only runs while you're clocked in. Wi-Fi, coffee corner & AI tools included in every hour.

The day shift · builders, job seekers, remote workers · all here
The day shift · builders, job seekers, remote workers · all here

How it works

The punch-clock,
rebuilt.

Our device management system meters everything. No staff watching the clock, no awkward conversations — the system keeps it fair for everyone.

1

Buy hours

Pay by M-Pesa at the kiosk or from your phone. Hours land in your wallet instantly.

2

Clock in

Scan your QR at the gate. The system assigns you a free desk and the meter starts.

3

Work. Leave. Repeat.

Clock out any time — the meter stops to the minute. Your balance carries to tomorrow.

4

Top up

At 4 hours left, you get a WhatsApp nudge. Renew in 30 seconds without leaving your chair.

Pricing

Pick your card.
Punch it.

Every pass is metered per hour and includes Wi-Fi, the coffee corner, lockers and AI tools. Bigger banks, better rates.

Starter

8-Hour Card

1,200KSH

KSh 150 / hour · try us out

  • 8 hours banked · use any time in 30 days
  • Hot desk, auto-assigned
  • Wi-Fi, coffee corner, locker
  • AI workstation access
Get your Day Pass
The one to get
Foundry Pass

24-Hour Card

3,000KSH

KSh 125 / hour · 3 hrs a day = 8 days

  • 24 hours banked, 30-day window
  • Everything in Starter
  • 1 free meeting-room hour
  • Priority desk at peak times
  • Low-balance WhatsApp alerts
Get the Foundry Pass
Heavy

60-Hour Card

6,500KSH

KSh 108 / hour · for the regulars

  • 60 hours banked, 45-day window
  • Everything in Foundry Pass
  • 3 meeting-room hours
  • Business address use
  • 2 guest passes
Go heavy

Meeting room

KSh 5,000

2-hr session · seats 6–8 · 4K screen

Conference room

KSh 15,000

Half day · seats 20 · full AV

Event floor

KSh 40,000

Evenings & weekends · 200+ pax

Virtual office

KSh 2,000/mo

Mombasa Rd address + mail handling

Code & build lab · GPU rigs · AI workstations · dual monitors
Code & build lab · GPU rigs · AI workstations · dual monitors

Included in every hour

The foundry
tools.

Shared AI workstations and guided tools, loaded and ready. The kind of leverage that used to need a KSh 2,000 day pass — included at KSh 125 an hour.

CV & Career Studio

AI-assisted CV building, cover letters and interview practice. Walk out application-ready.

Idea Forge

Business model canvases, pitch deck drafts and market research — turn the idea in your head into a document today.

Code & Build Lab

High-spec machines with AI coding assistants and ready dev environments, for builders who need more than a browser.

Content Studio

A quiet recording booth with AI editing and script tools. Build your brand from inside The Yard.

Print & Docs Desk

Printing, scanning and document polish — certificates, tenders, proposals — handled at the counter.

The Notice Wall

Live job listings, gigs and tenders curated daily, plus a members' WhatsApp where opportunities move fast.

The Vault · call pods · isolated VLANs · 5am–midnight
The Vault · call pods · isolated VLANs · 5am–midnight

For remote workers

The Vault.
Built to pass your employer's IT checklist.

A separately secured zone for people working remotely for foreign companies. Isolated networks, soundproof call pods, backup power — the home-office problem, solved.

Pass Your Employer's IT Checklist

Per-member isolated VLAN — not shared café Wi-Fi. Enterprise firewall, WPA3, and your corporate VPN runs clean on dual ISPs with 5G failover.

Call Pods

Soundproofed booths with proper lighting, neutral backgrounds and wired ethernet. Take the 9pm California stand-up like a professional.

Power That Holds

UPS and inverter backup on the whole zone. Your Zoom never dies — not in a blackout, not ever.

Privacy By Design

Privacy-screen monitors, lockable storage, clean-desk policy and no cameras over shoulders — your employer's data stays yours.

Timezone Hours

Work when your team works — from London to San Francisco. The whole Yard runs 24 hours, and the Vault is the guarded night zone.

The Employer Letter

A one-pager describing our security setup for your HR or IT team — and we can invoice your employer in USD. Many companies reimburse it fully.

Vault hourly

KSh 250/hr

Same wallet, secure zone

Vault monthly

KSh 18,000

Unlimited · 24/7 access

Call pod

KSh 300/hr

Bookable by any member

Employer letter

Free

USD invoicing available

The Yard café · real espresso · KSh prices
The café · espresso KSh 150 · flat white KSh 200
QR clock-in gate · WELCOME BACK · hours remaining
Clock in by QR · meter starts · hours deducted per minute

Straight comparison

Why pay for hours
you don't use?

The Yard
Typical co-work
Cheapest way in
KSh 125/hr
KSh 2,000/day
Pay only for time used
AI tools included
M-Pesa native billing
Free parking
Open 24 hours, every day
Working at 3am at The Yard
3am · still open
Open floor desks · THE YARD
Open floor · KSh 125/hr
The Yard exterior · Open 24 hours · Nairobi
Mombasa Road · open 24 hours · Nairobi skyline

Find the warehouse

The Yard exterior at night
Mombasa road · open 24 hours

Mombasa
Road,
Nairobi.

10 min from CBD Every matatu route Free secure parking South B & C nearby Uber / Bolt friendly Airport-side access

The warehouse
never closes.

Nairobi's only 24-hour workspace. Working for a New York team until 1am? A California stand-up at 9pm? The lights are on, the guard is at the gate, and your desk is waiting.

  • Every day24 hours
  • Night zone (10pm – 6am)Guarded & lit
  • Secure parkingAll night
  • Event floorBy booking
The Foundry Pass · 24 hours banked · KSh 3,000
The Foundry Pass · 24 hours · KSh 3,000

New · The Yard Fellowship

An AI fellowship
for Africa.

12 months. Full-time. In-person. Early-career Kenyans trained on Claude, placed in nonprofits and startups, paid a living wage — KSh 120,000/month.

Every fellow graduates with the Claude Certified Architect (CCA-F) credential from Anthropic Partner Academy. Every fellow publishes a public case study. 80% are employed in AI roles within 90 days. The only place in East Africa to earn this.

Powered by Claude via M-Pesa. No USD card. No locked door. First cohort: 50–100 fellows.

Learn more Join waitlist
The Yard Code and Build Lab
Code & build lab · where fellows work
12
months
100
fellows
Claude tokens

Clock in.

Your first 8 hours cost KSh 1,200. If The Yard doesn't earn its place in your week, you've lost the price of two lunches.

Call to reserve hours or write to hello@theyard.africa — replies same day

Pre-launch · Founding members

Join the
waitlist.

Founding members lock their rate for 12 months and get first access on opening day. We'll WhatsApp you the moment we open the gates.

Join the waitlist

The Yard opens soon.

Send us your name and WhatsApp number and we'll notify you the moment the doors open.

WhatsApp us to join →

OR EMAIL: hello@theyard.africa

Investors & Partners

Let's start a conversation.

We are in active discussions with Anthropic and seeking co-investors and host organisations for Cohort A. Get in touch directly.

Email invest@theyard.africa →

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