An Eldoret-born Kenyan entrepreneur based in the United States is making headlines after building a fast-growing healthcare technology platform that has generated more than Sh129 million in annual recurring revenue in under five months.
Allan Njoroge, a Kenyan innovator living and working in the US, is at the centre of a digital transformation that is reshaping how nurses and doctors access employment opportunities across America.
Njoroge is the founder of ShiftNex, an AI-powered healthcare staffing platform that connects medical professionals with job openings and urgent shift opportunities in different parts of the country.
The platform has quickly become a major player in the healthcare labour market, serving more than 5,000 healthcare workers and helping hospitals and medical facilities fill critical staffing gaps.
His success has attracted attention not only for the speed at which the business has grown, but also for its wider impact in creating employment pathways for healthcare workers in a sector that continues to face staffing shortages.
Before launching ShiftNex, Njoroge had already built a strong foundation in the industry through Actriv, one of the largest healthcare staffing agencies in Washington State.
“Njoroge founded Actriv Healthcare in 2017 with the goal of leveraging technology to connect nurses with available hours to local healthcare facilities. While enabling hospitals to help patients, Njoroge also wanted to give nurses more freedom, flexibility, stability and the chance to earn extra income,” Staffing Industry Analysts notes.
The experience exposed him to the persistent challenges hospitals face in recruiting skilled workers and the difficulties healthcare professionals encounter when seeking reliable placements.
That exposure, he says, shaped his understanding of the medical sector and inspired him to develop a technology-driven solution that responds directly to real-world needs.
In a remarkable twist, Njoroge has revealed that he built ShiftNex without having a coding background. Instead, he relied on Lovable, an artificial intelligence platform that allows users to create applications and websites by describing their ideas in natural language.
By outlining his vision and requirements, the system generated the platform’s structure and features, enabling him to develop a fully functional product without writing complex code.
“He used Lovable, a platform that allows users to build apps and websites by interacting with AI, to create the entire system. He simply described his vision, and the platform developed it, no heavy coding required. Today, ShiftNex serves as a lifeline for over 5,000 healthcare workers, connecting them to critical shifts across the country,” a post by the Kenyan Diaspora Media reads.
The rapid rise of ShiftNex highlights a growing trend in global entrepreneurship, where AI tools are lowering the barriers to entry for innovators and allowing individuals to launch scalable businesses faster than ever before.
“What keeps me up at night is the need to accelerate innovations and start making things better,” Njoroge says.
