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Our Journey & Vision

Building capacity, not dependency โ€” from Bamenda.

Founded in 2021, NestX bridges African ingenuity and technology-driven impact through sustainable, contextual engineering.

The NestX narrative

Africa has the talent. We build the tools.

NestX was born from a simple observation: Africa has immense creative potential, yet too often relies on imported, non-contextual technology. We set out to change that.

What began as a small R&D workshop for custom hardware has grown into a multi-disciplinary innovation hub specialising in high-precision digital fabrication and climate-smart agri-tech. We manufacture in Cameroon, for Cameroon โ€” so every machine we make is serviceable, sustainable, and scalable.

The NestX engineering team in Bamenda

Our core pillars

What drives every project.

01 / PEOPLE

Capacity Building

Training the next generation of engineers and entrepreneurs โ€” 120+ trained so far.

02 / PLANET

Circular Resilience

Sourcing locally, especially plastic waste, to build durable products and close the loop.

03 / PRICE

Affordable Innovation

World-class precision at prices local startups and farmers can actually scale with.

04 / PLACE

Localized Engineering

Hardware designed to thrive in African conditions โ€” maintenance-friendly and built to last.

Our evolution

From a small lab to an innovation hub.

2021

The genesis

NestX opens in Bamenda as a small R&D lab dedicated to affordable 3D printing and custom hardware.

2022

Closing the loop

We launch our circular manufacturing division, producing Cameroon's first recycled 3D filament.

2023

Precision engineering

Expansion into full digital fabrication services and the launch of our solar agri-tech pilot.

2024

Empowering others

The public makerspace opens and our youth technical training programmes officially launch.

The minds behind the machines

A youth-led, multidisciplinary team.

Chiabi Franka Tohnain, Co-Founder & CEO

Chiabi Franka Tohnain

Co-Founder & CEO

Electrical & Electronic Engineer leading NestX's vision in localized R&D, circular manufacturing, and sustainable engineering.

Chia Jessibel Nanain, Co-Founder ยท Training & Digital Infrastructure

Chia Jessibel Nanain

Co-Founder ยท Training & Digital Infrastructure

Computer Engineer in networking and cybersecurity, leading training systems and the secure digital backbone behind NestX.

Forche Moses, Mechanical Engineering Lead

Forche Moses

Mechanical Engineering Lead

Responsible for machine design, fabrication systems, and mechanical optimization across NestX projects.

Leong Macsmith Lue, Chief Financial Officer

Leong Macsmith Lue

Chief Financial Officer

Oversees financial strategy, budgeting and compliance, ensuring sustainable growth and operational stability.

Dexter Njie Jr, Cloud & DevOps ยท Digital Platforms Lead

Dexter Njie Jr

Cloud & DevOps ยท Digital Platforms Lead

Oversees NestX's website, cloud infrastructure (AWS & GCP), and digital growth strategy.

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Let's build something for here.

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