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Startups
Nigerian Startup Klasha Appoints Ayman Jawhar as New Chief Product Officer
Lagos and San Francisco-based Klasha has appointed Ayman Jawhar as its new Chief Product Officer. Ayman will be based in the United…
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Kenya power to start construction of charging hubs for electric vehicles
Kenya Power has announced plans to is to start the construction of electric charging centres for electric vehicles in the…
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Kenyan HR startup FaidiHR raises undisclosed amount of funding from SprintX
Kenyan startup Crew HR & Payroll has rebranded to FaidiHR after it received an undisclosed amount of funding from SprintX,…
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Kenyan insurtech Lami Technologies raises $3.7M to expand across Africa
Kenya-based insurtech startup Lami Technologies has raised a US$ 3.7m seed extension to expand its insurtech product across Africa. The…
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[Interview] Efayomi Carr: Embedded finance and its impact on financial inclusion
Efayomi Carr is a Principal at Flourish Ventures, a Global Fintech Venture Firm investing in fintech startups across the globe,…
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Nigeria’s mobility startup Moove has expanded to India
Nigeria is home to some of the most innovative startups and many of them are disrupting their respective industries in…
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AfricInvest and Cathay Innovation Complete Final Close of €110M Pan-African Venture Fund
Africa’s multi-asset investment platform AfricInvest and global venture capital firm Cathay Innovation, have completed the final close of their joint Pan-African…
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Kenyan Startup Flare Among Winners Of The Inaugural Kofi Anan Innovation Prize
Three startups from Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe have been named winners of the inaugural Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in…
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Blockchain
Multimedia University Students Benefit from Polygon and Impact+ Blockchain Training
Everyone with some interest in emerging technologies has by now heard of or interacted with blockchain, the technology used to…
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Interviews
[Interview] Lean data practices can help mitigate risks for Kenyan SMEs, says Mozilla’s Noémie Hailu
Three weeks ago, Mozilla unveiled a Lean Data Practices (LDP)course for SMEs and startups in Kenya to increase their awareness…
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CMM launches 3rd edition of its mentorship programme for African female tech founders
C. Moore Media, International Public Relations (CMM) has announced the launch of the third edition of The Future is Female Mentorship Programme.…
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Startups
Nigeria’s Moove has raised $20m debt funding from British International Investment
The British International Investment (BII) has extended $20 million in debt funding to Nigerian mobility startup Moove. The 4-year structured…
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Moringa School raises an undisclosed amount of funding from Leading Investor Proparco
Learning-accelerator Moringa School has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Proparco to support its expansion outside Kenya. The funding…
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BUSINESS
Fintech Company WorldRemit Ranks Kenya Among its Top 3 Markets In Africa
WorldRemit, a global money transfer company with a presence in over 130 countries has placed Kenya among its top 3…
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Flutterwave Has Appointed Former American Express Executive as New CFO
Flutterwave has announced the appointment of Oneal Bhambani as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Bhambani joins the Nigerian fintech…
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Nigerian fintech startup Indicina raises $3m seed funding for Africa expansion
Nigerian fintech startup Indicina has raised $3 million in seed funding round to accelerate its expansion into other African markets.…
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Startups
Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE raises $8 Million Series A funding to expand across Africa
A Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE has raised one of the highest African funding this quarter of the year after clinching…
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Africa’s digital economy to reach $712 billion by 2050, Endeavor Nigeria report
Africa’s technology ecosystem is set for a period of exponential growth, accelerated by strong market fundamentals and the impact of…
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Kenyan government is considering creating a startup advisory board
The Kenyan government is considering creating a startup advisory board to support the continued acceleration of startups in the country.…
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Nigerian EdTech startup Afrilearn joins the UNICEF Innovation Fund
Nigerian EdTech startup Afrilearn has emerged as the only Nigerian startup to join the latest cohort of the UNICEF Venture Fund. Afrilearn…
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World Bank and PFG To Provide $30 million for Fintechs in Emerging Markets
The World Bank, through its global development institution the International Finance Corporation(IFC) and US-Based fund manager Partners for Growth (PFG)…
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French government backed Digital Africa initiative aims to boost growth among tech entrepreneurs in Africa
The French government is playing a proactive role in weaning the rapidly-growing digital landscape in Africa through an initiative dubbed…
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Taxi hailing company Little Is going into the logistics business
Kenyan ride-hailing company Little is venturing into the logistics business, CEO Kamal Budhabhatti has announced. “We learned and mastered the…
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OPay and Mastercard partner to expand regional reach
OPay, a Nigerian fintech regarded as one of Africa’s most valuable fintech startups has entered into a strategic partnership with…
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Cairo Angels Injected Undisclosed Amount in Kenya’s FlexPay
Fintech startup FlexPay has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund(CASF). The Kenyan firm operates an…
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Kenyan Fintech Hisa Joins NVIDIA Inception Programme
Hisa App, a Kenyan mobile investment platform that allows anyone in Kenya to invest in U.S. stocks and ETFs using…
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Nigeria’s Freight Forwarder Topship Raises $2.5M Seed Funding
Since tech-based startups started playing a key role by bridging gaps in the logistics sector in Africa, we’ve witnessed tremendous…
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VC firm Ventures Platform appoints Dr. Dotun Olowoporoku as New Venture Partner
Pan-African VC firm, Ventures Platform has appointed Dr. Dotun Olowoporoku as its new Venture Partner. The appointment comes less than…
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Google announces 30,000 Africa developer scholarships for 2022
At least 30,000 aspiring and professional developers from across Africa will benefit from the Android and Google Cloud training opportunities.…
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Egyptian Fintech Paymob raises $50M in Series B funding
The continued attention on African fintech startups is attracting unprecedented attention and investments from high-ranking venture capitalists. The latest such…
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SA Remittance Fintech Mama Money Aims to offer Lowest Transfer Charges
Fintech startups in Africa are doing a spectacular job at revolutionizing remittances, accessibility, saving, and the whole culture surrounding finances.…
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Nigerian Trade Tech Firm Norebase Raises $1M in Pre-Seed Round
Norebase, a Nigeria-based trade technology firm announced on Wednesday that it has secured $1M pre-seed funding round. The funding round…
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Glovo Kenya tech startup pitch competition winners announced
On-demand delivery platform Glovo has announced the winners of its tech startup pitch competition in Kenya. Glovo in partnership with…
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Sa Nyoung Kim: Local entrepreneurs should partner with big firms to drive customer value
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) constitute over 90 per cent of businesses in Kenya and provide seven out of ten…
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BFA Global and FSD Africa launch a $3.3m fintech venture launcher for climate resilience in Africa
BFA Global and FSD Africa have unveiled a new venture launcher to support entrepreneurs in the fintech for climate resilience…
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Oracle, ICT Authority launch Digital Skills Development Initiative for Presidential Digital Talent Program graduates
ICT Authority and tech firm Oracle Kenya have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce a specialized training programme…
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Amazon is bringing a new AWS Local Zone cloud infrastructure to Kenya
Amazon Web Services has announced plans to launch an AWS Local Zone in Kenya. AWS, an Amazon.com, Inc. company made…
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Kenyan open finance infrastructure startup Credrails partners with Access Bank for future of finance in Africa
Access Bank has partnered with Kenyan women-led open finance infrastructure startup Credrails to develop open finance rails that will dramatically…
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Flutterwave goes live in Tanzania
African fintech Flutterwave has received approval from the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) to launch its payment service in the country.…
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Kenya looks to FinTech to supercharge financial inclusion, report
Kenya has the opportunity to become a continental leader in FinTech and dramatically boost financial inclusion by enhancing the existing…
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INSURANCE
YC-backed Curacel unveils new platform to enable tech companies offer insurance
Curacel, a YC-backed African insurance infrastructure startup, has launched an embedded insurance product that will enable tech companies to offer…
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Interviews
[Interview] Narek Verdian, CTO, Glovo: Understanding our users is at the heart of our development process
Narek Verdian is the Chief Technology Officer at Glovo, an on-demand delivery platform founded in Barcelona in 2015. The startup…
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Dream VC opens applications for its VC Fellowship Program in Africa
Dream VC, a Remote Venture Capital Upskilling Institute, has opened applications for its 2022 fellowship program for VCs in Africa.…
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African fintech Flutterwave rebrands, introduces new products and services
African fintech startup Flutterwave has unveiled a significant re-brand and identity at Flutterwave 3.0, a virtual event held on Friday, 18th February…
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[African Startup Review] Pie Kamau: Nigerian fintech Flutterwave is now Africa’s highest valued Unicorn
As the African fintech space continues to bloom, so does the funding. Flutterwave, the San Francisco-headquartered and Lagos-based company that…
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BitKE to host a webinar on startup funding in Africa, register to attend now
2021 was the biggest year, so far, in the history of funding for African startups which saw over $4.6 billion…
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BUSINESS
Questions you should ask before investing in Kenyan stocks
Investing in every part of the globe has its opportunities and risks. In various parts of Africa there are strengths…
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News
Logistics startup Truck It raises $13 million seed round, largest in MENAP trucking space
Pakistan’s logistics tech startup Truck It In has closed a $13 million seed round jointly led by venture capital firms…
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Kenyan logistics startup Amitruck raises $4M funding to expand across Africa
Kenya-based digital trucking logistics startup Amitruck has secured $4 million in seed funding to expand its operations across Africa. The…
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Wealth-tech startup Ndovu launches in Kenya to provide users with easy access to global financial market
Wealth-tech startup Ndovu has today officially launched in Kenya. Founded by Radhika Bhachu, Ro Nyangeri, and Gianpaolo De Biase, Ndovu…
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African Focused VC Firm TLcom Secures First Close of $150mn Pan-African Tech Fund
TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm has announced a first close of $70mn for its $150mn Africa focused tech fund…
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Apps
3 trends set to dominate African mobile apps in 2022
In 2021, the mobile industry in sub-saharan Africa continued to show incredible resilience against the impacts of Covid-19 and experienced…
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New Appointments
Moringa School names Scale-Up Specialist Snehar Shah New CEO
Learning-accelerator Moringa School has appointed Snehar Shah as its new CEO. Snehar succeeds Audrey Cheng and brings a vast experience…
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Fourth edition of Africa Tech Summit Coming to Nairobi This February
One of Africa’s top tech events the Africa Tech Summit is coming to Nairobi. The event will take place on…
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EU Ranks Huawei World’s 2nd Highest Investor in R&D
Huawei has ranked second in the 2021 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard, up from third place in the previous year’s…
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Kenyan fintech startup Paylend raises $2m seed investment to accelerate growth
Paylend, a Kenyan fintech startup focused on providing access to finance and digitizing MSMEs in Kenya has raised $2 million…
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Ventures Platform Closes its First $40M Pan-African Fund
Nigeria-based Ventures Platform has announced the first close of its $40 million pan-African fund to invest in market-creating innovations across…
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How to Start a Startup
A startup is just like any other business, a very big effort on the part of the one who sets…
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COLUMNS
LEON KIPTUM: Kenya’s economy could benefit from fintech growth and innovation
Financial technology (Fintech) has been a key driver of growth in the financial services sector in the face of the…
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AUDA-NEPAD, JICA, Afreximbank and BCG partner to support 5 Kenyan healthcare startup
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG)…
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Pan African smart technologies venture studio Adanian Labs opens applications for its 2021 venture building program
Adanian Labs, a Pan African smart technologies venture studio with a mission to build 300 impact-driven startups across Africa has…
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28 businesses to take part in this year’s GrowthAfrica circular economy accelerator
Africa’s business accelerator GrowthAfrica has kicked off a circular economy focused accelerator programme targeting innovative ventures across Kenya, Uganda, and…
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New Appointments
Wael Elkabbany to head Microsoft’s newly established Africa Transformation Office
Microsoft has appointed Wael Elkabbany to lead its newly established Africa Transformation Office (ATO). Under Elkabbany’s leadership, the ATO will…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud is the centrepiece of new digital experiences for African businesses
Cloud technology has helped businesses in sub-Saharan Africa manage the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, something we have extensively…
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[This Week in Tech] Telkom Kenya signs a $100M deal to scale its 4G network and other top stories
Kenya’s 4G subscriptions market share will more than double from 24.2% in 2021 to 53.6% by 2025. Local telcos have…
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Kenyan-based payroll startup Workpay expands to Nigeria
Workpay, a Nairobi-based YC graduate, is expanding its operations to Nigeria. The cloud-based workforce management startup will now offer Core…
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[This Week In Tech] Facebook changes its corporate name to Meta and other top stories
This has been quite an interesting week for tech. We covered so many interesting stories from across Africa and the…
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2nd Cohort of NINJA Accelerator in Kenya kicks off
5 Kenyan startups have been selected to be part of the 2nd cohort of NINJA Accelerator programme. NINJA Accelerator is…
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African fintech startup Payday joins Techstars Toronto Accelerator program
Pan-African fintech startup Payday has joined Techstars Toronto Accelerator program. Techstars is an operational investment company that assists founders and…
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[This Week in Tech] Wapi Pay founders step down from their roles
This has been quite an interesting week in tech in Africa. We covered a number of great announcements here at…
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Kepple Africa Ventures revokes its investment stake in Kenyan fintech startup Wapi Pay
Japanese VC firm Kepple Africa Ventures has announced that it will be revoking its investment in Kenyan fintech startup Wapi…
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Ian Lessem: The rise of African tech unicorns
African unicorns have made big news in recent months, with four startups having recently reached a $1 billion valuation or…
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Sendy acquires a significant stake in West African logistics startup Kamtar
Kenyan tech-logistics startup Sendy has completed a strategic equity investment in West African logistics platform Kamtar. On the heels of…
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Interviews
[Interview] Femi Apesin, OnePipe Growth & Marketing Lead: We are making API integration seamless for African banks and fintech companies
The African fintech space has been growing rapidly in Africa over the last few years. Fintech generally refers to companies…
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News
Benkiko Finance – Making Cryptocurrencies Easier To Use
Benkiko is a Kenyan Blockchain startup that is working on a digital bank with the goal of making Cryptocurrencies easier…
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PATRICK NDEGWA: Growing a successful tech startup in Kenya – 4 key elements
The tech scene in Kenya is thriving. Even amid a global pandemic, economic uncertainty, and election fever, our dynamic African…
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Pangea Trust opens applications for its Startup Connect Programme
Pangea Trust has opened applications for its Startup Connect Programme. The programme was launched yesterday at an online event moderated by security…
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Nigeria’s Agritech startup Releaf secures $4.2m seed funding to drive industrialisation of food processing in Africa
Nigeria’s agritech startup Releaf, which develops proprietary hardware and software solutions to industrialize food processing has raised $2.7 million seed…
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LG Unveils Ksh 2 Billion Global Startup Innovation Contest
LG Electronics has launched Mission for the Future, a global contest for startups to unlock innovative technologies and business ideas…
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Nigerian mobility startup Plentywaka raises $1.2m seed funding, acquires Ghana’s Stabus
Nigerian mobility startup Plentywaka has raised a $1.2 million seed funding round, after successfully ending the Techstars Toronto Accelerator Program…
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East African Startup ecosystem poised for massive growth in 2021
Africa has a very vibrant startup ecosystem. Even with the pandemic, these startups have gone ahead and raised massive funding…
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East Africa’s Startup ecosystem players in Nairobi to design the future of Africa Tech
Leading startup ecosystem players in Africa have today kicked off a two-day workshop to design solutions for challenges that the…
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Interviews
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[Interview] Maryanne Michuki, Stanbic Bank Innovation lead: Digitizing motor insurance with StanSure app
According to the Insurance Outlook Report 2019/2020 East Africa by Deloitte, insurers in the region have experienced better times than…
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News
Kenyan Fintech Startup Kwara Selected for Mastercard Start Path Program
Kenyan fintech startup Kwara is among the 11 startups that have been selected to join the Mastercard Start Path program.…
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CLOUD
Caroline Mukiira : Hybrid Cloud – The Catalyst for Increased Financial Inclusion in Africa
Africa has made huge strides over the past decades towards the financial inclusion. The digitization and simplification of money management…
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Orange Mali and German Cooperation inaugurate 4th Orange Digital Center in Africa and the Middle East
Orange and the German Cooperation are inaugurating, an Orange Digital Center in Bamako, an ecosystem entirely dedicated to the development…
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Top African regions set to become leading startup and investment hubs
On the back of Cape Town being recognised as the tech capital of Africa, topping international rankings for foreign direct investment strategy,…
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KES 5.3 million accelerator programme launched to drive innovation in Kenya’s insurance sector
FSD Africa, the Insurance Regulatory Authority, and Tellistic Technology Services have launched BimaLab, a KES 5.3 million accelerator programme designed…
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Ghanaian Fintech startup Zeepay raises $7.9 million Series A funding
Ghanaian Fintech startup Zeepay, has announced the completion of a USD7.9 million Series A.0 funding. The funding is a hybrid of both…
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Catalyst Fund announces Circle of Corporate Innovators to accelerate startup-corporate partnerships
Global inclusive tech accelerator Catalyst Fund has announced pioneer members of its Circle of Corporate Innovators to accelerate startup-corporate partnerships.…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud is empowering African businesses with the certainty of a quicker time-to-value
The speed with which Africa’s business sector has changed over the past year has been nothing short of astonishing. Business…
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Ivorian transport startup Moja Ride partners with O-CITY for its next phase of growth in mobility innovation
Moja Ride, an Ivorian startup providing a reservation and cashless payment system for transport services in Abidjan has partnered with…
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Three local InsurTech receive Ksh 1.25 million each from IRA, Prudential innovation hub
Three local startups have each received Ksh 1.25 million in cash awards from the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) innovation hub…
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CMM PR launches 2nd edition of mentorship programme for African female tech founders
C. Moore Media International Public Relations (CMM), a New York-headquartered PR agency focusing on the US, UK, and African markets,…
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Kenyan startup MarketForce acquires Digiduka to consolidate distribution of consumer goods with digital financial services in Africa
MarketForce, the Kenyan end-to-end retail distribution startup for consumer brands in Africa, announces the strategic acquisition of Digiduka, a startup…
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Ethiopian-based edtech startup Gabeya launches its revamped marketplace
Gabeya, the Pan-African source for freelance professional talent, has expanded its revamped marketplace, the first of its kind in terms…
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Nigerian e-health startup Helium Health launches in Kenya
Lagos-based e-health startup Helium Health has launched its operations in Kenya. The startup is partnering with three local providers, including Philips…
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Toyota AI Ventures rebrands to Toyota Ventures, adds $300m to invest in emerging tech and carbon neutrality
Toyota’s first standalone, early-stage venture capital firm, Toyota AI Ventures, will change its name to Toyota Ventures. The VC firm…
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[Column] Ian Lessem: Venture Capital trends shaping the African investment landscape
As the second half of 2021 approaches and Covid-19 vaccinations roll out across the globe, albeit at varying rates, Ian…
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New Appointments
E-Logistics startup Lori Systems appoints Uche Ogboi as its new CEO
Lori Systems, Africa’s e-logistics platform has announced the appointment of Uche Ogboi as its new Chief Executive Officer. Ogboi takes…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud services are transforming Africa’s productive capacity
From banks looking to accelerate the rollout of new applications to startups disrupting entire industries with innovative, cloud-powered models, cloud…
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