Funding
Kenyan InsurTech Startup Lami Technologies Closes US$1.8M Seed Funding
Lami Technologies, a Kenyan insurance technology (InsurTech) company that aims to democratize insurance products and services...
Africa's Latest
The NINJA Accelerator Kenya Kicks Off, Selects 5 Startups in First Cohort
May 1, 2021The “NINJA Accelerator in Kenya” kicked off this week with a virtual event hosted in Nairobi...
Africa's Latest
8 Finalists Announced for the US$250,000 U.S.-Africa Tech Challenge
April 30, 2021Eight finalists have been invited to participate in the U.S.-Africa Tech Challenge, where they will present...
Partnerships
Kenya’s Pezesha, Marketforce 360 Partner to Enable Affordable Merchant Financing
April 28, 2021Kenyan startups Marketforce and Pezesha have joined hands to enable affordable inventory & wholesale distribution financing to Marketforce merchants....
Mergers and Acquisitions
Kenya’s Ajua Acquires Intelligent Messaging Platform WayaWaya For an Undisclosed Sum
April 28, 2021Ajua, the integrated Customer Experience Management solution for businesses in Africa, has acquired WayaWaya, the Kenya-based...
Funding
In Brief: Kenyan EdTech Startup Kidato Closes US$1.4M Seed Investment
April 26, 2021Kenyan EdTech Kidato has raised US$1.4 million seed investment to scale its online platform for K-12...
Funding
Malian InsurTech Startup OKO Banks US$1.2M Seed Investment
April 22, 2021OKO, a Malian InsurTech startup that provides inclusive agricultural insurance to secure farmers’ income across Africa,...
Expansion
Twiga Foods Announces Restructuring, Appoints East African CEO
April 22, 2021Kenya’s B2B food distribution platform Twiga Foods has appointed Yebeltal Getachew (YG) to the position of Chief...
Funding
In Brief: Nigerian Fintech Okra Raises US$3.5M Seed Round
April 21, 2021Okra, a Nigerian-based Fintech, has closed a US$3.5 million seed round investment led by Susa Ventures, a US-based...
Expansion
Andela Announces Global Talent Expansion in Latin & South America
April 19, 2021Andela, the global talent network that helps companies build remote engineering teams, has today announced the...
Funding
Cape Town-based Crypto Platform Revix Raises US$4M in Off-shore Capital Funding
April 15, 2021Cape Town-based cryptocurrency investment platform, Revix, with offices in Cape Town and London, has raised (US$4...
Women Entrepreneur/Leader
If I Had To Do It Again: Vanessa Mehri, Food Influencer & Author – Swahili Food Made Easy
May 14, 2020Vanessa Mehri is the 34-year-old food influencer and author behind the book Swahili Food Made Easy....
Africa's Latest
Kenya’s Twiga Foods Awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum
June 16, 2020Kenyan based digital business-to-business platform Twiga Foods has been selected among hundreds of candidates as one...
Inspired
11 Kenyan Women Entrepreneurs Making Inspiring Waves across Africa
June 8, 2019With the growth of the Kenyan entrepreneurial ecosystem, so has been the rise of female-owned businesses...
Africa's Latest
MoSound Founder, Kevin Mulei Launches Kenya’s Hot New Hit Radio Station
March 12, 2018Kevin Mulei, the Founder of M0Sound, an event planning, production, and management company based in Kenya...
Starting Up
11 Best Coworking Spaces in Nairobi Entrepreneurs Can Work From
October 25, 2018A coworking space provides flexible payments options with no need for signing any kind of leases...
Starting Up
3 Reasons Why the Car Wash Business in Kenya is Thriving
May 1, 2019As many people in Kenya are venturing into entrepreneurship, the one business that has caught the...
Innovation
The 10 Hottest Kenyan Startups to Watch in 2018
December 11, 2017Founder360° Magazine spoke to some of founders and players in the startup ecosystem in identifying the...
Startups
These are the 9 Top Most Funded Startups in Kenya
March 26, 2018According to a report by Wee Tracker on African Startup Funding 2017, Kenya was ranked second...
Innovation
7 Agri-Tech Startups Disrupting Small-scale Farming in Kenya
May 23, 2018Kenya is home to approximately 50 million people with the population expected to reach more than...
Funding
Kenya’s MarketForce 360 Bags US$350,000 Seed Round Led by ViKtoria Ventures (VBAN)
May 26, 2020Kenyan startup Marketforce 360 has secured US$350,000 in a Seed investment round led by ViKtoria Business...
Funding
Egyptian B2B Marketplace MaxAB Closes Landmark US$6.2 Million Seed Round
September 26, 2019MaxAB, an Egyptian B2B e-commerce marketplace that connects informal food and grocery retailers with suppliers via...
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