Stories By Vallency Otieno
Funding
SA’s WhereIsMyTransport Raises US$14.5M in Series A Extension
June 8, 2021South Africa’s Mobility technology company WhereIsMyTransport has successfully closed the second funding round for capital raising...
New Blood
Kenya’s Lori Systems Appoints Uche Ogboi as New CEO
May 31, 2021Lori Systems, a startup building the cutting-edge logistics infrastructure for trucking in Africa has announced the...
Give It A Shot
Kenyan Entrepreneurs Invited to Apply for €100,000 Grant Launched By German’s Development Ministry
May 31, 2021The Federal Development Ministry (BMZ) is launching the DeveloPPP Ventures that aims to empower local Kenyan...
Funding
Kenya’s Off-Grid Solar Provider d.light Secures US$10M From Proparco
May 28, 2021d.light, a Kenyan based off-grid solar provider has secured US$10 million in equity financing from Proparco....
Give It A Shot
Applications Open For the US$2M Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize for AgriTech Startups
May 12, 2021The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation today launched the US$2 million Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize program...
Funding
Kenyan InsurTech Startup Lami Technologies Closes US$1.8M Seed Funding
May 5, 2021Lami 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...
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
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...
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