Stories By Vallency Otieno
Funding
Senegalese-based Solar Energy Startup Oolu Raises US$8.5M Series B Round
December 15, 2020Oolu, a leading solar distributor in West Africa, has closed an US$8.5 million Series B investment...
Give It A Shot
Village Capital Invites Applications For Its Future of Work Africa 2021 Accelerator
December 9, 2020Village Capital, with the support of IFC, has launched the Future of Work Africa 2021 –...
Funding
Kenya’s SunCulture Raises US$14M Series A Funding to Scale Up Access to Solar for Africa’s Smallholder Farmers
December 8, 2020SunCulture, a Kenya-based technology company and leader in solar power systems, water pumps, and irrigation systems...
Growth Strategies
What Killed Your Startup? What Would You Do Differently Next Time?
December 3, 2020If you have previously run a failed startup, this might be a question you are familiar...
Funding
African Cross-border FinTech Startup Chipper Cash Banks US$30M Led By Jeff Bezos, Ribbit Capital
November 19, 2020Chipper Cash, an African cross-border FinTech startup has secured a US$30 million Series B funding round...
Funding
Kenya’s Lori Systems Secures Funding, Partnership From Imperial Logistics
November 12, 2020Lori Systems, a Kenyan based logistics startup that connects cargo owners with truck fleets has secured...
Mergers and Acquisitions
Nigeria’s Leading Tech Hub CcHUB Acquires Kenyan EdTech eLimu
October 29, 2020Nigeria’s leading tech hub through iHub Ltd, its Kenyan arm has announced its acquisition of eLimu,...
Funding
Angaza, Africa-focused Software Provider For Off-Grid Energy Raises US$13.5M In Series B Round
October 28, 2020Angaza, a leading technology provider enabling consumer access to essential products in Africa and other emerging...
Funding
Stripe Acquires Nigerian Payment Platform Paystack For a Rumoured US$200M
October 15, 2020San Francisco based FinTech Stripe has agreed to acquire Nigerian payment platform Paystack to accelerate online...
Africa's Latest
World Bank Group Bans Kenyan Tech Firm Techno Brain Over Fraud in Liberia
October 13, 2020The World Bank Group has banned Kenya-based Techno Brain Limited, an IT-services company for twenty-eight months...
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