Stories By Vallency Otieno
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Villgro Kenya Opens US$50,000 Call for Health Innovations in Response to COVID-19
April 2, 2020Villgro Kenya is looking for frontline solutions and innovations that can help carry societies through this...
Funding Report Briefs 2020
FinTech Leads as African Startups & Tech Companies Raise US$260.6M in Q1 of 2020
March 31, 2020African startups and tech companies raised more than US$260.6 million over 57 disclosed deals in the...
Funding
Cote D’Ivoire Waste-Management Startup Coliba Raises Funding From GreenTec Capital
March 27, 2020Coliba, a Cote D’Ivoire based waste management startup has raised funding from GreenTec Capital. Over 5...
Women Entrepreneur/Leader
One on One With Kagure Wamunyu, the 31-Year Old Executive Shaping the Logistics Sector in Africa
March 8, 2020Kagure Wamunyu is the Chief Strategy Officer at Kobo360, a Nigerian founded tech-enabled digital logistics platform...
Fintech
6 Rising FinTech Startups from East African Worth Following
March 2, 2020The FinTech sector in Africa has been growing steadily over the last 6 years with more...
Funding
JUMO Raises US$55M From Goldman Sachs, Odey Asset Management, Leapfrog Investments
February 26, 2020JUMO, a technology company building next-generation financial services for emerging market entrepreneurs has raised US$55 million...
Investment Funds
Carbon Launches US$100,000 Entrepreneurship Fund to Champion African Startups
February 18, 2020Carbon has set up a US$100,000 Pan-African fund to address the lack of funding and support...
Funding
Kenyan On-Demand Delivery Startup Sendy Raises US$20M Led by Atlantica Ventures
January 29, 2020Sendy, an on-demand delivery startup in Kenya has raised US$20 million in a Series B round...
Funding
Kenyan Micro-retail Startup Tanda Secures Seed Funding from HAVAIC
January 28, 2020Dukapay Ltd which trades as Tanda, a Kenyan micro-retail startup has raised undisclosed seed funding from...
The Oust
Safi Analytics: Is it a Case of Greed and Deceit or Simply Unjustifiable Ignorance
January 24, 2020Lauren Dunford, the co-founder of Safi Analytics who was accused by her former team member has...
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