Stories By Vallency Otieno
Funding
Nigerian Fintech Startup Okra Secures US$1M Pre-Seed Funding
April 27, 2020Nigerian Fintech platform Okra has secured a US$1 million pre-seed fundraise from TLcom Capital, strengthening its...
Africa's Latest
Kenya’s Kwara Offers 3-Month Free Digital Banking Software for SACCOs at Risk of COVID-19 Disruption
April 7, 2020Digital banking platform Kwara has launched its Kwara Pronto digital banking platform which will be offered free...
Africa's Latest
Jumia Parent Company Rocket Internet Sells Remaining Stake in the E-Commerce Firm
April 3, 2020Rocket Internet, the German tech investor behind Jumia, Africa’s largest E-Commerce platform has sold its remaining...
Give It A Shot
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...