Stories By Vallency Otieno
Rules & Regulations
A Closer Look at the Recently Published Kenyan Startup Bill 2020
September 23, 2020Kenya has published The Startup Bill, 2020 in the Kenya Gazette, the official publication of the government...
Funding
E-Commerce Firms Copia, Kasha Secure US$6M Combine Funding From U.S Development Bank
September 16, 2020The US development bank DFC has approved a US$6 million equity funding on Kenyan startup Copia...
Give It A Shot
TikTok Unveils Event for African Entrepreneurs to Pitch While Skydiving
September 12, 2020Chinese video-sharing company, TikTok has invited African entrepreneurs to join the first-ever elevator pitch in the...
Mergers and Acquisitions
Luno, SA Leading Crypto Exchange Acquired by Digital Currency Group
September 10, 2020Luno, a South Africa leading cryptocurrency exchange company has been acquired by Digital Currency Group. Digital...
Africa's Latest
Young Africans Consider Facebook Least Trusted Source of News
September 7, 2020Young Africans don’t trust Facebook, a troubling indicator for the social media giant as it pertains...
Fintech
Kenya’s PesaKit Launches App-based Platform for Mobile Money Agents in Kenya
August 27, 2020PesaKit has announced the public launch of its app-based platform for mobile money agents, available on...
Give It A Shot
Safaricom’s Spark Venture Fund to Invest US$5M in Kenyan Startups
August 26, 2020Kenya’s largest telco Safaricom has allocated US$5 million to its Spark Venture Fund to invest in...
Africa's Latest
Kenya’s MarketForce 360 Joins Y Combinator Summer 2020 Batch
August 12, 2020Kenyan startup Marketforce 360 which is digitizing retail distribution in Africa has been accepted into the Y...
Rules & Regulations
Uber, Bolt to Face Prohibitive Ride-hailing Regulations in Lagos
August 12, 2020Lagos state government has released new a set of regulations for ride-hailing companies operating in Lagos....
Africa's Latest
Google Balloons Beam the First Commercial Internet Service in Kenya
July 8, 2020A fleet of giant internet-enabled balloons from Google’s sister firm Loon is now providing internet service...
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