Startups
Spotlighting emerging tech startups, innovative solutions, and the entrepreneurs behind them. Learn about the next big thing in the tech industry here.
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Satlyt, started by a Kenyan engineer, raises USD 8 million for AI on satellites
Satlyt, started by Kenyan-American engineer Rama Afullo, raised USD 8 million to run AI on satellites.
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GirlCode Kenya hackathon winner Naulisako wants to fix fare tracking for public transport vehicle owners
Naulisako, a fare collection app that reconciles takings for vehicle owners, won GirlCode Kenya's hackathon and enters the Pan-African final.
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Moove ends Nigerian operations one month after Uber exit
Moove exits Nigeria after Uber's departure, promising eligible drivers vehicle ownership without further vehicle payments and free cars for staff.
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Africa’s Talking co-founder Sam Gikandi alleges seven months without pay in investor dispute
Africa’s Talking co-founder Sam Gikandi says he has gone seven months without a salary. He accuses the International Finance Corporation…
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PawaPay gets a Bank of Mozambique licence to sign up merchants directly
PawaPay has a Bank of Mozambique payment licence to onboard merchants directly, with M-Pesa connected and Tmcel's mKesh still missing.
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M-KOPA buys Finnish device-locking company KilpiTek for USD 8 million
M-KOPA bought KilpiTek, a Finnish device-locking software company, for USD 8 million, about KES 1.04 billion, a third in cash.
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Anthropic’s Claude Startups programme gives young companies a free year of Claude Team and USD 1,000 in API credits
Claude Startups gives young or newly funded companies a free year of Claude Team and USD 1,000 in API credits.
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Kenya clears M-Gas’s parent to apply for carbon credit sales abroad
Kenya's letter lets Circle Gas apply to sell carbon credits abroad, but its cash forecast counts none of the upside.
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FlexPay says Naivas used police to chase a contract debt before its founders were arrested
The DCI says FlexPay's founders diverted KES 31.2 million owed to a retailer. FlexPay says Naivas disputed it for months.
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Seven Kenyan women-led startups receive KES 9 million in grants
Seven Kenyan women-led startups receive KES 9 million in grants after Strathmore's Women in Tech accelerator. Meet all seven winners.
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Copia Kenya goes into liquidation after two years in administration
The High Court put Copia Kenya into liquidation and refused creditors' audit request. Realisable assets were about KES 206.6 million.
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Meta and This Is Digital open AI Academy Kenya, and two startups will win about KES 650,000 each
Meta opened AI Academy Kenya with This Is Digital. Two startups win about KES 650,000 each. Applications close 30th September.
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Spiro gets USD 18 million more debt for electric motorcycles and swap stations in Uganda and Rwanda
Spiro has borrowed another USD 18 million, about KES 2.3 billion, from Africa Go Green Fund for Uganda and Rwanda.
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Minisend pushes into Kenya as official payment partner of Africa Blockchain Festival
Minisend is official payment partner of Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 in Nairobi, weeks before Kenya's 4 November crypto licensing deadline.
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The second Twiga company has gone into administration
Twiga Foods Limited, now Templar Field Limited, is in administration. Its own board appointed the administrator. Claims close 15 October.
