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Fonbnk and Tanda’s airtime trading platform to benefit East African agents

Fonbnk partners with Tanda to launch airtime trading marketplace and drive adoption of DeFi solutions in East Africa.

Oxfam Novib, Goodwell Investments Launch Pepea Fund to Address SME Financing Gap in East Africa

Pepea aims to assist early-stage growth companies in East Africa by filling the gap between available finance and high-impact potential…

Payday receives $3M seed funding to empower Africa’s future workforce.

Payday raised $3m seed funding to expand operations in the UK and Canada, improve product development, and grow talent.

Standard Chartered launches 6th Cohort for Women in Tech program

The 6th cohort of the Women in Tech program will see 15 applicants participate in a 12-week incubation program

Factor[e] Ventures Launches Delta40 to Increase Incomes and Boost African Startups Innovation

Delta40 benefits from the support of Factor[e] Ventures and leverages the momentum of a record year for African tech startups.

Applications now open for 2023 Dream VC Fellowship Program

Applications for the 2023 Dream VC Fellowship program are now open. This year, Dream VC will run two programs:

11 Startups shortlisted for MultiChoice Accelerator Programme

The 11 start-ups shortlisted to present their business plans to a panel of investors for this year’s MultiChoice Accelerator Programme…

Norfund invests $14 Million in Hela Apparel’s East Africa Unit

The proceeds from Norfund investment will also be utilized to strengthen Hela's strategic supply chain partnerships in East Africa

Kenyan Startup among 11 selected for $750,000 Africa Startup Initiative Program

The Africa Startup Initiative Program (ASIP) has selected participants for its 3rd cohort. The program is powered by Startupbootcamp AfriTech

Kwara acquires KUSCCO’s IRNET Software Company

Kwara has announced it is fully acquiring IRNET Coop Kenya Ltd, which is a software company that's a subsidiary of…

Norsad Capital, TLG Capital launch $400 Million African Credit Platform

Norsad Capital and TLG Capital announced the beginning of a partnership to cement the market leading private credit platform

Pan-African VC firm Ventures Platform closes fund at oversubscribed $46M

Ventures Platform has announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at $46M which Is above its targeted…

VENCO property management platform raises $670k pre-seed

VENCO says it has recorded over 200 percent growth over the last 9 months and is currently in 6 cities…

Kenyan-based skin-care firm, Uncover, raises $1 Million Seed

Nairobi-based skincare firm, Uncover has raised USD 1 million in seed capital, which it says it will use to scale up…

Kapu e-commerce platform launched by former Jumia Executives

Former employees of Jumia have today announced the launch of Kapu, a new e-commerce platform that aims to "reduce the…

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