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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…

Ramani, a Tanzanian Software Company, closes $32 Million Series A

Ramani will be looking to scale its network of micro-distribution centres (MDCs) and also launch a new micro-credit offering for…

Verified.Africa, an identity verification startup has expanded to Kenya, Ghana and South Africa

Verified.Africa users can confirm the identity of one or thousands of customers in seconds, to enable speedy customer onboarding and…

BasiGo raises $6.6 Million funding to start commercial delivery in Kenya

BasiGo has announced it has secured $6.6 million. The round was led by Mobility54, the corporate venture capital arm of…

Sendy raises undisclosed funding from MOL PLUS

Sendy has received an undisclosed amount of funding from MOL PLUS Co. LTD. This is the Corporate Venture Capital of…

Spotify launches KES 12 Million Fund to support African Podcasts

The Spotify African Podcasts Fund will be administered by Africa Podfest, a Kenyan-based company that's elevating African podcasters

Flourish VC launches Madica Investment Program focusing on Pre-Seed African Companies

Flourish Ventures has launched Madica (MADE IN AFRICA), a structured investment program for pre-seed stage technology companies in Africa

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