Startups

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Eloho Omame co-founder FirstCheck Africa joins TLcom Venture Capital as partner

TLcom has appointed Eloho Omame as a Partner, bolstering its capabilities as it ramps up deployment of TIDE Africa Fund…

Kune Food is shutting down after filing for insolvency

Kune Food is shutting down operations in the Kenyan market. They've also filed for insolvency after failing to raise money…

Digital Insurance Platform mTek receives KES 340 Million Funding

mTek has secured an investment commitment of KES 340 Million from African-focused fintech platform, Finclusion Group

Mozilla launches Data Course for SMEs and Startups in Kenya

Mozilla has unveiled a course for SMEs and startups in Kenya to increase their awareness and capabilities on the use…

South Africa’s HAVAÍC VC invests $400,000 in Nigeria’s ShopEx

HAVAÍC has this week announced investment in ShopEx, Nigeria's leading omnichannel direct-to-consumer retailer.

Kune Foods raised millions to disrupt the market but became yet another online restaurant

Kune Foods will now be exclusively available through Glovo, Jumia Foods, Uber Eats and Bolt Food. This is not what…

‘Grey’ fintech offering Foreign Bank Accounts and Instant Money Transfer expands to Kenya

Grey has announced its expansion into the East African market starting with Kenya where it is partnering with Cellulant.

Egyptian health startup Esaal completes $1.7M Seed Round 

Esaal has aggregated over 350  consultants covering different fields on the platform who deliver health and wellness services

Bamba raises $3.2M seed round to scale its app for micro-merchants in Africa

Bamba is a mobile-first enterprise software for micro-merchants in Africa. It focuses on simple tools merchants can use to manage…

Mustard Venture Agency launches idea-stage investment fund to push Africa-focused brands to global audiences

Mustard, a London-based ‘venture agency’ exclusively focused on Africa, has launched its idea-stage investment vehicle to originate Africa-focused ventures capable…

Twiga Foods invests $10M in Commercial Farming Subsidiary

Twiga Foods has today launched "Twiga Fresh" a subsidiary that will focus on "modern and commercial farming.

ShelterTech opens program for startups offering affordable housing solutions

Global nonprofit organization Habitat for Humanity has opened applications for the ShelterTech sub-Saharan Africa accelerator program

Norebase raises $1M Pre-seed to build one-stop platform for businesses to scale in Africa

Norebase is building Africa’s company and trademark platform that simplifies the start and scale processes for businesses in the continent…

Winners of Glovo Startup Competition Unveiled

The idea for the competition was initiated by both Esade and Glovo, and backed by Ashoka Africa & Boston Consulting…

Home Services Subscription App, Eden Life, has expanded to Kenya

Eden Life is looking to build on its success in Lagos where it has had 80% retention rate in the…

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