Startups

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Kenyan Fintech Credrails partners with Access Bank to foster finance in Africa

Credrails infrastructure connects banks, mobile money, and offline data into a single API to power the next generation of fintech…

Tushop, a Kenyan community-commerce platform, has raised $3 million Pre-seed funding

Tushop approaches commerce differently by working with community leaders to know what different households need and then buying in groups.

Kenya’s Twiga Foods part of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies in 2022

Twiga Foods listed alongside Shein, TikTok and Opibus as the Top 100 Most Influential Companies worldwide on TIME's 2022 List.

An Egyptian Fantasy Football platform just raised $3 Million in Seed Funding

Eksab, a Cairo-headquartered daily fantasy football platform, has secured $3 million seed funding. The round was led by 4DX Ventures

SWVL is partnering with Moove to introduce Electric Buses

SWVL and Moove have entered a partnership that will see the introduction of electric buses across the North African, Pakistani…

Konza working with Association of Startups to Enhance Innovation

Konza together with ASSEK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance innovation and support startups in Kenya. 

Nigeria’s ThriveAgric raises $56.4 Million Debt Funding to expand to new markets

ThriveAgric has announced it has raised $56.4 Million in debt funding from local commercial banks and institutional investors.

TechCabal and Zikoko Parent Company raises $2.3 Million Seed to expand reach

The parent company behind TechCabal and Zikoko has raised $2.3 million Seed Series led by MaC venture capital

Sokowatch closes $125 Million Series B, Rebrands to “Wasoko”

The company says with its rapidly growing pan-African operations, it is rebranding to "WASOKO" a Swahili word for "People of…

Moove raises $105 Million in Oversubscibed Series A2, to scale globally

A few weeks after announcing $10 Million from NBK Capital, Moove has announced it has raised $105 Million in an…

4 Kenyan Startups selected for FAST Accelerator Program by Microsoft and Flapmax

Twelve companies have been selected for the FAST Accelerator Microsoft program with 4 of them being Kenyan Startups

BasiGo launches Electric Buses in Nairobi promising 250km range

BasiGo has launched electric buses for public use in Nairobi partnering with Citi Hoppa and East Shuttle for the pilot…

Fonbnk raises $3.5 million Seed to serve the underbanked across Africa, Latin America & Asia

Fonbnk allows anyone that uses prepaid mobile SIM cards can easily obtain cryptocurrency assets by exchanging their airtime credits.

Dream VC calling applications for bigger VC fellowships in 2022

Dream VC Is Building the Go-To Launchpad for Aspiring Investors in Africa With Their VC Fellowship Programs

26 Female Founders across Africa selected for ATV mentorship program

African Tech Vision has selected 26 female founders from across 11 African countries for a 10 week mentorship program.

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