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M-Kopa raises KES 8.5 Billion equity funding to expand to more countries

Launched in 2011, M-KOPA’s financing platform enables underbanked customers to access a broad range of products and services without collateral…

Kune Foods launches mobile app to scale Nairobi operations

Kune foods, a Kenyan food-tech startup, has announced the official commencement of operations with four locations in Nairobi.

MarketForce, Kenya’s B2B Marketplace, raises  $40M Series A

MarketForce was co-founded by Tesh Mbaaby and Mesongo Sibuti in 2018. It is now a leading B2B commerce and fintech…

Flutterwave promises more than payments in latest rebrand

Africa's highest valued startup, Flutterwave, has unveiled a significant rebrand following the $250M Series D funding last week.

M-Tiba partners with Private Hospitals to expand loans to healthcare providers

M-TIBA has today partnered with the Kenya Association of Private Hospitals (KAPH) in a bid to expand their healthcare financing…

Nigeria’s Earnipay raises $4M Seed to provide on-demand salaries to employees in Africa

Earnipay has raised $4 million seed funding. The startup seeks to provide employees with zero-interest on-demand salaries across Africa.

SweepSouth, on-demand home cleaning service, launches ‘Connect’ in Kenya 

SweepSouth Connect is a service that connects customers to highly-rated professionals for all their fixing and home maintenance needs.

Flutterwave now valued at over $3B after closing $250M series D Funding

Flutterwave is now the highest valued African startup. Its valuation has more than tripled since its last funding round in…

Moove partners with CFAO Motors to support entrepreneurs in Ghana & Nigeria

Moove has announced it is partnering with CFAO Motor to support mobility entrepreneurs across Ghana and Nigeria.

America’s Everstrong Capital acquires majority stake in Kenya’s Cell Tower Company

SealTowers Limited, a licensed Kenyan Cell Tower Company, and Everstrong Capital announced on Thursday the signing of an agreement that…

MyMovies.Africa launches seed round for $0.5 Million after Ninja Accelerator Program

MyMovies.Africa has over the last 12 weeks participated in the intensive NINJA Initiative Program to prepare it for investment.

Kenya’s Health Data Platform Afya Rekod closes $2 Million Seed Round

Afya Rekod is a health data platform - under Adanian Labs - that allows both patients and health facilities to…

Amitruck raises $4 Million Seed Funding to expand across East Africa

Amitruck was founded in 2019 to streamline the trucking business in Africa, which had, previously, been informal and fragmented.

Zipline is expanding access to health care in Nigeria using drones

Zipline operates unmanned aircrafts that can fly 160 km round trips, in strong winds and rain, day or night, to…

Moove receives $10 Million Financing from NBK Capital Partners

Moove provides vehicle financing for cars, bikes and lorries to entrepreneurs through its alternative credit scoring technology

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