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WorkPay, Nairobi-based HR and Payroll company, expands to Nigeria

Workpay was recently selected among other 50 companies in Africa to receive equity-free funding and support from Google's Black Founders…

5 Kenyan Startups join 2nd Cohort of Japan’s Ninja Accelerator Program

Ninja Accelerator Program in Kenya has selected 5 startups for a 12-week incubation program with a showcase in January 2022.

TLP Advisory expands to UK, US, Canada, to Support Africa’s Growing Tech Ecosystem

TLP Advisory has been central to this progress and has advised some of Africa’s groundbreaking startups along with VC funds…

mSwali Secures Undisclosed Pre-seed to expand Education Trivia App

mSwali's flagship product, mSwali Quiz, is a USSD based Quiz game whose topics focus on the localized African countries, the…

Autochek secures $13.1M Seed Funding led by TLcom Capital and 4DX Ventures

Autochek has announced they've secured $13.1 Million in seed funding led by TLCom and 4DX Ventures.

Konza Seeks NSE Partnership to Woo Startup Investors

Konza has announced it is seeking parternship with the Nairobi Securities Exchange that will see them connect investors with the…

The Africa Blockchain Centre raises Undisclosed 7x figure investment to expand across Africa

The Africa Blockchain Centre has raised a $7X figure investment form Next Chymia Consulting HK Limited.

Asante closes $7.5M Series A funding to bridge the gap in MSME lending in Africa

The Series A investment will enable Asante to scale its credit offerings to the underserved segment of MSMEs in Kenya and…

Wapi Pay issues statement as Kepple Africa relinquishes its investments in the Startup

Kepple Africa Ventures has said it has relinquished its investment in Wapi Pay.

Sendbox raises $1.8 Million Seed to transform Deliveries for SMEs

Sendbox has announced it has completed a $1.8 Million seed round from investors including 4DX Ventures, Enza Capital, FJLabs, and…

Sparkle closes $3.1 Million all-Nigerian Seed Funding Round

Sparkle has announced it has raised an oversubscribed seed round of $3.1 Million from an all-Nigerian group of investors

Nigeria’s Eden Life Home Services App closes USD 1.4 Million Seed Round

Eden Life says the new capital raised will be deployed to build out its in-house technology and develop its own…

Internet Society Foundation launches $200,000 BOLT Grant for teams addressing Connectivity Gap

Internet Society Foundation launches BOLT Grant to promote digital inclusion.

Andela announces $200 Million Series E led by Softbank; now valued at $1.5 Billion

Andela helps companies build remote engineering teams by providing them with access to the best software engineers in the world

Nithio FI receives $10 Million from the US Development Finance Corporation to Scale Clean Energy Financing in Africa

Nithio, an AI-enabled clean energy financing platform, has today announced the investment of $10 Million from the US Development Finance…

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