Startups
Spotlighting emerging tech startups, innovative solutions, and the entrepreneurs behind them. Learn about the next big thing in the tech industry here.
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‘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.
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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
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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
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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…
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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…
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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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Kubernetes Scheduler: Everything You Need to Know
The Kubernetes scheduler is a powerful tool that helps you optimize your clusters and ensure their efficient operation.
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Kenya’s Innovation Agency partners with Association of Startups to develop a National Innovation System
KeNIA and ASSEK have entered into an agreement to develop and streamline a dynamic national innovation system
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BluePeak Private Capital invests in ieng
BluePeak is pumping money into ieng, a pan-African provider of engineering, construction, maintenance solutions to the African telecom sector.
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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…
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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.
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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.
