Startups

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Customer Experience Firm Ajua acquires Kenya’s AI Platform WayaWaya

The acquisition of WayaWaya allows Ajua to integrate Janja to automate much of the customer experience journey by integrating janja.me…

Tizi Games helps Primary School Kids learn Mathematics

Tizi says its games mirror the new CBC curriculum as they encourage imagination, creativity, and critical thinking among children.

E-commerce platform Sky.garden partners with Logistics Startup Amitruck

The collaboration between e-commerce site sky.garden and logistics startup Amitruck will allow more than 6,000 B2B clients to keep their…

EnableMe, a Digital Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities Launched in Kenya

The EnableMe Kenya platform also includes news and information on several disabilities such as cerebral palsy, autism, chronic pain, mental…

Cryptocurrency platform LUNO achieves 300% YoY Growth with 7M Customers

Luno is headquartered in London and has nearly 400 employees across offices in London, South Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nigeria and…

Sparkle launches ‘For Business’ service targetting SMEs

Uzoma Dozie, Founder and CEO of Sparkle, said, “SMEs are the largest employer of labour in Nigeria but are lacking…

Glovo raises €450M Series-F Funding to expand operations

Glovo will invest in expanding its footprint in the 20 markets in which it currently operates. The focus of the…

Kenya’s Agency Startup, Tanda, secures funding to expand regionally

The startup secured backing from HAVAÍC, Zedcrest Capital, DFS Lab, Victor Asemota and 3 more investors. Tanda has also secured…

Kenya’s Ajua announces partnership with MTN Nigeria to launch App for SMEs

MTN EnGauge is an agile application that offers innovative customer management solutions which include digital payments, CRM tools, customer feedback…

Truck Logistics Startup, Amitruck, raises Pre-seed Funding led by Dynamo Ventures

Launched in 2019 in Kenya, Amitruck describes itself as a trucking logistics marketplace that brings trust, transparency, and efficiency by…

Bolt Taxi Company raises €150 Million in Funding from D1 Capital Partners

Bolt, an Estonian on-demand transport and delivery company with presence in Europe and Africa, has announced today that it has…

Google CEO commits $10 Million for Economic Recovery after Dialogue with Kenya’s President

2 million USD to local non -profits which are serving underserved communities in Kenya, 3 million USD to SMEs, and…

Kenya’s Pula raises $6 Million Series A to provide Insurance to Small Farmers

The new investment will be used to scale up operations in the company’s existing 13 markets across Africa. Currently, Pula…

Sparkle partners with Network International for virtual and physical payment cards

Sparkle’s new virtual and plastic debit cards are targeted at SMEs and upwardly mobile, unbanked consumers across Nigeria, bringing them…

Kenya leads in Africa as Favourite Investment Destination

The top industries receiving the investments are startups in the Renewable Energy sector, Agritech, and logistics. The top funded startup…

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