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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Nigeria’s Mono expands to Kenya to push the Open Finance dream
Mono has expanded to Kenya pushing the open banking idea to East Africa by allowing access of Financial Data &…
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Standard Chartered and iBizAfrica announce 10 women-led startups joining their incubator
iBizAfrica and Standard Chartered Bank have announced the short-list of 10-Startups for their Women in Tech Program.
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Eloho Omame co-founder FirstCheck Africa joins TLcom Venture Capital as partner
TLcom has appointed Eloho Omame as a Partner, bolstering its capabilities as it ramps up deployment of TIDE Africa Fund…
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Kune Food is shutting down after filing for insolvency
Kune Food is shutting down operations in the Kenyan market. They've also filed for insolvency after failing to raise money…
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Digital Insurance Platform mTek receives KES 340 Million Funding
mTek has secured an investment commitment of KES 340 Million from African-focused fintech platform, Finclusion Group
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Mozilla launches Data Course for SMEs and Startups in Kenya
Mozilla has unveiled a course for SMEs and startups in Kenya to increase their awareness and capabilities on the use…
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South Africa’s HAVAÍC VC invests $400,000 in Nigeria’s ShopEx
HAVAÍC has this week announced investment in ShopEx, Nigeria's leading omnichannel direct-to-consumer retailer.
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Kune Foods raised millions to disrupt the market but became yet another online restaurant
Kune Foods will now be exclusively available through Glovo, Jumia Foods, Uber Eats and Bolt Food. This is not what…
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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…
