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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Glovo Kenya introduces Prime services free for all users this December
The company explains that Glovo Prime is a subscription service that enables users to pay a monthly fee and get…
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Sokowatch adds Electric TukTuks to its delivery fleet in Uganda
The new fleet of vehicles take just 3 hours to charge overnight and last for approximately 2-3 days. The electric…
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Webb Fontaine to open an Artificial Intelligence Centre in Africa
Webb Fontaine’s new R&D Centre will contribute to this by growing and nurturing fresh local talent, of which there is…
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5M shillings set aside for 4th Cohort of Strathmore’s Women-in-Tech Incubator
The Women in Technology Incubator program is Africa’s leading women in tech incubator, that supports local tech businesses and calls…
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Applications open for TLcom’s exclusive summit for African Female Tech Founders
The second TLcom Tech Female Founder Summit will be held virtually on Tuesday 27th October 2020. Building on the success…
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Twitter-like social media platform built by Kenyan goes live
Chatpanda is like Twitter. Even the email we've received about the platform from the founder says so. But it has…
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Quick and Easy Airport Transfer services in East Africa with KaribuTaxi.com
An innovative company, Hospitality Group East Africa has launched an Online Travel Agency. Dubbed, Karibu Taxi, it can be accessed…
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Easier home learning with PataTutor Online Education marketplace
PataTutor will help parents with children whose schools have shut down but have not provided an online learning alternative for…
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Discover top startups in Africa with the Startuplist website
Startuplist Africa was founded by Emmanuel Ibe when he found that there was no one-stop platform for finding african startups.…
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WomenWork and Mastercard Launch Rebuild Program to provide Emergency Loans for Kenyan Women-owned Businesses
The loan facility is open to businesses across all sectors that are operational in Kenya for at least six months…
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CredoLab raises $7 Million to expand reach in Africa and other markets
CredoLab develops bank-grade digital scorecards for companies that need to make better credit decisions including banks, lenders, e-commerce, travel, ride-hailing,…
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Bolt raises KES. 11 Billion to help with growth
The investment from Naya Capital Management now brings the total investment amount that has been raised by Bolt to over…
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Nigerian Fintech Startup Okra Secures $1mn Pre-Seed Funding from TLcom
Nigerian fintech platform Okra has secured a $1mn pre-seed fundraise from TLcom Capital, strengthening its push to build the infrastructure…
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Sanofi sets 4 challenges for African Startups to innovate in health
The selected start-ups will be invited to present their innovative solutions at Afric@tech, the VivaTech Lab dedicated to the African…
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TLcom’s TIDE Africa Fund Closes at $71M
Founded in 1999, TLcom has $200m of VC assets under management across Africa, Europe and Israel and in 2017 announced…
