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Startups
TLcom’s $5M TAPSI pre-seed fund hits 50 percent deployment with TurnStay bet
TLcom expands early-stage reach as TAPSI backs South African travel payments startup
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News
Equity Group H1 2025: Profit Up 17 Percent To KES 34.6B As Subsidiaries And Insurance Lift Earnings
Equity Group H1 2025 profit rises 17 percent to KES 34.6B, with record quarterly PBT and growing insurance and regional…
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Interesting Reads
Tissue Paper Hawker Alleges Kenyan Banks Stole His Pesalink Innovation, Petition Reaches Parliament
Pesalink moves billions of shillings every month, connecting Kenya’s banks in a fast, cheap, and convenient way. It’s the product…
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Startups
HoneyCoin raises $4.9M to scale stablecoin-powered payments across Africa and global markets
HoneyCoin, a Nairobi-headquartered payment orchestration platform, has announced a $4.9 million seed round led by Flourish Ventures, with participation from…
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Announcements
Isuzu East Africa Invests Ksh 3.1 Billion in New Lukenya Parts Distribution Centre
Isuzu EA breaks ground on Ksh 3.1B Lukenya Parts Distribution Centre to boost aftersales services across East Africa.
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News
Errand App Launches as Kenya’s First All-in-One Errand Service – From Foot to Mkokoteni
Kenya’s first homegrown errand app launches, offering foot, bike, tuktuk, mkokoteni delivery. Save time, beat traffic, and create jobs.
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Announcements
Equity Bank Relocates Ruaka and Nyali Branches to Meet Growing Economic Demand
Equity Bank relocates branches in Ruaka and Nyali, aligning with rapid economic growth and evolving community financial service needs.
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Interesting Reads
Fortune’s 100 Most Powerful in Business List (2025) is a Tech Powerhouse — But Where Are Africa’s Billionaires?
Insights At a Glance: Jensen Huang (NVIDIA) is Fortune’s most powerful businessperson in 2025. Tech dominates the list with at…
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Startups
ViFi Labs Acquires OneRamp to Fuel Stablecoin Payments in Africa & Latin America
ViFi Labs acquires OneRamp to scale compliant stablecoin payments across Africa and Latin America through mobile money infrastructure.
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Startups
Pula Unveils DelayPay, A Tool That Pays You Instantly If Your Domestic Flight is Delayed
Insights At a Glance: Pula, the Kenyan insurtech known for crop insurance, has launched DelayPay, a tool that pays you…
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Opinion
NACADA Banning Online Sales Won’t Stop Alcohol Delivery. It’ll Just Change the Number You Call
Let’s be honest. If you’ve ever had drinks delivered late at night, chances are it wasn’t via some big flashy…
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Announcements
NACADA’s 2025 Alcohol Policy Targets Tech, TikTok, and Tumblers: Here’s What’s Changing
What do Glovo, Jumia, and a random boda guy in your estate have in common? They’ve all been caught in…
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Opinion
Feeding the future: How local innovation will shape Africa’s food security
Discover how African innovators are revolutionizing food security through local solutions, indigenous ingredients, and cutting-edge agricultural technology across the continent.
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Announcements
IFAD and EADB Partner to Transform East Africa’s Agricultural Value Chains with Unprecedented Funding
Game-changer for East African agriculture! IFAD & EADB's new partnership promises to transform how we finance rural development across the…
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News
Tanzania Restricts Non-Citizens from Key Business Activities in Protectionist Move
Tanzania bans non-citizens from 15 business sectors, threatening East African Community integration and cross-border trade relationships.