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News
KRA now requires daily tax payments from betting firms in Kenya
Treasury Kenya has set a target of 15 billion from the betting sector. As a result, KRA aims to collect…
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Announcements
Africa Tech Summit 2023 happening in Nairobi this February
Africa Tech Summit, the leading tech conference focused on connecting businesses and driving investments within Africa’s tech ecosystem
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News
Absa, Melanin Kapital launch campaign to finance women-owned SMEs
Absa has partnered with financing platform Melanin Kapital to improve access to finance for women-owned and led SMEs
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Startups
Norsad Capital, TLG Capital launch $400 Million African Credit Platform
Norsad Capital and TLG Capital announced the beginning of a partnership to cement the market leading private credit platform
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News
Standard Chartered awards 5 Women in Tech Businesses KES 1.2 Million Each
The Standard Chartered Bank Women in Tech program has awarded 5 participating businesses KES 1.2 million each
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Startups
Pan-African VC firm Ventures Platform closes fund at oversubscribed $46M
Ventures Platform has announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at $46M which Is above its targeted…
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Announcements
Beko Appliances rolls out WhatsApp Purchases in Kenya
Beko Kenya has announced its entry to what it calls the mobile commerce space with the roll out of a…
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Startups
VENCO property management platform raises $670k pre-seed
VENCO says it has recorded over 200 percent growth over the last 9 months and is currently in 6 cities…
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Startups
Kenyan-based skin-care firm, Uncover, raises $1 Million Seed
Nairobi-based skincare firm, Uncover has raised USD 1 million in seed capital, which it says it will use to scale up…
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News
Kenya Innovation Week 2022 kicks off
Visit the UK-Kenya pavilion at the Kenya Innovation Week 2022 exhibition to view exciting innovations by UK-based and UK-funded start-ups.
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News
Periculum launches ‘Utambuzi’ mobile app to help Kenyans budget income, expenses
Utambuzi is a personal finance management product that leverages machine learning to track income and expenses
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Two Kenyans among 30 African Entrepreneurs selected for $10,000 Anzisha Prize
The 30 entrepreneurs join the ranks of 172 young African entrepreneurs who have benefited from Anzisha Prize since its inception…
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Over 200 women graduate from Absa SHE Stars Program
Absa Bank’s SHE Stars Program graduated its first cohort of 257 women entrepreneurs who went through capacity building.
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Apple reportedly interested in buying Manchester United FC
Reports online have emerged that the biggest tech company in the World, Apple, is interested in purchasing Manchester United Football…
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News
MultiChoice expands Africa Accelerator Program to 8 More Countries
MultiChoice Africa Accelerator is expanding to Ivory Coast, Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Angola and Ethiopia.