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- Startups
MEST Africa Opens Applications for 2027 AI Startup Program
Apply for the MEST Africa 2027 AI Startup Program and pitch for up to $100,000 pre-seed funding.
- Startups
Kenyaโs HewaSafi Wins Africa Earth Prize for Farm-Waste Vehicle Filter
Kenyan teenagers win Africa Earth Prize for HewaSafi, a low-cost exhaust filter using maize, coconut waste and algae.
- Business
Kenya Lands 17 Firms on FT’s 2026 Africa Fastest-Growing List, Overtaking Nigeria โ and the Detail Underneath Matters More
Kenya places 17 firms on FT's 2026 Africa Fastest-Growing ranking, beating Nigeria. Top three companies by revenue are Kenyan.
- Business
EADB Sets Aside USD 13 Million for Youth and Women-Led Businesses as Rwanda Takes Over Leadership
East African Development Bank launches USD 13 million fund for women, youth entrepreneurs as Rwanda's Murangwa takes Governing Council chair
- News
Jiji Reports 70% Surge in Used-Item Searches as Kenya’s Pre-Loved Economy Booms
Kenya's second-hand economy surges online as Jiji records 14.7 million used-item searches in first quarter of 2026.
- Startups
Kenyan Startups Dominate African Entries in KES 56 Million Latitude59 Pitch
Kenyan startups lead African applications for Estonia's Latitude59 pitch competition, competing for a massive KES 56 million investment pool.
- Startups
GreenAfrica’s $100K Win Caps the World’s Largest Web3 Hackathon
Hedera's $1M Africa Hackathon ends with GreenAfrica winning $100K. A new Investment Committee signals long-term capital for builders.
- Startups
MECS Invests KES 97 Million in Kenyan Clean Cooking Startups
Ecobora, PowerUp, and Sun-Power Box receive fresh capital to drive the transition from biomass to electric cooking.
- Startups
Qualcomm Picks Kenyan Assistive Robotics Startup Zerobionic for 2026 Make in Africa Programme
Kenyan startup Zerobionic selected for Qualcomm's 2026 Make in Africa cohort, building AI-powered sign language robots from recycled plastic.
- Interesting Reads
More Kenyans Are Earning More โ But 4 in 10 Are Still Borrowing to Eat
Old Mutual's 2025 report shows Kenyans are more financially optimistic but still stretched thin by debt and rising costs. Option…
- Startups
Cascador Opens Applications for Its 2026 ScaleUp Program
Cascador opens 2026 ScaleUp applications for African growth-stage founders, offering mentorship, a $50K prize, and access to $5M in capital.
- Startups
Madica’s New Fundraising Guide Tells African Founders What Investors Actually Want
Madica's Zero to Funded guidebook gives African founders a frank, data-backed roadmap to pre-seed fundraising that actually fits the continent.
- Opinion
The Informal Economy Went Digital โ And Nobody’s Calling It That
Africa's gig economy didn't create new jobs โ it digitised the informal sector. The Ipsos data reframes what "future of…
- Business
Kenya Capped Ride-Hailing Commissions at 18%. Here’s What Happened Next.
Kenya capped ride-hailing commissions at 18%. What followed; vehicle financing, fuel bundles, EV adoption, is a playbook other African markets…
- Startups
I&M Bank Subsidises ESG Accelerator for Scaling Startups in the KES 6M+ Revenue Bracket
This new partnership offers a subsidised nine-week ESG training programme for scaling Kenyan SMEs generating over KES 6 million annually.
