Discover how Amini, a climate tech startup in Nairobi, raised $4 million led by Salesforce Ventures and Female Founders Fund. Learn about Amini's innovative approach to addressing Africa's environmental data gap and transforming g...
Startup and eCommerce site Sky.Garden is closing shop following a detailed story first published by TechCrunch.
Read about the closure of genomics startup 54Gene after securing $45 million in funding, its mission to bridge genomic gaps in Africa, CEO changes, legal challenges, and the potential impact on the health tech sector. Former CEO A...
Reports had circulated regarding the struggling logistics startup Sendy actively seeking a buyer, and now, it has been officially confirmed that the Kenyan-based startup has entered into administration.
Twiga Foods, a prominent player in the Kenyan agri-tech sector, finds itself on the brink of liquidation as Incentro Africa Limited pursues the recovery of a disputed debt totaling KES 39 million. The debt comprises charges for Go...
Haul247, a comprehensive logistics tech platform connecting businesses to haulage and warehousing services, has successfully raised $3 million in seed funding. The funding will be utilized to strengthen its market presence in Nige...
Venture for Africa, a talent community and leading source for top tech startup hires on the continent, has opened applications for its second bootcamp offering.
Termii, a Nigerian customer platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) startup, has successfully closed a funding round of $3.65 million to further enhance its expansion in Francophone Africa. The startup specializes in empowering African tech...
Nairobi-based incubator iHub has announced the 12 startups selected for the Kenyan leg of the first Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Programme, which offers selected companies access to funding and other types of support.
LemFi, the cross-border payment solution that enables the diaspora community to send and receive money back home has formally launched its services in Kenya.
Applications are now open for the Proptech Accelerator Program to transform and elevate your Proptech startup and discover its true potential.
Kenya’s iProcure, a leading data-driven agricultural input supply company, has announced its expansion into Tanzania through its partnership with the Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA).
Launched in 2021 by Idorenyin Obong and Femi Aghedo, who wanted to help Nigerians easily exchange to local currency and access the foreign currencies in their accounts, Grey offers an international money transfer service that enab...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Lipa Later Group is one of the fastest-growing financial technology (fintech) companies on the African continent, according to the Financial Times, a British business daily newspaper.
Nine African startups have been selected to take part in the latest edition of the Techstars Toronto accelerator, securing access to mentorship, US$120,000 in funding and the opportunity to secure further investment at demo day.
The Jobtech Alliance, an ecosystem-building initiative around inclusive jobtech in Africa steered by Mercy Corps and BFA Global, has launched two programmes – the Catalyst Jobtech Accelerator and the Jobtech Innovation Lab – d...
Kloud commerce, a Nigerian startup, has shut down its operation after it was reported that the founder Olumide Olusanya had mismanaged and misused the company’s funds. Key
“We serve FMCG retailers, especially the ones that are too small to access traditional bank finance for their businesses. The only option to these MSMEs have been digital consumer loans, which are not always suitable for them. W...
Copia focuses on customers in rural areas that struggle to access the same goods and services in terms of choice, price value and reliability that similar consumers in urban areas or of higher income levels can access.
As digital transformation continues to grow across Africa, businesses need to be positioned for this growth and start building integrated marketing solutions that allows them to effectively manage their customer data, save time an...
