Ugandan mobile app helps connects farmers with markets, knowledge to boost yields
It was Bwanika Charles’ teenage passion for agriculture that drove him to venture into growing…
Monthly Archives: June, 2021
Nigeria’s Gokada launches super app, passes $100m in annualised transaction value
Nigerian startup Gokada, a last mile delivery, logistics and transportation platform, has launched a super…
Ugandan fintech startup Emata named winner of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa
Ugandan fintech startup Emata, which provides farmers with access to digital financial products, has been…
SA’s Notam uses drones, AI to make mining, infrastructure projects more efficient
South Africa’s Notam has developed a drone cloud software and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that…
Kenya’s Kibanda TopUp raises $460k pre-seed round to digitise food supply chain for restaurants
Kenyan startup Kibanda TopUp, which aims to digitise the supply chain for micro, small and…
Ivory Coast startup StarNews Mobile partners Orange to provide VoD content across Francophone Africa
Ivory Coast-based startup StarNews Mobile, a mobile video network allowing celebrities and influencers to monetise…
“Don’t call angels fools” – the trailblazing pair quietly building an asset class in Africa
Kick off a Zoom meeting with Vishal Agarwal and Raj Kulasingam, and you might find…
Music streaming startup Mdundo in partnership with MNO Vodacom in Tanzania
African music streaming startup Mdundo has partnered Vodacom Tanzania to launch a music bundle as…
German programme to back Kenyan startups with up to $120k grant capital
Germany’s Federal Development Ministry (BMZ) has launched DeveloPPP Ventures, which aims to empower Kenyan startups…
Nigeria’s Traction Apps wants to be “Square for Africa”, a one-stop-shop for business management
Nigeria’s Traction Apps, a payments company with solution offerings around PoS, USSD and bank transfer,…