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Meet the Investor: Pauline Koelbl, ShEquity
Born in Rwanda, a citizen of Switzerland and the United States, Pauline Koelbl’s background is in international development and catalysing…
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How Nigerian ride-hailing app Pickmeup has built a large user base in spite of Uber, Bolt
Nigerian ride-hailing startup Pickmeup has built a user base 50,000-strong in spite of competition from the likes of Uber and…
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How SA’s VoxCroft is using AI to help decision-makers analyse risk trends
South African startup VoxCroft is building state-of-the-art intelligence and risk analytics solutions for government and private customers, helping decision-makers by…
East Africa
Switching sides – the entrepreneurs who became investors, and some who went back again
Emilian Popa started as an entrepreneur, building Groupon South Africa in 2010, before working with Rocket Internet in Asia, India,…
East Africa
How Kenya’s Lami is digitising the entire insurance value chain
Kenya-based B2B and B2B2C insurance-as-a-service platform and API Lami has digitised the entire insurance value chain end-to-end, and is busy…
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How this Nigerian startup is targeting the $300 billion pan-African food market
Nigerian startup FoodLocker, a farm produce and consumer goods aggregator for large buyers, is aiming to secure a sizeable slice…
East Africa
The startups on a quest to be the “African super app”
Super apps – platforms that offer various services under one umbrella – are proliferating across various emerging markets, including Africa.…
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SA’s Lightbulb is providing learning management systems to B2B, B2C clients
South African startup Lightbulb Education is providing tailored learning management systems to both B2B and B2C customers, and has its…
East Africa
Why African fintech startups are expanding their product suites rather than hitting new markets
There are strong arguments backing the prevalent trend of African fintech startups expanding operations from a product perspective, adding new…
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How Egyptian startup Raseedi is helping mobile users save money
Egyptian startup Raseedi, a self-described “social fintech” solution, claims to be building the largest network of underbanked customers who want…