Kenyan startup Wowzi raises $3.2m to help creators monetise their social media profiles
Kenyan startup Wowzi has raised a total of US$3.2 million across pre-seed and seed funding…
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African climate startups invited to apply for Adaptation SME Accelerator Project
Applications have opened in Africa and Asia for the Adaptation SME Accelerator Project (ASAP), a…
African gender lens investment fund Alitheia IDF announces final close at $100m
Alitheia IDF, Africa’s first women-led and women-focused private equity fund, has announced the final close…
Nigerian HR startup Bento expands to Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda
Nigeria-based digital payroll and HR management platform Bento has announced its launch into three new…
Salaam Somali Bank to distribute $4m Somalia’s best young entrepreneurs
Salaam Somali Bank has earmarked US$4 million for Somali entrepreneurs to be allocated over two…
FT, Seedstars announce finalists of FTxSDG Challenge
Financial Times and Seedstars have announced the startups advancing to the final of the FTxSDG…
Kenya’s Kwara raises $4m seed round to roll out credit union-powered neobank
Kenyan startup Kwara, which is helping to turn traditional savings cooperatives into modern digital banks,…
Kenya’s MarketForce expanding to 5 more markets via Cellulant partnership
Kenyan retail-tech startup MarketForce is expanding into five further markets and targeting one million merchants…
Kenyan agri-tech startup Shamba Pride raises $1.1m funding round
Kenyan agri-tech startup Shamba Pride has raised a US$1.1 million funding round to support its…
Kenyan e-pharmacy startup MYDAWA banks $1.2m grant funding from Gates Foundation
Kenyan e-health startup MYDAWA has been awarded a grant of US$1.2 million from the Bill…