0 Kenya’s Shield Finance raises angel investment for loans platform
Kenyan startup Shield Finance, which has launched a payday lending solution that enables employees to access loans directly via mobile…
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0 Solar startup Oolu raises funding to expand outside Senegal
Senegal-based solar startup Oolu has raised funding from a number of investors, including US accelerator programme Y Combinator, to begin…
0 5 African e-recruitment startups to watch
With unemployment rife across many African countries, an increasing number of tech-savvy entrepreneurs are taking matters into their own hands,…
0 Plurro mobile shopping startup launches in Kenya
Kenyan entrepreneur Kim Muhota has launched his United States (US)-based mobile shopping startup Plurro in his home country, partnering Barclays…
0 Fintech startup awamo raises $550k in funding for Uganda launch
Fintech startup awamo, which offers tech solutions to microfinance institutions, has closed its first funding round, raising EUR500,000 (US$550,000) in…
0 Disrupting remittances through mobile money – Remit.ug
The money remittance industry sees over US$34 billion sent to sub-Saharan Africa each year, accounting for an average of 5…
0 Nigeria’s Truppr boasts impressive numbers ahead of Kenya, Zimbabwe launches
As it prepares to launch in Nairobi and Harare in the coming months, Nigerian startup Truppr can boast of some…
0 Kenyan fintech startups invited to apply for Chase Bank, iHub support
Chase Bank and Kenyan incubator iHub have announced an opportunity for two fintech startups to receive financial and advisory support…
0 Church administration app wins Seedstars Accra
Mobile and web church administration app Asoriba emerged the winner of the Ghanaian leg of the Seedstars World pitching competition…
0 Wabona shuts down
African content video streaming startup Wabona has been shut down, due to the failure to raise follow-on funding and uncertainty…