East Africa
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Funding
E-mobility startup, BasiGo, launches its operations in Nairobi just after US$1mn pre-seed funding
BasiGo, an e-mobility start-up, today announced the launch of its operations in Nairobi, Kenya. This follows the raising of US$1mn…
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Rwanda’s health-tech startup, VIEBEG Technologies, secures US$1mn funding round to improve its services across Africa
Rwandan health-tech startup VIEBEG Technologies has secured US$1mn in funding from the Rwanda Innovation Fund (RIF), managed by Angaza Capital. VIEBEG is a…
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Funding
Uganda’s Electric Mobility Startup, Zembo, Lands US$3.4m From Toyota, DOB Equity, and InfraCo Africa
Zembo, a Ugandan-based electric motorcycle startup, has just received a $3.4mn (€3mn) investment from Mobility 54 Investment SAS, a corporate…
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Edtech
Kenyan edtech startup, Craydel raises US$1mn pre-seed round from BriteGaze & Enza Capital
Kenyan edtech start-up, Craydel, raises US$1mn pre-seed funding to upgrade its search and recommendation engine, and help it make better suggestions…
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Kenya’s Healthech startup, Shamiri, lands US$1mn to scale its operations across Africa
Shamiri Institute, a mental health startup, has bagged US$1mn in funding from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to tackle the…
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Funding
Kenya’s mobility startup, Opibus, secures US$7.5mn funding round for operational expansion
Opibus, a Kenya-based electric mobility startup, has just landed raising US$7.5mn in equity and grant funding. The fund, according to…
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E-commerce
Kenyan startup, Twiga, lands $50mn in a Series C funding round to scale its operations
Twiga, a Kenyan B2B e-commerce platform, has raised $50 million in Series C funding to help it expand its inexpensive…
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Partnership
Kwara join forces With Lami Technologies to improve access to insurance
Digital banking fintech startup, Kwara, has teamed with a Kenyan-based insurance technology company, Lami Technologies, to provide SACCO members with…
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Fintech
Uganda’s Fintech startup, Fin-e Innovations secures US$300k to bridge funding
Uganda-based fintech start-up, Fin-e Innovations has secured pre-seed funding of US$300k from an undisclosed party in the United States. The…
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Partnership
Sendy & Lami Technologies join forces to Launch Per-Trip Insurance Policies in Kenya
Lami Technologies, a Kenyan insurance technology (insurtech) company that aims to democratize insurance products and services for low-income Kenyans, has…
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