Sam Wakoba, Author at TechMoran

September 16, 2020

itel launched its S15 in Kenya last year and is now gearing up for a grand launch of its latest S series phone itel S16 in the Kenyan market. itel...

Tech

realme C15 set to launch in the Kenyan market this September

September 14, 2020

realme C15 is set to launch in Kenya promising users the best in battery power with its 6000mAh battery with 57 days standby capacity. The phone also has an 18W...

MarketForce 360 eyes Tanzania launch this quarter to disrupt sales & distribution

September 14, 2020

MarketForce 360, a product of Nairobi-based Mesozi Group, aims to build the most comprehensive field sales and distribution platform for Africa and emerging markets, is set to launch its operations...

Electric motorcycle startup Ecobodaa to launch in Nairobi with a rent-to-own model

August 31, 2020

Ecobodaa, a Kenyan electric motorcycle taxi startup is set to launch in Nairobi, Kenya to enable the youth to obtain their own electric motorcycles to beat unemployment and poverty in...

Bitcoin

Nigeria’s Yellow Card raises over $1.5M from Andreessen Horowitz to launch its crypto exchange in Kenya & Cameroon

August 28, 2020

Yellow Card, a Nigerian-based crypto exchange, has raised over $1.5 million to further expand across Africa and solidify its position as the go-to crypto exchange in Africa. Yellow Card's CEO...

Education

Moringa School CEO steps down from her role as the developer school goes fully online

August 27, 2020

Audrey Cheng, co-founder and CEO of Moringa School has voluntarily stepped down from her position as the company's CEO after over 6.5 years at the helm. Cheng will transition to...

Cape Town-based DataProphet raises $6M funding round for international expansion

August 25, 2020

DataProphet, a Cape Town-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm that enables manufacturers to step towards autonomous manufacturing has raised $6m Series A funding round with Knife Capital following on. The Industrial...

cryptocurrencies

How to Withdraw Crypto from P2P Platforms Without Network Fees

August 20, 2020

Blockchain networks charge fees for users transactions. Commissions are needed to pay for miners` work — they mine new coins and verify transactions. The higher the commission, the more likely...

Nigeria’s ThankUCash raises funding from 500 Startups mentor Brandon Drew

August 19, 2020

ThankUcash, Nigeria’s multi-merchant rewards company has raised undisclosed funding from serial investor Brandon L Drew, the co-founder and General Partner at Saas Growth Ventures, a San Francisco-based venture fund. ThankUcash...

Gadgets

Asus Zenbook Duo (UX481) review

August 14, 2020

The Asus ZenBook Duo UX481 we have is Celestial Blue in colour and runs on Windows 10 Pro. It has an Intel® Core™ i7-10510U processor with 1.8GHz quad-core with Turbo Boost (up...

20 startups selected for the 2020 Grindstone Accelerator programme

August 7, 2020

South African business accelerator Grindstone has selected 20 startups for the 2020 programme just days after launching an early-stage venture capital fund, Grindstone Ventures for its alumni. Today, Grindstone announced...

Africa Foresight Group Raises Over $700k to Build a Management Consulting Network for Africa

August 7, 2020

Africa Foresight Group (AFG), a networking platform for freelance management consultants in Africa has raised over $700,000 in a seed round, led by Consonance Investment Managers and GFH Holdings. Africa Foresight Group, a...

MEST Africa 2020 Challenge Announces Finalists for its $50,000 Prize

August 6, 2020

MEST Africa 2020 Challenge has announced the country final winners who will be competing in the Finale on the 12th of August, for $50,000 in funding, prizes from partners and...

Crowd farming platform Ifarm360 launches to connect farmers, investors & markets

July 7, 2020

Left To Right: Derrick Gakuu, Leroy Nambute and Milka Owuor Ifarm360, a new crowd farming platform has launched to empower farming as a business by linking smallholder farmers to affordable...

How the pandemic led to the launch of FoodleDoodle, East Africa’s first cloud kitchen

July 6, 2020

Foodledoodle, the first multi-brand cloud kitchen operation in East Africa has launched in Kenya and is working with hotels to utilize idle kitchen capacity to produce food for delivery under...

Opera’s Opay shuts down ORide, OCar to focus eCommerce & payments

July 3, 2020

Opera's Opay has shut down its motorcycle hailing service ORide; OCar, its car-hailing services, and OExpress, its delivery service amidst the poor economic climate caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Opay,...

Rentpay promising Kenyan landlords real-time rent reconciliation

May 28, 2020

Rentpay, a rent collection system that provides real-time payment reconciliation and automation of business processes, has launched in Kenya to reduce operational challenges for property managers and landlords. Rentpay, a...

OPPO Reno3 NFC Supported| Unboxing & First Impressions

May 22, 2020

OPPO Reno3 was recently launched in Kenya under OPPO’s flagship model category, Reno series. Our good friends at OPPO Kenya, through their PR firm, Engage BCW managed to give us a...

Airbnb for cars Zuru goes live in Kenya with self-drive options amidst COVID-19

May 12, 2020

Zuru, a new car-sharing platform has launched in Kenya to help car owners earn money on their cars during this difficult COVID-19 pandemic. Zuru car-sharing app, dubbed as an Airbnb...

How Afrijob is bridging the gap between globally competitive talent & fast-growing African companies

May 8, 2020

The Afrijob Network (Afrijob) is a recruitment and human capital marketplace which provides relevant content and training to build top tier global teams for fast-growing African companies. Afrijob's seamless end-to-end...

Uganda’s Logistify AI is building a marketplace of warehouses in Africa

May 7, 2020

Logistify AI is building a marketplace of warehouses in Africa to help businesses find flexible storage for their inventory. Founded by brothers Daniel Emaasit and Tobias Tukei in July 2019...

Business

Safaricom confirms it acquired 18.96% stake in Circle Gas for $22M

May 1, 2020

In January, Safaricom announced a $22 million (£17m) investment into UK firm Circle Gas which runs M-Gas in Kenya and Tanzania to launch prepaid gas service for Kenyan households. According...

Droppa launches Droppa Express, 1-day delivery for light-weight items

April 30, 2020

Droppa, the Johannesburg-based digital platform for transport delivery solutions has launched “Droppa Express” which offers express delivery for light-weight items within a 25 km radius in just 24 hours. Droppa...

COVID-19

Jack Ma Foundation donates third of COVID-19 medical supplies to Africa

April 29, 2020

Jack Ma Foundation has donated its third of medical supplies to Africa on Monday 27th April in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia courtesy of Ethiopia's national carrier Ethiopian Airlines. The Jack Ma...

Nokia C2 Price & Availability in Kenya

April 27, 2020

Nokia C2, a 4G smartphone with 5.7” HD+ screen, 1 GB of RAM and powered by 1.4 GHz Quad Core processor is available in Kenya at a RRP of Ksh...

Okra, Africa’s API fintech “super-connector” raises $1m from TLcom Capital

April 27, 2020

Okra, Africa’s first API fintech “super-connector” has raised $1m from TLcom Capital in pre-seed fundraise to build the infrastructure for Africa’s next wave of fintech innovation. Okra says it will...

Huawei Y7p Review: No Google Apps, No Problem!

April 27, 2020

Huawei’s latest Y-series device, HUAWEI Y7p, was recently released in the Kenyan market and is Huawei’s first smartphone without Google Mobile Services under its HUAWEI Y Series. Huawei Y7p runs on EMUI9.1, a...

People

iHub’s Nekesa Were Appointed Executive Director at AfriLabs

April 23, 2020

iHub Director Nekesa Were has been appointed AfriLabs Interim Executive Director after a career spanning over 10 years in the African tech ecosystem. Nekesa is the immediate former Managing Director...

Huawei Y7p AppGallery Review: Huawei’s future with AppGallery is great

April 22, 2020