Sam Wakoba, Author at TechMoran

November 18, 2020

Auto marketplace Autochek has raised $3.4 million to grow its Nigeria and Ghana markets and further invest in its technology and grow its local teams. The pre-seed funding round was...

Lori Systems raises funding from Imperial Venture Fund to enter Southern Africa markets

November 17, 2020

Nairobi-based Lori Systems has received the backing of Imperial, an African and European-focused provider of integrated market access and logistics solutions firm, in a move that will see Lori launch...

Global Voice Group to invest up to $300k into African reg-tech startups

November 5, 2020

Global Voice Group (GVG), an ICT and reg-tech solutions provider for governments and regulatory bodies is seeking to invest up to $300k into African reg-tech startups in a bid to...

CcHUB buys Kenyan startup eLimu to launch a revamped digital education platform across Africa

November 3, 2020

iHub Ltd, owned by Co-creation Hub has acquired eLimu, a once-great edtech startup and digital educational content platform that worked closely with BRCK Education. iHub will transform eLimu into the...

Nigeria’s fintech platform ImaliPay launching in Kenya to help users save & borrow

October 12, 2020

ImaliPay, a Nigerian big data and AI-driven digital platform offering tailored financial products is set to launch in Kenya to give gig economy platforms and freelancers the ability to save,...

Blue-collar job site M-WAKS launches to help individuals & SMEs find workers in the gig economy

October 5, 2020

M-WAKS, a new platform by Kenya's Dreamwaks Ltd has launched to help individuals, SMEs and corporate companies to hire, rate, and verify workers specifically in the gig economy. M-WAKS aims...

People

Cellulant’s co-CEO Bolaji Akinboro resigns as the firm suspends Agrikore

September 28, 2020

Bolaji Akinboro, the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Cellulant Corp, and the CEO of Cellulant Nigeria Limited has resigned from his position, TechMoran can authoritatively report. Bolaji voluntarily resigned after the...

Kenya’s OkHi raises £1.4m | Launches in Nigeria

September 24, 2020

Kenyan-based UK startup, OkHi has raised more than £1.4 million from a group of investors supported by the Angel Investment Network for its expansion across Africa. The startup building addressing...

Gadgets

OPPO Reno4 & smartwatch launched in Kenya | Prices & Specs

September 22, 2020

Smartphone manufacturer OPPO has introduced its latest device under the Reno Series, the Reno4 in the Kenyan market, which will retail at Ksh39,999. OPPO has also introduced the OPPO Watch,...

Android

HUAWEI Y9a |Unboxing & First Impressions

September 21, 2020

Recently, Huawei announced its latest Y9 series phone, the Huawei Y9a, an 8 GB RAM phone with 128 GB storage. Powered by Huawei Mobile Services (HMS), the phone comes with...

Gadgets

itel S16 launch in Kenya| Specs & price to expect on 18th Sep!

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...

Mobile

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