Articles by
Sam Wakoba
Taking you on tour through Africa's tech and business ecosystem, one story at a time since 2010!
Based out of Nairobi, Kenya, Sam is the founder and managing director of Moran Media, which runs TechMoran.com, various other digital platforms and a startup incubation hub for Kenya's youthful entrepreneurs.
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Business
Njeri Rionge, Co-founder of Zuku’s Wananchi Group Passes On
Njeri Rionge, the co-founder of Wananchi Online, a once popular Internet Service Provider (ISP)which grew to become...
Startups
South Africa’s insuretech startup Root raises $1.5m from Invenfin to expand into UK & Europe
Root Platform (Root), the Cape Town-based low-code, API-first, digital insurance technology platform provider, has raised $1.5 million...
Startups
Kenya’s Kua Ventures Invests over USD 1 Million in Kenyan SMEs
Kua Ventures, a Kenyan-based faith-driven impact investment firm has invested over 1 million (approximately Ksh. 145 million)...
Startups
Nigeria’s Risevest Acquires Chaka for Market Consolidation
Nigeria's Risevest, an asset manager providing Nigerians with access to foreign investments, has officially acquired Chaka, a...
Startups
Stellantis-backed AUTO24 launches its pre-owned car marketplace in Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal and South-Africa
AUTO24.africa, a pre-owned car marketplace, has today launched in Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa, after a...
Startups
Lipa Later Raises KES 500 Million | Sets Sights on Raising KES 2BN
Lipa Later Group, a Buy Now Pay Later platform has announced the successful closure of a KES...
Startups
Google Selects Five African Startups for its AI for Health Accelerator Program
Five African startups namely Eden Care from Rwanda, iZola from Kenya: mDoc from Nigeria, Pharmarun from Nigeria...
Startups
Turaco launches in Ghana after acquiring MicroEnsure Ghana
Turaco, a Kenyan tech-enabled affordable insurance startup with operations in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda has launched in Ghana...