Hisa, a Kenyan investment startup founded by Kenya Wall Street's Eric Asuma and Eric Jackson has been acquired by Rise, a Nigerian stock investment startup, TechCabal reports. Hisa, which will remain independent after acquisition, is building the infrastructure to allow...

INGOT Africa Ltd (INGOT Brokers), a regulated brokerage firm has  partnered  with Hisa, a renowned trading app in Kenya to revolutionize the trading and investment landscape in Kenya – and Africa at large – by providing clients with unprecedented access...

Kenyan wealth-tech startup Hisa  has officially launched after a 10 month beta period. The app will allow Kenyans to invest in listed stocks, US stocks and ETFs directly...

The NVIDIA Inception programme has selected Hisa App, a Kenyan mobile investment platform that allows anyone in Kenya to participate in U.S. stocks and ETFs using mobile money. The NVIDIA Inception programme is designed to support startups that are using artificial intelligence...

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Kenya's Hisa Play has raised Ksh 1 million (11,223.35 USD)  to quicken its roll out phase and pimp its marketing, product support and normal overheads and meet increasing need for players’ to understand their finances. The financial simulation game founded...

In a landmark move, SecondSTAX, a prominent Ghanaian fintech firm, has unveiled a strategic partnership with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX).  The collaboration, which aims to bolster economic growth and investment prospects throughout Africa, was formally announced during a high-profile...

President Uhuru Kenyatta has unveiled the final report of the nationwide airborne geophysical survey and inaugurated seven other ground-breaking projects that provide current and comprehensive geospatial data covering the entire country. The eight projects were developed under the Joint National...

Bolt, the on-demand ride service dispatching, shared vehicles and motorbikes, and restaurant and grocery delivery firm with the same name app, has received €628 million ($709 million at recent prices) at a valuation of €7.4 billion ($8.4 billion). It plans...

Bolt has raised 600 million euros from investors to aid quick grocery delivery.The round was led by Sequoia Capital alongside other new investors Tekne and Ghisallo, G Squared, D1 Capital and Naya. Founded by Markus Villig, Bolt is an Estonian...

What exactly is the process of getting a Twitter verification badge? we all know you need to be someone important to get a verification badge on Twitter but apparently

Jack Ma, Alibaba founder and executive chairman has launched a $10 million African Young Entrepreneurs Fund to support youthful online entrepreneurs across the continent. Mr. Ma launched the fund during the Youth Connekt Africa Summit held last week in...

Tigo Tanzania, in partnership with the non-profit organization, Reach for Change (Africa.ReachforChange.org), has launched its 5th annual ‘Tigo Digital Changemakers’ Award competition. The competition aims at identifying and supporting social entrepreneurs who use digital tools and technology to improve communities...

DEMO Africa 2014 was a huge success according to several of the entrepreneurs who attended and pitched at the conference. Saisai from Zimbabwe was named the winner of the SWELL Innovation award with Irofit and VOTO taking the first...

Updated: Smart wearable jacket startup Cladlight has received Ksh 1 million seed funding to help them amp the designof their jackets and make them more cool for everyone and for any weather. Charles Muchene and Michael Gathogo, the Cladlight co-founders,...

Nailab yesterday announced the increase of funding for the SN4 and SN3 enterprises from a previous Ksh 300,000 per enterprise to a total of over Kshs.5 million. “It is important that we who make up the hub and tech ecosystem...

Kenya's Nailab (Nairobi Incubation Lab), a tech business incubator launched in 2011 today held a demo day for its season four startups in a move to build entrepreneurship and create jobs for youth in the country. According to Sam Gichuru,...

Jumia Kenya has unveiled its new Fashion blog dubbed Nation254 it says is designed to engage and interact with fashion lovers and to keep them posted on the new fashion trends. Already, the e-commerce firm has contributed immensely to the...

Sokkaa.com has a new look in a move set to make it Africa’s biggest football news aggregator and news feed. “The average football fan in Africa views up to 15 different websites daily to get their fix of news from...

 DEMO Africa has announced the 40 best tech startups that will take part in the competition in September this year with Nigeria taking the lion’s share followed by Kenya, Ghana and Egypt. Other African countries to be represented are Rwanda,...

PIVOT East an innovative startups competition geared towards nurturing the growing ICT talent in East Africa unveiled the winners of the 2014 competition during a cocktail award ceremony at the Panari Hotel. The competition which kicked off early this...

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PIVOT East has unveiled semifinalist for this year’s competition after a call for applications in February 2014 with startups from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia. To get the best from the region PIVOT East partnered with the tech hubs...

By Jacques Coetzee It’s no secret that South Africa’s ecommerce is on the verge of booming. With the industry said to be growing by 30% a year and the market estimated to be worth R4.4-billion in 2013, we can expect...

Electronics manufacturer, Panasonic today organised the very first System Solutions exhibition in Africa, showcasing its comprehensive line up of industry leading total business solutions. The event which was done in Kenya was aimed at promoting and showcasing products catering to...