startups

There are many innovative fintech businesses developing in Kenya that are transforming how people access and manage their finances, ranging from peer-to-peer lending platforms to mobile banking solutions. Seven of Kenya’s most exciting fintech companies to watch are listed below:

The number of educational technology (edtech) companies has increased recently in Kenya, where they are using technology to increase access to education and provide students with creative learning options

In recognition of the critical role SMMEs play in the African continent, MultiChoice launched the MultiChoice Africa Accelerator programme which…

Ruaraka Uhai Neema Hospital in partnership with digital platform M-TIBA and health organization PharmAccess have unveiled ‘Tunza Mama’: a discounted…

eWAKA one of Africa’s most promising sustainable mobility startups has received strategic support from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs…

Duplo, a B2B payment platform that makes it easier for African businesses of all sizes to pay each other, has…

Fifteen African startups have been selected to participate in the e-track programme, a three-phase venture acceleration program run by UCT…

The Cape Town Stock Exchange (CTSE) has raised a funding round worth $5 million led by new investor Imvelo ventures.…

As we aim to spotlight some of the best technologists, innovators, CEOs, and powerful women holding leadership roles in the…

We took a keen interest to shine a spotlight on African Women in Tech. These are women who have utilized…

As mentioned in our Discovering African Women in Tech article, we found that despite the industry growing rapidly, women still…

Kune foods has been besieged by controversy from the moment the company launched in Kenya.  A couple of days after…

In 2020/2021 I had the pleasure of working with The Worldbank to evaluate small businesses that were eligible for funding.…

Congo based Web 3 super app startup Jambo has raised $30M series funding led by Paradigm. Jambo which is Paradigm’s…

Microsoft  has announced it  will support in Africa over the next five years through a series of initiatives including partnerships…

 Lipa Later, a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) company operating in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Nigeria, has raised USD 12 million from a…

Australian Listed Zip has announced plans to fully acquire South African buy now pay later (BNPL) platform Payflex in its…

US-based African-focused fintech Pngme, a financial data infrastructure and machine learning-as-a-service platform has raised $15 million in funding to allow…

In March, Uber competitor Didi Chuxing (“DiDi”), started onboarding drivers in Cape Town, South Africa, after what it called a…

South African Venture Capital Firm, Seed South Capital, has announced its investment into US-based, female-led startup, myFanPark to help the…

Kenya’s Kwara and Wellthi and Nigeria’s Layer and South Africa’s KarriPay, are part of the 11 fintech companies accepted into…

Apple could soon estimate your breathing rate using an accessory you might not have thought of: your AirPods. This could…

Chaka, a SEC-Licensed Digital Sub-broker and digital investment platform, has raised $1.5M in a pre-seed funding round to enable borderless…

Esusu, the fintech startup building users credit via rent reporting and data solutions, has raised $10 million in Series A…

BimaLab, an initiative of FSD Africa, the Insurance Regulatory Authority, and Tellistic Technology Services has opened  applications for its second…

M-KOPA, the solar system financing firm turned-asset financing platform has officially launched in Nigeria with plans to lend millions of…

 Algebra Ventures, Egypt’s leading venture capital fund, has appointed Laila Hassan and Omar Khashaba to its second, $90M fund as…

Norwegian based Accelerator Pangea has unveiled a scale-up program that will offer private funding for local startups. The program aims…

Uganda’s fintech startup Ensibuuko has raised $1m from global impact investor FCA Investments to provide digital financial services to over…