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The Underdog Tech Award by InDrive

Are you a tech startup founder who feels like an underdog? Do you face challenges such as limited resources, lack of access to funding and important events, and low visibility…

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DeFi Summit
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These nine startups will be showcasing their innovations at the Africa Money and DeFi Summit in Accra Ghana

The Africa Money and DeFi Summit is a two-day event that will bring together the best minds and innovators in the Web3, Blockchain, Fintech, and Decentralised Finance (DeFi) space in…

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Google for startups
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Google for Startups Accelerator to finance AI-First African startups – Applications ongoing

In acknowledging that Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world in unprecedented ways; creating new opportunities and challenges for various sectors and industries, Africa included, Google for startups Accelerator has…

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Treepz Founders
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Treepz: A Rising Star in the African Mobility Scene

Treepz, Africa’s largest car-sharing and rental marketplace, has been making waves in the African mobility scene with its innovative and sustainable solutions. The startup has recently achieved two major milestones…

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Funded Fintech Ventures in Africa have almost doubled since 2021

According to a new report by Disrupt Africa, the fintech startup ecosystem in Africa grew by almost 20 per cent in size and attracted US$2.7 billion in investment over the…

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kenyan startups
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Top Ten Most Funded Kenyan Startups

Kenya is a hub of innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa, with a vibrant startup ecosystem that attracts investors from around the world. In this article, we will look at the…

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sahara group
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Sahara Group Foundation Announces 20 African Social Innovators for its 2023 Fellowship Programme

Sahara Group Foundation, the corporate social sustainability vehicle for leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group, has announced the 20 African social innovators who will be part of its 2023…

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Africa tech summit
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14 start-ups announced to Pitch Live at Africa Tech Summit 

Africa Tech Summit has announced the final shortlist of ventures who will Pitch Live on stage to investors, corporate and media at the Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi from 15th…

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Kyosk.app
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Digital Insurance Platform mTek Partners with Kyosk.app and Fin to Provide Coverage to Kenyan Informal Retailers

 Digital insurance platform mTek has partnered with digital informal retail aggregator Kyosk.app and Fin, a focused fintech platform to provide insurance covers to over 100,000 Kenyan dukas. Despite employing over 80…

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ASIP
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Telecel Group and Startupbootcamp AfriTech Select Participants for Africa Startup Initiative Program Accelerator – ASIP

Startupbootcamp AfriTech, a leading tech accelerator in Africa, has joined forces with telecommunications giant Telecel Group to select the participants of the highly coveted Africa Startup Initiative Program (ASIP) Accelerator….

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Final Call for Startups to Apply to Pitch Live at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2023

The final deadline for tech startups across Africa to apply for the fifth edition of Pitch Live at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi  is coming quickly with applications closing, Friday 20th of January. Ten…

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kwara
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Kenya Fintech startup Kwara Raises $3M Seed Extension

Kwara raises $3 million seed extension and signs an agreement to acquire a subsidiary of the Kenyan Union Of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (Kuscco). Thirteen months ago, Kwara raised $4…

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Wara Farm
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Climate Action Hackathon encourages Youth in Kenya to innovate

Jacob’s Ladder Africa and Moringa School recently held a Technology for Climate Hackathon, challenging young people to come up with innovative tech-based solutions to address the impact of climate change…

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disrupt africa
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Disrupt Africa to launch deep-dive research publication on the Kenyan startup ecosystem

Startup-focused news and research company Disrupt Africa will next month release its Kenyan Startup Ecosystem Report 2022, providing readers with a deep dive into the country’s tech startup landscape. Since…

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idea hive
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Idea Hive makes its inaugural launch into the East African market

Idea Hive an innovative performance marketing agency has made its inaugural launch into the East African market in a bid to provide data-driven technology to create unique, insightful brand strategies…

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Sendy receives investment from MOL PLUS to scale up Fulfillment services across Africa

Africa’s Fulfillment and Logistics enabler Sendy has today announced funding from MOL PLUS Co., Ltd. which is the Corporate Venture Capital of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL). MOL PLUS has…

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mest africa
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MEST Africa Challenge announces the top 5 finalists going into the final stage of the competition

MEST Africa has announced Sproutly (Nigeria), Kweli (Senegal), Swoove (Ghana), Hisa (Kenya) and Desert Green Africa (South Africa) as the start-ups who have made it into the grand finale of…

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MEST Africa Challenge 2022 Shortlists 36 technology start-ups from 5 African Countries

MEST Africa has announced a shortlist of 36 qualified technology start-ups from 5 African countries who will be going into the regional pitch competition stage of the 2022 MEST Africa…

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iiDENTIFii
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Multi-award-winning biometrics player iiDENTIFii raises record USD 15m 

iiDENTIFii, the innovative biometrics tech firm, has raised US$15 million growth capital. The round was led by African investment company Arise whose cornerstone investors include Rabobank Partnerships, Norfund, NorFinance and…

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Investing in Innovation
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Investing in Innovation (i3) announces its first cohort of 30 African startups

Investing in Innovation (i3), a pan-African support initiative for African health supply chain start-ups, has announced its first cohort of 30 companies. Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…

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AfricInvest
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AfricInvest and Cathay Innovation Complete Final Close of €110M Pan-African Venture Fund

AfricInvest, a leading multi-asset investment platform in Africa and global venture capital firm Cathay Innovation, have completed the final close of their joint Pan-African Venture fund, Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund…

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A Look At The Top 10 Women-Led Startups 2022

This year’s top 10 teams were selected from a pool of over 350 start-ups that had applied for the program. This program, which is in its 5th cohort has attracted…

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mtek
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mTek secures $3 million investment for digital insurance penetration

On the heels of a recent $1.50 million (KSh 170 million) investment which helped to unlock for Kenyan citizens greater, real-time access to health insurance, plus other general insurance products,…

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bamba
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Bamba Raises $3.2M Seed Round 

Bamba, mobile-first enterprise software for micro-merchants in Africa, has secured $3.2m in seed funding to scale its app and build out its team. Venture capital firm 468 Capital led the…

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african startup
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Why African startup founders becoming investors is “fantastic” for the ecosystem

African startup founders becoming investors in their counterparts even while they are still building their own businesses is “fantastic” for the continent’s startup ecosystem, and demonstrates the growing maturity of…

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andela
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Andela Launches New Platform to Power the Future of Customized Work

Andela, the global marketplace for remote technical talent, has announced the launch of its new platform designed to create a more direct, personalized, and successful hiring experience for both talent…

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zalego academy
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Zalego Academy Joins the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Training Partner Program

Zalego Academy, a subsidiary of StepWise Inc. that focuses on ICT training and enhancing the employability of youth and people from underserved communities, announced today that it is working with Amazon…

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Nigeria’s ThriveAgric raises $56.4m debt funding to accelerate African expansion plans

Nigerian startup that leverages technology to empower smallholder farmers across Africa by linking them to finance, data-driven best practices, and access to local & global markets for their commodities has…

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M-KOPA Secures $75M Growth Equity Round

M-KOPA, the fintech platform that provides connected financing and digital financial services to underbanked consumers across four markets in Africa, announced its $75M Growth Equity round. The round was led…

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Ndovu
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Ndovu – The online partner for stock investment that’s been long overdue

Most Kenyans do not know how to go about investments, particularly investments in the stock markets. The stock market so far has been presented as a market for the elite…

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