Kenya's Agri-tech Startup Secures KSh108 Million Loan from ABC Fund
Apollo Agriculture, a Nairobi based start-up that helps small scale farmers to increase their yields and earn higher income has secured a $1 million (KSh108 million) loan from ABC fund [...]
Egypt’s Trella Raises $42 Million in Series A Funding
Egypt's Trella has raised $42 million in a Series A funding round comprised of equity and debt. The round includes $12 million as debt financing and $30 million in equity [...]
Ed Partners Africa Raises $1.9 Million for Expansion
Nairobi-based affordable private schools financing company, Ed Partners Africa, has raised $1.9 million for expansion and enabling the unserved affordable private schools market access to credit. Investors who took part [...]Uganda Unveils its First Regulatory Sandbox
Ugandan financial regulator is working to boost Fintech innovation in the country. On Tuesday, the Bank of Uganda (BoU) officially unveiled a regulatory sandbox to help Fintechs develop new products [...]Sky. Garden, Kenyan E-Commerce Startup Raises US$ 4 Million
Sky. Garden, a Kenyan e-commerce startup, has closed a US$4 million round of Series A funding to accelerate its growth. This platform, launched some four years ago, enables informal dealers, [...]
Bilha Ndirangu Resigns As Africa's Talking CEO
After a successful 7-year tenure, Bilha Ndirangu will be stepping down as Africa’s Talking CEO to pursue other interests on the continent. Bilha will continue to serve on the board [...]Hisa Technologies Unveils Revamped Website hisa.co Ahead of Stock Trading Launch
Hisa Technologies, the parent company of Kenyan Wall Street has revamped its website ahead of the planned stock trading in the next few weeks. The revamped Web experience has been [...]
Pangea launches KSh 300 Million fund for Kenyan Start-Ups
Pangea, a Norwegian based accelerator program and an investment platform that matches African start-ups with investors, has rolled out a scale-up program that provides funding of up to KSh 300 [...]Kenyan Fintech Startup AZA Finance Raises $20 Million in Funding
Kenya-based fintech startup, AZA Finance, has raised $20 million in funding over the last 18 months. Furthermore, the firm has now expanded into South Africa with the acquisition of cross-border [...]Kenyan Insurtech startup Lami Technologies closes $1.8 million seed funding
Lami Technologies, a Kenyan insurance technology (insurtech) company that aims to democratize insurance products and services for low-income Kenyans, announced today it has raised $1.8 million in seed funding. The [...]Kenyan Gro Intelligence is on TIME's 2021 List of World's Top 100 firms
Kenyan Gro Intelligence, a data analytics company, has made it to TIME's 2021 list of the 100 Most Influential Companies in the world. Gro Intelligence is listed under Innovators alongside [...]Kenyan Edtech Startup Kidato raises US$1.4Million Seed for Online Classes
Kidato, an Online class for K-12 students in Africa, has announced that it has closed its US$1.4 Million seed investment. This effort has been backed by Y Combinator, a significant [...]
