News - East Africa

Tappi, a Kenyan startup that provides a chat tool that generates a webpage automatically, received US$1.5 million in an oversubscribed...

BasiGo, a Kenyan startup that provides electric bus solutions, has received a US$5 million debt facility from British International Investment (BII),...

Amini, a Nairobi-based climate-tech startup focusing on bridging Africa's environmental data gap with artificial intelligence and satellite technology, has raised $4...

Norrsken22, based in Kigali, has raised US$205 million, exceeding its goal of US$200 million, to close its first African tech...

Maisha Meds, a pioneering digital health organization in Africa, received US$5.25 million in scale-up stage 3 funding from USAID's Development...

Lipa Later, a Kenyan fintech platform that enables e-commerce, financial inclusion, and shopping on a centralized and fully integrated platform,...

Emata, the agricultural finance solution for East African farmers, has completed a $2.4 million seed fundraise, comprising $800,000 in equity...

FlexPay, an innovative Kenyan fintech has received funding from Renew Capital Angels. Customers can use FlexPay's "save now, buy later"...

The first of its kind for Uber in Africa, the debut of Electric Boda in Kenya marks an important step...

Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech startup, has raised $11.2 million in debt and equity funding in pre-Series A funding. With participation...

The launch of Safaricom's M-Pesa mobile money service in Ethiopia is a boon for the Kenyan telecoms operator, which is...

Ed Partners, a startup based in Kenya, has received $1.5 million in debt funding from Oikocredit, an investor in social...