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Payday, a Rwandan neobank startup, receives $3 million in a seed round
Payday, a prominent pan-African neobank with headquarters in Rwanda that provides global accounts to Africans, has announced a US$3 million...
Read moreThe European Union has given $378 million to Kenya to facilitate the implementation of electric bus rapid transit (e-BRT)
The European Union has given Kenya Ksh 50 billion ($378 million) to help with the electrification of the nation's public...
Read moreWorkpay, a Kenyan HR-payroll firm, raises $2.7 million in pre-Series A funding
Workpay, a Kenyan HR payroll startup, received $2.7 million in pre-Series A funding to expand its services across Africa. Launch...
Read moreJumba, a Kenyan startup for procuring building supplies, receives $4.5 million in seed funding
Jumba, a Kenyan marketplace for construction materials, has completed a $4.5 million seed funding round. The seed funding comes a year...
Read moreRwanda is the latest African nation to ban its banks from processing cryptocurrency transactions
The National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) has ordered all of the country's banks to cease "all crypto-related activity until a...
Read moreEthiopia plans to sell 45% of its state-owned telecom company Ethio-Telecom
The Ethiopian government has been planning to sell off 40% of its holdings in Ethio-Telecom, a state-owned telecom company, since...
Read moreBuuPass, a B2B2C platform for managing buses in Kenya, has secured $1.3 million in pre-seed funding
BuuPass a B2B2C full-stack marketplace has raised $1.3 million in pre-seed funding to enable operators with a bus management system (BMS)...
Read moreARM Labs Lagos Techstars has selected 12 startups to participate in its $120,000 accelerator program.
The inaugural ARM Labs Lagos Techstars accelerator, which offers access to up to US$120,000 in equity capital and other sorts...
Read moreeWAKA, a Kenyan mobility startup, has received $540,000 in funding
The Swiss Confederation's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has provided strategic funding to eWAKA, a Kenyan startup working to...
Read moreZuri Health Receives Funding from Morocco’s UM6P Ventures
Kenyan healthcare startup Zuri Health has announced that it has received funding from Moroccan VC UM6P Ventures. Founded in 2021,...
Read moreO-Farms has selected ten agri-circularity startups from Kenya to participate in its second accelerator program
O-Farms, a Kenyan agri-circularity accelerator, has selected ten startups for its second edition and will provide up to $24,000 in...
Read moreStarlink, Elon Musk’s internet service company is set to begin operations in Kenya
The satellite internet provider Starlink, founded by Elon Musk, has announced it will begin operations in Kenya in Q2 of 2023. The...
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