F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
African tech startups raised over $1.2bn in funding in 2018 – Partech report
A report by French venture capital (VC) firm Partech Africa has found that 146 African tech startups raised $1.163-billion in equity funding last year…
Africa Development Bank approves $7.5m investment in Kenyan VC fund
African Development Bank has announced that its board of directors has approved a $7.5-million in Nairobi-based venture capital firm Africa Tech Ventures.
Twiga Foods pilot to put more farm land to use to meet demand [Sponsored]
Kenyan mobile-based B2B distribution platform Twiga Foods wants to put about 8000 acres of unused agricultural land in Kenya to use to meet growing demand for its platform…
Kenyan insurtech Bluewave takes top honours at 2018 Seedstars Nairobi
Nairobi-based insurtech startup Bluewave Insurance Agency has come out tops at Seedstars Nairobi pitch event. At an event held on Friday (21 September), the startup out-pitched six other…
