Snap Inc, the company behind social media app Snapchat, has announced a new premium subscription called Snapchat+. This subscription will include exclusive features and…
Broadscale Group and Generation Investment Management take M-Kopa to $100M
Innovative Kenyan lender M-Kopa has raised $75 million in an equity funding round, bringing its total equity funding to $100 million. The Generation Investment…
Richard Branson, Al Gore, Steve Case back Kenyan solar startup M-Kopa in $19m round
The likes of Virgin Group’s Sir Richard Branson, former US Vice President Al Gore and AOL founder Steve Case have invested US$19-million in Kenyan…
Kenya’s M-Kopa wins $1.5M, plans to build university institute
Solar energy in Africa is really hip and happening. The pay-as-you-go solar energy startup from Kenya, M-Kopa, has just won the 2015 Zayed Future…