Nairobi

Early-bird tickets on sale for AfricArena’s Nairobi summit

Super early-bird tickets for AfricArena’s much-anticipated summit in Nairobi, Kenya is now on sale. Scheduled to take place on 6 and 7 September, the…

Kazi start-up brings work, hope to jobless Kenyans

For thousands of Kenyans, finding a job that puts food on the table is a major challenge. However, for those who live in the…

Logistics vertical hotting up, as Kenya’s Sendy closes $20m Series-B round

Nairobi-based on-demand delivery platform Sendy has raised $20-million in a Series-B investment round led by Atlantica Ventures. Sendy connects businesses and individuals to third party…

Antler set to announce names of five startups that netted $100k from Nairobi programme

Antler, a global startup generator and early-stage venture capital fund, will next month announce the names of the five startups that each netted $100k…

Up to $150k on offer in Daikin-Samurai Incubate Africa Ideathon

Tech startups that pitch at the Daikin-Samurai Incubate Africa Ideathon set for 10 and 11 December in Nairobi stand to tap up between $100…

Goodwell makes $2m equity investment in Kenyan-based ecommerce firm Copia

Dutch impact investor Goodwell Investments has made a $2-million investment in Nairobi-based consumer goods catalogue and delivery service Copia. The firm — founded by…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [26/11/2018]

This week join Cape Town based 88 Business Collective on Tuesday (27 November) as the initiative celebrates the entrepreneurs that came out tops in its 18-month…

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…

Kenyan logistics startup Bwala Africa Group secures over $200k in funding

Nairobi-based last-mile logistics startup Bwala Africa Group has secured a loan of 24-million Kenyan Shillings ($238 000) from Kenyan bank CFC Stanbic. The startup, which launched…

Kenyan hub Nailab busy identifying African partners for Jack Ma programme

Kenyan hub Nailab, which has been selected to run Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma’s $10-million Africa Netpreneur Prize, is in the process of identifying and selecting hubs and…

Kenyan supply platform Twiga Foods set to secure up to $7m from IFC, TLCom

Kenyan mobile-based B2B distribution platform Twiga Foods is set to secure up to $7-million from the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and venture capital firm TLCom…

Seedstars launches call for African tech startups to enter pitching competition

One of the world’s largest emerging market competitions for tech startups Seedstars World today opened applications to tech startups in Sub-Saharan Africa to apply for…

Private equity fund Africinvest to launch VC fund targeting startups on continent

Tunisia-based private equity fund AfricInvest is busy raising funds to launch a €120-million fund to invest in innovative new ventures across the continent, a…

Investors biased towards expat founders says American behind Kenya’s M-Shule

Foreign investors who invest in African startups are biased towards funding expat founders, says a US-born entrepreneur running an edtech startup in Kenya. Claire Mongeau,…

For second year Cape Town ranked top tech ecosystem by Seedstars Index

Cape Town has again been ranked as the top tech entrepreneurial ecosystem for startups among 71 emerging markets cities by the Seedstars Index (SSI)….

WhereIsMyTransport, Facebook to run hackathon series in five African cities

SA mobility startup WhereIsMyTransport has partnered with Facebook for Developers to tomorrow host the the Connect Hackathon Series in five cities across the continent….

Seedspace in drive to buy up, partner with co-working spaces across world

Seedstars, the startup competition for emerging markets, is on a drive to acquire or partner with co-working spaces in cities around the world through its Seedspace brand. Three…

Kenyan startup M-Shule gets investment from Engineers Without Borders

Canadian seed-stage investor Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) yesterday announced a cash investment worth $40 000 in Kenyan edtech startup M-Shule. M-Shule is an SMS and…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [03/07/2017]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or catch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place….

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [18/07/2016]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place….

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [08/02/2016]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place….

Kenya’s BRCK hauls in $3m from Steve Case, Synergy Energies and others

To kick off the year on a positive note, Kenyan startup BRCK has raised US$3-million from a group of international investors, which include former…

Taking African innovation global: Q&A with Aaron Fu from Nairobi’s Nest

“We’re seeing a lot of innovation born in Africa, servicing the world,” says Aaron Fu (pictured left), managing partner of the Hong Kong VC…

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