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Women techpreneurs can now apply to attend Kenya summit

The United States ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman, is among the confirmed speakers for the Africa Tech Female Founder Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya…

Kenyan insurtech startup secures $6-million

Pula a Nairobi-based insurtech startup has secured $6-million in a Series A funding round led by TLcom Capital, with the participation of Women’s World Banking. Pula secures…

African venture capitalists bullish over VC sector ahead of Nigerian Interswitch’s IPO

The World Bank has forecast growth in Sub-Saharan Africa to slow from 3.4% (forecast) in 2019, to 2.9% in 2020. But despite slower growth,…

Nigerian edtech startup uLesson closes over $3m seed round led by TLcom Capital

Nigerian edtech learning platform uLesson has closed a $3.1-million seed round led by London headquartered TLcom Capital. The startup was launched earlier this year…

Kenyan startup Twiga Foods closes $30m Series-B round

Nairobi-based mobile-based B2B distribution platform Twiga Foods announced today that it has secured almost $30-million in a new round led by Goldman Sachs. It follows the $5-million…

TechCabal’s Friday townhall event to focus on transport, logistics tech in Africa

Are you in Nigeria this week? Want to know more about Africa’s mobility sector, the challenges it is facing and what the future holds?…

Nigeria’s Kobo360 closes whopping $20m Series-A round led by Goldman Sachs

Nigerian logistics platform Kobo360 has closed what is likely the second biggest investment for an African tech startup in 2019 so far, after concluding…

Kenya’s mSurvey to take on Nigeria after securing follow-on funding from Proparco

Nairobi-based mobile survey platform mSurvey is looking to expand operations and take on the Nigerian market after the firm’s recent announcement that it secured follow-on funding from…

First speakers confirmed for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa

Nigeria’s former communication technology minister Omobola Johnson and Singularity Investments principal investment officer Lexi Novitske are among the first speakers confirmed for this year’s TechCrunch Startup Battlefield…

Here’s what you need to know about Kenya’s tech startup ecosystem

Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other…

mSurvey raises $3.5m from TLcom Capital-led Series A round, eyes SA market

Nairobi-based mobile survey platform mSurvey has announced that it raised $3.5-million in Series A round led by venture capital firm TLcom Capital. mSurvey CEO…

TLcom $5m investment two years in the making says Terragon CEO Elo Umeh

Nigerian data analytics startup Terragon Group‘s announcement last week that it had secured $5-million investment from venture capital company TLcom was the result of…

TLcom Capital raises $40m for TIDE Africa Fund to support entrepreneurs

London-based VC TLcom Capital has announced it has committed $40-million to the Technology and Innovation for Developing Economics (TIDE) Africa Fund. The VC fund’s announcement,…

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