Startups
Workpay raises $5m in Series A funding to expand across Africa
Workpay, a Kenyan cloud-based HR, payroll and benefits platform has raised $5m in Series A funding. The funding...
Founders Factory a Venture Capital firm rebrands to 54 Collective
Founders Factory Africa (FFA) has officially rebranded to 54 Collective. This rebrand reflects the firm’s pan-African vision, aspiring...
Applications for the Google for Startups Accelerator MENA region are now open
Google has announced that applications for the Google for Startups Accelerator, an AI First MENA & Turkey program...
Transform Accelerator to give 5 Kenyan startups Ksh. 81 Million in grant funding
Transform Accelerator has announced Ksh 81 million in grant funding to five Kenyan startups. Transform is an impact...
Triply & Nakili make it to cohort 8 of Google for Startups Accelerator program
Kenyan startups Triply, Nakili and Nobuk Africa are among startups which made it cohort 8 of Google for...
Risevest in talks to acquire Hisa an investment startup
RiseVest a Nigerian investment platform is in talks to acquire Hisa a Kenyan investment tech startup. Risevest provides...
d.light raises USD$176 million in funding for expansion in East Africa
d.light, an Off-grid solar provider has secured a funding from African Frontier Capital to purchase USD$176 million of receivables...
Uncover a Kenyan beauty startup raises $1.4 million in a seed funding round
Uncover has raised $1.4m in a Seed II funding round led by EQ2 Ventures and IgniteXL Ventures, with participation...
Peleza a Kenyan identity management startup merges with Prembly
Peleza Kenyan identity management startup has announced a merger with US-based YC-backed company Prembly. Prembly is a provider...
Applications for the 2025 Microsoft Imagine Cup are now open
Microsoft has announced that applications for the 2025 Microsoft Imagine Cup are now open. Students can apply to...