Startups
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...
TibuHealth and Thalia Psychotherapy among startups selected for Google Growth Academy: AI for Health program
Kenya’s TibuHealth and Thalia Psychotherapy are among 24 startups selected for the 2024 cohort of Google for Startups...
Chumz and Vunapay among startups selected for the Spark Accelerator Program
Chumz and Vunapay are among nine startups selected to join the Spark Accelerator Program. The program is a...
Pezesha receives $500,000 grant from the US DFC
Pezesha, a Kenyan finance fintech has managed has received a $500,ooo grant from the US Development Finance Corporation...