East Africa

Lami, Kenya’s insurance technology company, has acquired Bluewave Insurance Agency, a Kenyan-based insurtech startup that leverages mobile technology to reach...

Wealth-tech startup Ndovu has officially been launched today at a media event in Nairobi, Kenya by its co-founders Radhika Bhachu,...

BasiGo, an e-mobility startup has launched operations in Nairobi, Kenya. This is coming after the startup raised US$900,000 (KES 100m)...

Turaco (Ellard Insurance Agency Ltd.) and M-KOPA are proud to announce that they have officially insured over 16,000 emerging market...

Service on-demand platform Kazi helps consumers find trusted businesses and service providers in their vicinity and increases visibility for business...

The application of technology comes in different shades, asides from the very common use in finance, medicine and health, the...

Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed accelerator, will be showcasing some of the graduating companies from its accelerators in Ghana,...

Mobile money agents are the backbone of the mobile money industry, however, they face inherent liquidity management challenges in their...

Countries in the Sub-saharan region of Africa appears to have the lowest prices in absolute terms,  making African food products...

Education is known to be an integral part of every society, both formal and informal education. It is often said...

Financial institutions and traditional modes of savings have offered users the platform to save their money over the years, however,...

Africa has experienced rapid and almost exponential growth in the financial sector as Fintech startups emerged in various countries across...

Ajua, the integrated Customer Experience Management solution for businesses in Africa, has acquired WayaWaya, the Kenya-based Artificial Intelligence and Machine...

Africa appears to have one of the largest underdeveloped insurance sectors on the globe and this alone positions it as...

Sokowatch, the innovative e-commerce platform that supplies and finances mom-and-pop stores across East Africa, has today been named in Fast...

More than one billion businesses around the world use technology solutions to engage and reach customers. This simplifies their daily...

Uncover Skincare a Kenyan-based startup has recently launched a “one stop shop for skincare”. Founded by Catherine Lee and Sneha...

Catch, a taxi-hailing startup based in Ethiopia has launched in Kenya after a successful take-off in its home country. Established...

Karisimbi Technology Solutions, a Rwandan based e-health startup is supporting hospitals in the country to go completely digital. The startup...

Damu-Sasa, a Kenyan e-health startup has secured US$20,000 from Villgro Africa to enable it contribute its quota in minimizing the...

Swifttdial a Kenyan startup has recently launched a cloud-based contact centre that supports firms in customer engagements while also seeing...

Carhoot is a car care and mobile maintenance app that enables  car owners and users to get roadside assistance, order spare...

Kenyan-based fintech firm Pezesha has emerged winner of the 2020 AFI Inclusive FinTech Showcase, capturing the AFI members and the...

SunCulture, a Kenyan provider of solar power systems, water pumps and irrigation systems for small scale farmers, has sealed a...

OkHi is a smart addressing startup out of Nairobi, Kenya in partnership with Africa’s largest banking platform Interswitch and rolling...

East African supply chain startup Twiga Foods eyes expansion into East and West African markets and some other parts of...

Motoqaa, a Kenyan startup that emerged in June 2020 to provide services for peer-to-peer, lease-to-own contracts for cars in the...

There's a new strategy to provide Kenyan commuters with frictionless, and tech-enabled safe commutation that will ease their travel. This...

The prevalence of COVID-19 has shown how unprepared the world can be against a global outbreak. Every country in the...

Three African startups have been selected to take part in the upcoming F-LANE accelerator programme. F-LANE is a tech startup...