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12.05.2023 | Wasoko expands operations to Southern Africa with launch in ... | Wasoko, an African e-commerce company operating in the informal retail supply chain, has expanded in... | techcabal.... |
18.03.2022 | WeWork founder Adam Neumann is back—as a VC | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign ... | fortune.co... |
16.03.2022 | Sokowatch rebrands to Wasoko as it raises $125M Series B fro... | Informal retail is king in Africa, with hundreds of billions of dollars of consumer goods sold throu... | techcrunch... |
25.10.2021 | Perspectives on early stage venture capital in Africa | In 2020, tech startups in Africa raised over $1.5 billion in 400+ funding rounds, with a further $1 ... | launchafri... |
11.08.2021 | Perspectives on early stage venture capital in Africa | In 2020, tech startups in Africa raised over $1.5 billion in 400+ funding rounds, with a further $1 ... | d3rt9kwm79... |
24.06.2021 | Wimbart launches third edition of PR Office Hours | Share this article:
Early-stage African tech start-ups can now apply for the three-month comms prog... | techpoint.... |
18.06.2021 | Circle of Corporate Innovators launches to create startup-co... | Nairobi-based tech accelerator the Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, announced the launch of its... | venturebur... |
18.06.2021 | Circle of Corporate Innovators launches to create startup-co... | Nairobi-based tech accelerator the Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, announced the launch of its... | venturebur... |
01.05.2021 | The first cohort of the JICA Ninja Accelerator in Kenya kick... | The JICA NINJA Accelerator in Kenya, powered by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), i... | techgistaf... |
01.02.2021 | Top African startups to watch out for in 2021 | With creative and revolutionary ideas across Africa, these startups are changing the technology spac... | techgistaf... |
15.12.2020 | AppsAfrica Awards 2020 -Winners Announced | Share this:
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09.12.2020 | AppsAfrica Awards 2020 – Shortlist Announced | Share this:
Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new... | appsafrica... |
30.11.2020 | Embedded Inclusive Fintech | The platform and “as a service” startups that are leading the next phase of fintech have to ensure t... | forbes.com... |
15.06.2020 | How I Work from Home: Angela Nzioki, Kenya Chief Executive O... | Share this article:
As the CEO of Sokowatch in Kenya, Angela Nzioki is equipping informal retailers... | techpoint.... |
18.05.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [18/05/2020] | SA agritech startup Agrigate One is hoping its seamless trading platform can help farmers reach the ... | venturebur... |
18.05.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [18/05/2020] | SA agritech startup Agrigate One is hoping its seamless trading platform can help farmers reach the ... | venturebur... |
07.05.2020 | Venture for Africa launches fellowship to link global talent... | Newly launched global fellowship programme Venture for Africa has announced it has opened applicatio... | venturebur... |
07.05.2020 | Venture for Africa launches fellowship to link global talent... | Newly launched global fellowship programme Venture for Africa has announced it has opened applicatio... | venturebur... |
16.03.2020 | Quona Capital Closes Second Fund with $203 Million Aimed at ... | Quona Capital, a venture firm focused on financial inclusion in emerging markets, today announced th... | fintechnew... |
25.02.2020 | Kenyan ecommerce startup Sokowatch raises $14m | Nairobi based B2B ecommerce platform Sokowatch has raised $14-million in a Series-A investment round... | venturebur... |
25.02.2020 | Sokowatch Raises $14 million to Revamp Supply-chain Markets ... | Sokowatch, a Kenya-based e-commerce startup, has raised $14 million Series A funding, to revamp its ... | techgistaf... |
25.02.2020 | Kenyan ecommerce startup Sokowatch raises $14m | Nairobi based B2B ecommerce platform Sokowatch has raised $14-million in a Series-A investment round... | venturebur... |
24.02.2020 | Kenyan eCommerce startup, Sokowatch, raises $14 million seri... | Share this article:
Sokowatch, the Kenyan business-to-business (B2B) eCommerce startup that enables... | techpoint.... |
24.02.2020 | Daily funding roundup - February 24th, 2020 | Laiye has raised $42M; HealthJoy picks up $30M; Molekule closed $58M
Cobee: Cobee is an employee be... | vator.tv/n... |
23.02.2020 | Sokowatch raises $14M to digitize Africa’s informal B2B supp... | Kenya based B2B e-commerce startup Sokowatch has raised $14 million in Series A funding toward its m... | techcrunch... |
24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2... | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to... | venturebur... |
24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2... | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to... | venturebur... |
31.07.2019 | Kenya’s Sokowatch expands to Uganda, Rwanda after $2.5m seed... | Nairobi based B2B ecommerce platform Sokowatch has expanded to Rwanda and Uganda after it secured a ... | venturebur... |
31.07.2019 | Kenya’s Sokowatch expands to Uganda, Rwanda after $2.5m seed... | Nairobi based B2B ecommerce platform Sokowatch has expanded to Rwanda and Uganda after it secured a ... | venturebur... |
26.03.2019 | Africa-focused VC fund Outlierz Ventures announces first fiv... | Morocco-based venture capital (VC) fund Outlierz Ventures has announced the names of the first five ... | venturebur... |
26.03.2019 | Africa-focused VC fund Outlierz Ventures announces first fiv... | Morocco-based venture capital (VC) fund Outlierz Ventures has announced the names of the first five ... | venturebur... |
04.09.2018 | Expanding its internet service to more countries in Africa, ... | Tizeti, the Nigerian internet service provider behind the brand Wifi.com.ng, has raised $3 million i... | techcrunch... |
14.08.2018 | Debate rages over whether VC investors biased towards expat-... | Concern is brewing over the large number of venture capital (VC) deals in East Africa involving expa... | venturebur... |
14.08.2018 | Debate rages over whether VC investors biased towards expat-... | Concern is brewing over the large number of venture capital (VC) deals in East Africa involving expa... | venturebur... |
02.08.2018 | MallforAfrica goes global, Kobo360 and Sokowatch raise VC, F... | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The... | techcrunch... |
27.07.2018 | Kenyan B2B ecommerce platform Sokowatch raises $2m in seed f... | Nairobi based B2B ecommerce platform Sokowatch has reportedly raised $2-million in a seed round led ... | venturebur... |
27.07.2018 | Kenyan B2B ecommerce platform Sokowatch raises $2m in seed f... | Nairobi based B2B ecommerce platform Sokowatch has reportedly raised $2-million in a seed round led ... | venturebur... |
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26.07.2018 | Sokowatch closes $2 million seed round to modernize Africa’s... | Jake Bright Contributor
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03.07.2018 | Meet the African entrepreneurs who took part in Jack Ma’s eF... | Just days after attending a 11-day training programme run by Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Chadian tech e... | venturebur... |
03.07.2018 | Meet the African entrepreneurs who took part in Jack Ma’s eF... | Just days after attending a 11-day training programme run by Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Chadian tech e... | venturebur... |
06.11.2017 | Startups aim to secure $1.5m as World Bank’s XL Africa kicks... | Twenty promising African tech startups today began an 11-day residency in Cape Town at the World Ban... | venturebur... |
06.11.2017 | Startups aim to secure $1.5m as World Bank’s XL Africa kicks... | Twenty promising African tech startups today began an 11-day residency in Cape Town at the World Ban... | venturebur... |
31.08.2017 | Here are the 20 startups that will take part in accelerator ... | World Bank accelerator XL Africa yesterday announced the 20 startups it has selected for the first c... | venturebur... |
31.08.2017 | Here are the 20 startups that will take part in accelerator ... | World Bank accelerator XL Africa yesterday announced the 20 startups it has selected for the first c... | venturebur... |
18.05.2017 | African startups clinch €10k, trip to Canadian event at Inno... | The Innotribe Startup Challenge in partnership with SWIFT’s African Regional Conference concluded ye... | venturebur... |
18.05.2017 | African startups clinch €10k, trip to Canadian event at Inno... | The Innotribe Startup Challenge in partnership with SWIFT’s African Regional Conference concluded ye... | venturebur... |
02.05.2017 | 50 Startups Aimed at Changing the World Join Kairos Society | Kairos Society has announced this year's Kairos 50, a collection of the 50 most innovative seed-stag... | tech.co/ne... |
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- | Sokowatch Raises $14 million to Revamp Supply-chain Markets ... | Sokowatch, a Kenya-based e-commerce startup, has raised $14 million Series A funding, to revamp its ... | techgistaf... |
- | The first cohort of the JICA Ninja Accelerator in Kenya kick... | The JICA NINJA Accelerator in Kenya, powered by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), i... | techgistaf... |