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DigiTax, FlexPay, Among Startups in Safaricom's Second Spark Accelerator Cohort

Safaricom’s Spark Accelerator Programme has unveiled its second cohort of startups, selecting ten ventures from more than 200 applicants to join a three-month programme aimed at helping them scale. The [...]

Chelsy Maina

a month ago

SunCulture Secures US$5mn To Expand Access to Solar-Powered Water Pumps

Kenyan climate-tech startup SunCulture has raised US$5 million from WaterEquity, the first investment under the firm’s new Water Climate Resilience Fund. “WaterEquity understands that water investments don’t fall into [...]

Brian Nzomo

a month ago

French Fund Backs Kenya’s ARC Ride in US$10mn Bet on Electric Bodas

Sustainable investment firm, Mirova, has committed up to US$10 million five-year debt funding to ARC Ride, a Nairobi-based electric mobility startup, marking the French asset manager’s first electric vehicle deal [...]

Brian Nzomo

a month ago

Kenyan Startups Lead in East Africa as VC Funding Rebounds

Nairobi and Johannesburg are pulling ahead in Africa’s venture capital race, with Kenyan solar startups and South Africa’s fintechs attracting the bulk of fresh capital this year. “Looking at the [...]

Brian Nzomo

2 months ago

VENTURE WARS Launches Kenya's First High-Stakes Startup Championship with AI-Powered Ventures Competing for Investment Glory

VENTURE WARS, Kenya's most ambitious startup competition, will host its inaugural championship event on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, featuring ten cutting-edge technology companies competing in a sudden-death elimination format for [...]

Brand Partnerships

3 months ago

HoneyCoin Raises US$4.9 Million Seed Round To Scale Stablecoin Payments Across Africa

HoneyCoin, a Nairobi-based fintech startup, has secured US$4.9 million in a seed funding round led by Flourish Ventures, with participation from Visa Ventures, TLcom Capital, and other global and regional [...]

Brian Nzomo

3 months ago

The Best Founders Stay Rooted in the Problem-Kristin H. Wilson, Managing Partner at Innovate Africa Fund

Startups in Africa raised US$1.4 billion in the first half of 2025, a sharp 78% rise compared to the same period last year, marking a tentative recovery from the funding [...]

Staff Reporter

3 months ago

Startup Funding in Africa Rebounds to US$1.4bn as Investor Optimism Recovers

Brian Nzomo

3 months ago

German Pharmaceutical Company Backs Two Kenyan Health Startups

Boehringer Ingelheim, a German pharmaceutical company, has expanded its Social Engagement Fund portfolio with new investments in Kasha Global and Reach52, two fast-growing Kenyan health startups focused on solving some [...]

Brian Nzomo

3 months ago

Roam Launches New Electric Motorcycle Financing Program with Over 600 Units

Electric mobility company, Roam, has launched a large-scale financing program for electric motorcycles in partnership with microfinance provider Fortune Credit; an initiative that will begin with the deployment of more [...]

Brian Nzomo

4 months ago

KSh 17.7 Bn UK Fund Targets 500 Kenyan Startups

The United Kingdom (UK) will channel KSh 17.7 billion into Kenya’s innovation landscape, including startups and SMEs, as part of the renewed Strategic Partnership 2025–2030 signed by Kenya's President William [...]

Fred Obura

4 months ago

Crypto Startups Warn Virtual Assets Bill Favors Industry Giants, Risks Conflict Of Interest

Some crypto startups are raising red flags over the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Bill, warning that a Binance-linked lobby group could seize control of a proposed regulatory body, tilting [...]

Brian Nzomo

4 months ago

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