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Tanzania startup Kilimo Fresh wins $50K equity during MEST Africa challenge

Kilimo Fresh is a Tanzanian produce distribution startup distributing fresh produce to restaurants, hotels, supermarkets, wholesalers, institutions, and export markets. The young company won $50,000 equity investment as part of the MEST Africa Challenge. Other African startups that made it to the MEST Africa challenge were Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Senegal, Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda, South Africa, […] More

in Funding, Press-releases, Startups, Technology

Nigeria’s Max deploys electric motorcycle taxi ride-hailing in Ogun State

MAX, the Nigeria logistics startup has launched electric motorcycles for the Nigerian market. The new release, MAX-E series has been under development for over 24 months. Following a satisfactory piloting phase, the new rides were launched in Ogun State, South Western Nigeria. Their first intention was to move to electric mobility in an announcement made […] More

in Networking, Press Releases, Startups

Kenya retail startup MarketForce 360 makes it to Y Combinator wins $150K

MarketForce 360 is the only startup from Subsaharan Africa that made it to the 2020 Y Combinator batch. The retail-tech startup bagged $150,000 in funding too. MarketForce 360 was launched in 2018, to help consumer brands optimize their delivery of goods and services to customers and retailers. Targeting emerging markets, the platform aims to correct […] More

in Financing, Press-releases

Egypt fintech startup Paymob raises US$3.5 million

Cairo-based financial services startup Paymob raised $3.5 million from the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank FMO and Global Ventures. This was accompanied by a follow-on investment by A15. The founding members of Paymob are Alain El-Hajj, Islam Shawky, and Mostafa El Menessy. Paymob offers PaaS (Payment As a Service) providing both local and global merchants with […] More

in Press Releases

Digital Kungfu, once voted the best Tech startup by Africa Tech week expands to the UK

Digital Kungfu is expanding into the United Kingdom. The news comes a year after emerging in first place at the inaugural Africa Tech Week Awards, winning the Best Technology Start-Up Award 2019. Digital Kungfu is a lead generation company that combines storytelling, behavioral intelligence, data science, and market automation. The business works with technology companies […] More

in Ecommerce

Bank of Abyssinia partners with Visa to launch e-commerce capturing business using CyberSource Payment Gateway Technology

Bank of Abyssinia (BoA) is now the first Ethiopian bank to implement Visa CyberSource payment gateways to power e-commerce acquiring businesses. The event took place in Addis Ababa where Visa and BoA announced a strategic partnership targeting e-commerce acquiring from their visa CyberSource payment gateway. Through the Visa CyberSource payment gateway, businesses can seamlessly accept […] More

in Founders, Innovation

GET AKWABA, Cote d’Ivoire’s first visual and illustrations platform set for launch

As a young Ivorian, Richard Seshie hopes to promote the continent through its AfricaKitoko.com digital platform. Mr. Seshie is a previous winner of the prestigious Africa Orange Social Entrepreneur Award of the year. In an interview with L’EXPRESSION, Richard Seshie, the founder of GET AKWABA shared more insights on the much-anticipated launch of its digital […] More

in Opportunities, Startups

Founder Institute rolls out in Kenya, now accepting applications for startup accelerator

Founder Institute arguably the world’s largest early seed accelerator opens a new chapter in Nairobi, Kenya. This silicon valley program has several chapters spread across 200 countries worldwide. Nairobi can take full advantage of its mentor support and extensive network. The applications to the Founder Institute Nairobi Accelerator can be accessed here. The Founders Institute offers […] More

in Innovation

Zipline ramps up delivery of medical supplies in Rwanda, Ghana, and America

Zipline is the only drone company operating on a national stage across several countries. The California-based company combines cutting edge technology and expertise required to meet its large scale delivery demands. Zipline runs several distribution centers placed in each region of service. The centers are part of the medical warehouse and also act as drone […] More

in Innovation, Meet the Founders

Ecobodaa leading the shift to clean and sustainable mobility in Kenya

As Africa’s first electric motorcycle taxi, Kenyan engineers Kimosop Chepkoit and Stephen Juma, promote their innovation as a product built for the African continent. The name Ecobodaa partly arises from the term ‘BodaBoda’ that refers to motorcycle taxis. There are over 3 million motorcycles across East Africa, of which 200,000 are in Nairobi, establishing them […] More

in Press Releases, Startups

12 fintech startups make it to Village Capital’s Finance Forward MENA 2020 Accelerator

Twelve early-stage startups have made to the Finance Forward MENA 2020 accelerator. The early-stage startups are PayMint (Egypt), We-Settle (Tunisia), Khazna Tech (Egypt), and Valify Solutions (Egypt). The accelerator will kick-off virtually with 5 weeks of online in-person training focusing on the improvement of the business model while ensuring financial health solutions are available to those worst affected by […] More

in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Founders

Data science: the key to growing your business in Africa

Do you want to understand why your competitors are winning the business of potential clients? How do you predict future trends within your marketplace? Are you looking to predict government policy decisions that will affect you and your business? These are the questions that can be answered by a team of data scientists that will […] More

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