| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.06.2026 | Africa: From M-Pesa to Digital Identity - Africa's Fintech Evolution | Sub-Saharan Africa is a global leader in the development of mobile financial services. Out of every ten mobile transactions worldwide, seven occur in Africa. The rapid spread of fintech, in which the Central Bank of Kenya played a key role,... |
| 26.05.2026 | AFC gives technology fund managers in Africa $100 M commitment | The top infrastructure solutions provider on the continent, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has authorized a commitment of up to $100 million to invest in technology fund managers with a focus on Africa.
In order to address Africa’s infra... |
| 18.05.2026 | Africa: AFC Commits $100m to African Tech Venture Funds | Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the pan-African development finance institution with over $19 billion in total assets, has committed $100 million to invest in Africa-focused technology fund managers, the Lagos-based institution announced ... |
| 18.05.2026 | Africa Finance Corporation: US$100 Million Commitment Approved For Africa-Focused Technology Fund Managers | Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, announced that its Board has approved a commitment of up to US$100 million to invest in Africa-focused technology fund managers as part of a broade... |
| 06.05.2026 | The 48-month phone contract trap | The four-year smartphone contract is becoming South Africa’s quiet answer to unaffordable phones – and a costly one for buyers who don’t read the fine print.
A R30 000 purchase, spread over 48 months, can commit a buyer to more than R60 000... |
| 13.04.2026 | M-KOPA South Africa Impact Report Reveals Women are Driving the Country’s Digital Inclusion Charge | Share this:
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| 12.09.2025 | Bigger, Bolder, More Personal: ‘My Innovation Story’ Season 2 Spotlights Africa’s Leading Innovators | After a successful debut season spotlighting the journeys of Africa’s boldest entrepreneurs, creatives, and innovators, My Innovation Story returns with Season 2 – bigger, bolder, and more inspiring.
Season 1 opened the doors to Africa’s in... |
| 22.07.2025 | M-KOPA lawsuit alleges racial disparity in employee equity, firm says claim is baseless | When M-KOPA Holdings, a UK-headquartered fintech with over five million users across five African markets, restructured its shareholding in 2019, it was viewed internally as a safeguard against dilution — a routine measure in the startup sc... |
| 18.06.2025 | Bridging the Quantum Divide: The Future of African Tech Startups | In the race for technological supremacy, African startups stand at a crossroads. They can either lag behind, shackled by outdated practices, or surge ahead, reshaping the landscape. The “quantum divide” is a stark reality. Yet, what if the ... |
| 17.06.2025 | Bridging the Gap: The Unique Challenges of African Fintech in the Age of AI | The African fintech landscape is a vibrant tapestry, woven with innovation and ambition. Yet, as artificial intelligence (AI) takes center stage, a dilemma emerges. The global playbook for AI product management is ill-suited for the contine... |
| 17.06.2025 | The African Workforce Summit (AWS) Is Coming to Lagos! | This June, Lagos will host one of the most anticipated events of the year: the African Workforce Summit (AWS) 2025 — a dynamic two-day experience designed for professionals, entrepreneurs, jobseekers, creators, and thought leaders shaping t... |
| 16.06.2025 | The AI Product Manager’s Dilemma: Why African Fintech needs a Different Playbook | The African fintech sector attracts billions in investment while producing a generation of product managers that are shaping the future of finance. But with the rise of AI, a new dilemma is surfacing. It is one that many AI product managers... |
| 14.06.2025 | From Quantum-Lag to Quantum-Lead: A Playbook for African Tech Startups | By Bisola Kayode | Cybersecurity Researcher & Thought Leader
In the global tech race, startups either fall behind—trapped in outdated models—or leap ahead, reshaping markets. For African founders, this “quantum divide” is real. But what... |
| 29.04.2025 | Flutterwave’s Send App Now Live in Ghana to Enable Fast and Secure International Money Transfers | Share this:
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| 23.04.2025 | HMD celebrates better technology that protects global mental health, minors online at 2025 MWC | The Finnish innovator, Human Mobile Devices (HMD) has outsmarted competitions at the 2025 mobile world congress (MWC) by celebrating a better technology that put the human back into the smart story aiming to solve a global mental health cri... |
| 19.03.2025 | Bridging the Insurance Gap: How Turaco and M-KOPA are Transforming Healthcare Access in Kenya | In the heart of Kenya, a revolution is brewing. It’s not a political upheaval or a technological marvel. It’s a partnership that aims to change lives—one smartphone at a time. Turaco, a pioneering insurtech company, has joined forces with M... |
| 18.03.2025 | Turaco’s bet on M-KOPA’s smartphones expands insurance reach to over 1 million customers | Turaco, a Kenyan insurtech company, has spent six years disrupting the underpenetrated insurance market with less than $2 premiums. However, its latest partnership with M-KOPA–a pay-as-you-go financing startup–marks its biggest move yet. By... |
| 14.03.2025 | M-KOPA and Turaco Insurance Provide Free Insurance Coverage to More Than 1 Million Kenyans | Share this:
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| 02.01.2025 | Top 5 Kenyan startups to watch in 2025 | In 2024, TechCabal’s big stories on the Kenyan startup ecosystem signalled mixed fortunes for founders. While shutdowns and downsizes topped our headlines, some startups bucked the trend with millions in fundraising, mergers and acquisition... |
| 15.10.2024 | M-KOPA's New Chapter: A Visionary at the Helm | M-KOPA is on the rise. The Kenyan startup, known for its innovative financing solutions for smartphones and solar systems, has appointed Rajeev Suri as its new board chairman. This move signals a bold step into a new era. Suri, the former C... |
| 14.10.2024 | M-KOPA appoints former Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri as new board chairman | M-KOPA Holding, a Kenyan startup that offers financing for smartphones and solar systems, has appointed former Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri as its new board chair. He resumes on December 1, 2024, and will replace Elizabeth Littlefield.
“We are thr... |
| 23.08.2024 | And now for the R200 4G ‘smartphone’ | The Jio Bharat V2, made by Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Jio, is a US$12 (R215) 4G device that makes smartphone features available at 2G prices.
The so-called “smart feature phone”, though it resembles a dumbphone with a keybo... |
| 22.08.2024 | African microlender M-Kopa to bag funding from a consortium for minority stake | Premium
Jesse Moore, co-founder and CEO, M-Kopa | Credit: LinkedIn
African digital credit provider M-Kopa, which offers microfinancing for everyday essentials, is set to raise capital from a consortium of investors including some existing o... |
| 13.06.2024 | Termii Announces 3rd Edition of Annual Conference, Elevate 3.0, Calls for Innovators and Entrepreneurs to Pitch to Win. | Lagos, Nigeria, June 12, 2024
Termii, Africa’s leading communication technology company, proudly announces the third edition of its free annual flagship event, Termii Elevate, themed “Communications Technology: Connecting Communities and Cr... |
| 09.06.2024 | Solving Local Challenges: Startups Addressing Africa’s Unique Problems | Across Africa, startups are emerging as innovative solutions to address the continent’s unique challenges.
From access to healthcare and education to transportation and agriculture, these startups are leveraging technology, entrepreneurship... |
| 22.05.2024 | Microsoft and G42 Announce $1 Billion Comprehensive Digital Ecosystem Initiative for Kenya | Share this:
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| 24.04.2024 | M-KOPA and Bolt partner to launch e-bike initiative in Kenya | Bolt, the leading on-demand mobility company in Africa, in collaboration with M-KOPA, a leading African fintech platform, today announced the launch of its electric bike fleet in Kenya. Through this partnership, new and existing drivers wil... |
| 04.04.2024 | Roam and Mogo Partner to Accelerate the Adoption of Electric Motorcycles in Kenya | Share this:
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| 20.03.2024 | DOB Equity Announces Leadership Transition | Outgoing Co-CEOs Saskia van der Mast and Hayo Afman have been pivotal in advancing impact investment in East Africa
Coen Boevé to take over as interim CEO
DOB Equity, a family-backed impact investment fund committed to fostering positive so... |
| 19.03.2024 | Turaco Soars as First African InsurTech on Fast Company’s 2024 Most Innovative Companies List | Share this:
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| 05.12.2023 | M-KOPA Expands to Ghana, Unlocking $10m in Credit for Customers | Share this:
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| 22.05.2023 | Weekly Economic Index: Ghana’s $3 billion loan, Nigeria’s hydropower project, and more layoffs | IMF approves a $3 billion loan for Ghana
On Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that it has approved a three-year extended credit facility of $3 billion for Ghana. This approval allows for an immediate disbursement of... |
| 18.05.2023 | M-KOPA, an African fintech platform, secures $250 million in debt and equity funding | M-KOPA, a major fintech platform, recently announced that it had successfully raised more than $250 million in fresh debt and equity capital to increase its reach among underbanked customers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Standard Bank Group took t... |
| 15.05.2023 | M-KOPA closes one of Africa’s biggest rounds at $250m
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | M-KOPA closed a $75m drive back in February 2022. Today, the lender, which also offers other fintech-based services has supplemented its finances with a fund led by Standard Bank Group and has plans to venture into additional markets, among... |
| 15.05.2023 | Fintech M-KOPA raises $250m to scale high-impact business across Africa | M-KOPA, a leading fintech platform, announced it successfully closed over $250m in new debt and equity funding to expand its financial services offering to underbanked consumers across Sub-Saharan Africa. This marks one of the largest combi... |
| 15.05.2023 | M-KOPA raises $250m to scale high-impact consumer fintech across Africa | Share this:
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| 15.05.2023 | M-KOPA Raises $255M in Funding | M-KOPA, a Nairobi, Kenya-based provider of a fintech platform for digital financial services, raised $250M in funding.
Over $200M in sustainability-linked debt financing was led and arranged by Standard Bank Group, with participation form T... |
| 15.05.2023 | M-KOPA snaps up $250M+ debt, equity for its asset financing platform | M-KOPA, the asset financing platform that offers underbanked African customers access to “productive assets” and the ability to pay for them via digital micropayments, has secured more than $250 million in new funding.
The capital injection... |
| 16.08.2022 | Roam and M-Kopa Partner to Deploy E-Bikes in Africa | Share this:
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| 06.03.2022 | M-KOPA, a Kenyan pay-as-you-go energy company, has raised $75 million in funding to expand its platform for the unbanked | M-KOPA, a Kenyan company that provides pay-as-you-go energy to off-grid customers, has secured $75 million in a growth equity round to extend its financial services platform for the underbanked beyond its present operations in Kenya, Uganda... |
| 04.03.2022 | African asset financing platform M-Kopa raises $75m in funding | African asset financing platform M-Kopa has raised $75 million in a growth equity funding round, taking its total capital raised to $190 million.
M-Kopa claims it has more than doubled its customer base in 2021
The round was led by Generati... |
| 02.03.2022 | M-KOPA Secures $75M Growth Equity Round | Share this:
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| 01.03.2022 | Africa: M-Kopa Raises $75m As It Clocks 2 Million Customers Across Four African Markets | A 2019 World Bank report says 85% of Africans live on less than $5.50 per day. A large percentage of these adults are unbanked and underbanked; thus, they don't have access to credit and also can't afford important purchases outright.
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| 01.03.2022 | M-KOPA raises $75M as it clocks 2 million customers across four African markets | A 2019 World Bank report says 85% of Africans live on less than $5.50 per day. A large percentage of these adults are unbanked and underbanked; thus, they don’t have access to credit and can’t afford important purchases outright.
M-KOPA’s f... |
| 01.03.2022 | Asset-Financing Fintech M-Kopa Raises $75 Million For Expansion
Asset-Financing Fintech M-Kopa Raises $75 Million For Expansion | (Bloomberg) -- M-Kopa Holdings raised $75 million in growth equity after a funding round led by Generation Investment Management LLP and Broadscale Group LLC.
The capital injection, with money from new investors including LocalGlobe LLP’s L... |
| 01.03.2022 | DEAL: M-KOPA raises $75 million to reinforce its drive to serve unbanked population | --> -->
M-KOPA, a connected asset financing platform that offers underbanked customers access to life-enhancing products and services has raised $75 million to double down on its mission to enable underbanked customers in selected Afr... |
| 18.08.2021 | InsurTech Turaco and M-Kopa increase insurance penetration in Kenya | Share this:
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| 21.07.2021 | Kenyan fintech M-Kopa announces Nigeria expansion | Nairobi-based startup M-Kopa has announced its official expansion into Nigeria, marked by the appointment of new General Manager Babajide Duroshola.
Over 75% of M-Kopa users own a smartphone for the first time
The platform, founded in 201... |
| 21.07.2021 | Kenyan fintech M-Kopa announces Nigeria expansion | Nairobi-based startup M-Kopa has announced its official expansion into Nigeria, marked by the appointment of new General Manager Babajide Duroshola.
Over 75% of M-Kopa users own a smartphone for the first time
The platform, founded in 2011,... |
| 14.05.2021 | Our ESG Podcast explores the business benefits from supporting the circular economy | We’ve published a new episode in our ESG Podcast series. |
| 14.05.2021 | Our ESG Podcast explores the business benefits from supporting the circular economy | We’ve published a new episode in our ESG Podcast series. |
| 03.03.2021 | Tsakane Ngoepe wants more Africans to have access to asset financing | My Life In Tech is putting human faces to some of the innovative startups, investments, and policy formations driving the technology sector across Africa.
While you may have only ever heard of a Chief of Staff in the context of elected offi... |
| 08.10.2020 | The BackEnd: How M-KOPA convinces Kenyans and Nigerians to buy smartphones in installments | The BackEnd explores the product development process in African tech. We take you into the minds of those who conceived, designed and built the product; highlighting product uniqueness, user behaviour assumptions and challenges during the p... |
| 19.06.2020 | Could developing renewable energy micro-grids make Energicity Africa’s utility of the future? | When Nicole Poindexter left the energy efficiency focused startup, Opower a few months after the company’s public offering, she wasn’t sure what would come next.
At the time, in 2014, the renewable energy movement in the US still faced cons... |
| 08.04.2020 | Kenyan tech companies step up to enable free distribution of sanitation products | Share this:
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| 31.01.2020 | M-Kopa partners Safaricom and Samsung to Launch Smartphone Hire-Purchase Plan in Kenya | M-Kopa has partnered with Safaricom and Samsung to launch an installment Smartphone scheme in Kenya. The solution will enable low-income earners to pay and own smartphones.
M-Kopa is a subscription-based solar energy company in Kenya that o... |
| 22.01.2020 | Report: the commercial opportunity for off-grid solar power in Africa is $24 billion per year | The commercial opportunity for off-grid solar power in Africa is $24 billion per year, according to a report from Kleos Advisor.
This is the positive news and huge opportunity for a continent faced with inadequate access to an unstable and ... |
| 25.11.2019 | SA startup Yellow lands $725k to help distribute solar energy device in Uganda, Malawi | SA startup Yellow may just have closed a $725 000 raise from local and international investors, but the two-year-old company which sells pay-as-you-go solar-power devices to African households, almost shut its doors until a tech platform th... |
| 25.11.2019 | SA startup Yellow lands $725k to help distribute solar energy device in Uganda, Malawi | SA startup Yellow may just have closed a $725 000 raise from local and international investors, but the two-year-old company which sells pay-as-you-go solar-power devices to African households, almost shut its doors until a tech platform th... |
| 03.01.2019 | M-KOPA raises funding from Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation | M-KOPA Holdings Limited, a ‘pay-as-you-go’ solar and finance platform in Kenya has raised funding from Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation to empower homes and small businesses.
M-KOPA has pioneered and built an advanced pay-as-you-go platform – u... |
| 02.11.2018 | Why It Makes More Sense To Switch To Solar Power Now | You have probably heard people say that solar is too expensive to acquire. While this is largely true it does not paint the true picture of things. First, solar is not as expensive as it used to be about five to ten years ago. Prices are co... |
| 19.07.2018 | Africa’s Infrastructure Deficit & Its Impact On Innovation | Infrastructure is still a major headache in Africa, it was estimated that $90 billion will be required annually between 2016 – 2026 in order to close the gap relative to what’s obtainable in developed countries. Access to energy, affordable... |
| 26.02.2018 | Mastercard tests pay as you go for solar energy in Africa | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Solar energy is the key to getting power to many parts of Africa, but it is expensive to implement and often difficult for individuals ... |
| 26.02.2018 | Mastercard tests pay as you go for solar energy in Africa | Solar energy is the key to getting power to many parts of Africa, but it is expensive to implement and often difficult for individuals to purchase. So global payments firm Mastercard has teamed up with solar energy company M-KOPA Solar, ban... |
| 23.02.2018 | The intensifying battle for Africa’s burgeoning tech landscape | Monique Maddy Contributor
Monique Maddy has spent her career as a technology entrepreneur working in emerging markets, including Africa, Asia and Latin America. She is currently founder and CEO of Ezuza, a mobile payments company located in... |
| 16.10.2017 | M-KOPA secures US$80 million in commercial debt funding to finance off-grid PV sites | - |
| 03.10.2016 | Microsoft: Data and data centers to drive fourth industrial revolution | By Shannon Williams
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| 21.09.2016 | Looking to leapfrog the power grid, d.light raises $22 million for solar in emerging markets | The development of mobile payment platforms, increasing options for providing debt, and cheaper and better off-grid solar power systems are presenting countries around the world with a chance to leapfrog the archaic electricity infrastructu... |
| 26.06.2016 | The opportunities Silicon Valley doesn’t see | Sebastiaan Vaessen Contributor
Sebastiaan Vaessen is head of strategy at Naspers Group.
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The opportunities Silicon Valley doesn’t see
Silicon Valley is justifiably seen as the geographical center of digital inn... |
| 28.04.2016 | Solar startup M-KOPA leapfrogs Africa’s electricity grid | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
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| 09.03.2016 | ИT-компании из Африки выходят на глобальный рынок
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| 08.03.2016 | GLOMO Awards winners 2016 announced | We already know the leaders in mobile innovation of 2016. Let’s see the stars of this year’s Glomo Awards.
The global mobile awards, or GLOMO, winners were revealed during the official ceremony, which took place on Tuesday 23 February at H... |
| 22.02.2016 | Investors, Entrepreneurs Upbeat On Energy Storage, China And The Internet Of Things | Ankit Mishra Contributor
Ankit Mishra is a business development and partnerships fellow at Tradecraft.
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Will The Paris Climate Change Deal Prove To Be The Catalyst For Cleantech?
For the last 15 years, the Clea... |
| 15.02.2016 | Ushahidi’s Juliana Rotich has joined Africa Technology Ventures | Ushahidi’s Juliana Rotich has joined Africa Technology Ventures, a US$50 million venture capital fund, as Venture Partner.
The Fund will be based in Nairobi and Lagos, and it brings together a team of experienced international and local tec... |
| 18.12.2015 | The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative May Be More Important Than Facebook | Ross Baird Contributor
Ross Baird is the founder and executive director of Village Capital.
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Dear Silicon Valley: America’s fallen out of love with you
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| 09.12.2015 | Стартапы в Африке — специфика рынка, проблемы и потребности пользователей | Роман Чигирев, PR-менеджер компании-разработчика «Студия Михаила Кечинова», написал для vc.ru обзор особенностей «черного континента», которые нужно знать, прежде чем создавать технологический стартап для африканских стран.
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| 03.12.2015 | Solar Energy Startup M-KOPA Solar Closes US$ 19 Million Financing Round | M-Kopa Solar Agent at a Safaricom Shop
Kenyan solar energy startup M-KOPA Solar has announced the closing of a US$19 million financing round led by London-based Generation Investment Management. Generation has invested in Ausra, Areva’s sol... |
| 03.12.2015 | Kenyan solar energy startup, M-Kopa closes $19 million funding round | Share this article:
Kenyan pay-as-you-go solar energy startup M-Kopa Solar, has taken its investment to the next milestone by raising $19 million funding round.
M-KOPA provides ‘pay-as-you-go’ energy for off-grid customers, combining mobile... |
| 02.12.2015 | Richard Branson, Al Gore, Steve Case back Kenyan solar startup M-Kopa in $19m round | The likes of Virgin Group’s Sir Richard Branson, former US Vice President Al Gore and AOL founder Steve Case have invested US$19-million in Kenyan pay-as-you-go solar energy startup M-Kopa.
London-based Generation Investment Management, whi... |
| 02.12.2015 | Richard Branson, Al Gore, Steve Case back Kenyan solar startup M-Kopa in $19m round | The likes of Virgin Group’s Sir Richard Branson, former US Vice President Al Gore and AOL founder Steve Case have invested US$19-million in Kenyan pay-as-you-go solar energy startup M-Kopa.
London-based Generation Investment Management, wh... |
| 30.11.2015 | Orange and ENGIE to bring electricity to rural Africa | Share this:
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| 20.08.2015 | 3 African countries that show investment promise as global tech hubs | Over the past decade, countries such as South Africa, Kenya, and Seychelles have emerged as Africa’s tech hubs. Kenya is increasingly touted as the Silicon Savannah, owing its position to technologies like M-Pesa and Ushahidi being exported... |
| 20.08.2015 | 3 African countries that show investment promise as global tech hubs | Over the past decade, countries such as South Africa, Kenya, and Seychelles have emerged as Africa’s tech hubs. Kenya is increasingly touted as the Silicon Savannah, owing its position to technologies like M-Pesa and Ushahidi being exported... |
| 25.07.2015 | Startups Grow In Africa, But Ecosystems Need More To Flourish | Elmira Bayrasli Contributor
Elmira Bayrasli is the co-founder of Foreign Policy Interrupted and the author of From the Other Side of the World: Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely Places.
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| 08.07.2015 | 4 reasons investors should seriously look to Africa for tech | In recent years, Africa has become a hotbed of technological innovation. The spread of mobile technology has spurred new companies, such as delivery service MamaMikes, which allows dispersed family members to send gifts, and energy provider... |
| 08.07.2015 | 4 reasons investors should seriously look to Africa for tech | In recent years, Africa has become a hotbed of technological innovation. The spread of mobile technology has spurred new companies, such as delivery service MamaMikes, which allows dispersed family members to send gifts, and energy provider... |
| 29.06.2015 | 7 renewable energy startups trying to revolutionise the way Africa keeps its lights on | Africa has a serious energy problem. This is ironic considering the abundance of natural resources available, from coal in South Africa to oil in Nigeria. It just so happens that both of these powerful economies rely on limited, environment... |
| 29.06.2015 | 7 renewable energy startups trying to revolutionise the way Africa keeps its lights on | Africa has a serious energy problem. This is ironic considering the abundance of natural resources available, from coal in South Africa to oil in Nigeria. It just so happens that both of these powerful economies rely on limited, environment... |
| 29.05.2015 | Why You Should Get in on Africa’s Mobile Revolution Now | Not so long ago, the entire continent of Africa was written off by the business world as a place too risky to invest in. However, mobile technology has completely changed the African narrative.
Africa is now the world’s second largest mobil... |
| 19.09.2014 | Disrupt everything: 11 exciting Kenyan startups worth your time right now | We love Kenya. So much so that we recently headed to the East African country for some fun times with startups. Ahead of the trip, we thought we would list some noteworthy startups. How do you pick 11 great startups to write about? You reac... |
| 19.09.2014 | Disrupt everything: 11 exciting Kenyan startups worth your time right now | We love Kenya. So much so that we recently headed to the East African country for some fun times with startups. Ahead of the trip, we thought we would list some noteworthy startups. How do you pick 11 great startups to write about? You reac... |
| 09.09.2014 | 5 bright startups lighting up the African continent using solar power | From warding off lions in rural areas to allowing a child to study a few hours longer into the night, many startups in Africa have a unique edge as they try to tackle real social problems. A good example of this is energy – though the conti... |
| 09.09.2014 | 5 bright startups lighting up the African continent using solar power | From warding off lions in rural areas to allowing a child to study a few hours longer into the night, many startups in Africa have a unique edge as they try to tackle real social problems. A good example of this is energy – though the conti... |
| 21.03.2014 | Off Grid Electric gets $7M to ‘light Africa in a decade’ (exclusive) | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Why do more people live without electricity today... |
| - | M-KOPA, a Kenyan pay-as-you-go energy company, has raised $75 million in funding to expand its platform for the unbanked | M-KOPA, a Kenyan company that provides pay-as-you-go energy to off-grid customers, has secured $75 million in a growth equity round to extend its financial services platform for the underbanked beyond its present operations in Kenya, Uganda... |
| - | Digital Kenya: An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making | African Business
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Finance & Services
‘Digital Kenya, An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making’ (http://DigitalKenyaBook.com), is a landmark publication analysing Kenya’s world-famous ICT sector and the ec... |
| - | M-Kopa partners Safaricom and Samsung to Launch Smartphone Hire-Purchase Plan in Kenya | M-Kopa has partnered with Safaricom and Samsung to launch an installment Smartphone scheme in Kenya. The solution will enable low-income earners to pay and own smartphones.
M-Kopa is a subscription-based solar energy company in Kenya that o... |
| - | M-KOPA | “We offer fair and flexible financing to help you achieve progress.” |
| - | M-KOPA, an African fintech platform, secures $250 million in debt and equity funding | M-KOPA, a major fintech platform, recently announced that it had successfully raised more than $250 million in fresh debt and equity capital to increase its reach among underbanked customers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Standard Bank Group took t... |
| - | M-KOPA | “Read our 2021 Impact Report” |
