| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.09.2025 | Can a Lagos tech idea work in Abidjan? Mstudio is betting on this | I first met the Mstudio team in 2023, the year the studio launched, during my first trip to Abidjan. Their thesis immediately stood out. Led by Cédric Mangaud, the CEO, and Leslie Ossete, the COO, Mstudio set out to replicate the success of... |
| 12.05.2023 | Wasoko expands operations to Southern Africa with launch in Zambia
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Success! | Wasoko, an African e-commerce company operating in the informal retail supply chain, has expanded into Zambia – the company’s first location in Southern Africa.
Wasoko, a pan-African B2B e-commerce company with a presence in East and West A... |
| 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 up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Venture capital isn’t an easy industry to break into. But a common on-ramp is starting on the oth... |
| 16.03.2022 | Sokowatch rebrands to Wasoko as it raises $125M Series B from Tiger Global and Avenir | Informal retail is king in Africa, with hundreds of billions of dollars of consumer goods sold through its channels yearly. Yet its industry remains highly fragmented as shop owners and kiosks still have issues around access to capital and ... |
| 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 billion in M&A activity. Although the amount of capital deployed was down -30% compared to 2019, due to ticket sizes being slashed as Af... |
| 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 billion in M&A activity. Although the amount of capital deployed was down -30% compared to 2019, due to ticket sizes being slashed as Af... |
| 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 programme
Wimbart, the Public Relations agency specialising in Africa & emerging markets, returns with the launch of its third PR Office Hour... |
| 18.06.2021 | Circle of Corporate Innovators launches to create startup-corporate partnerships | Nairobi-based tech accelerator the Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, announced the launch of its Circle of Corporate Innovators on 15 June 2021.
The Circle of Corporate Innovators is a global network of organisations, including major ba... |
| 18.06.2021 | Circle of Corporate Innovators launches to create startup-corporate partnerships | Nairobi-based tech accelerator the Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, announced the launch of its Circle of Corporate Innovators on 15 June 2021.
The Circle of Corporate Innovators is a global network of organisations, including major b... |
| 01.05.2021 | The first cohort of the JICA Ninja Accelerator in Kenya kicks off | The JICA NINJA Accelerator in Kenya, powered by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in collaboration with Double Feather Partners (DFP), Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support (DTVS), Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory (DTFA), a... |
| 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 space. Keeping an eye on them is absolutely worth it.
The selection of the following startups is based on the achievements, impressive-positive ... |
| 15.12.2020 | AppsAfrica Awards 2020 -Winners Announced | Share this:
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| 09.12.2020 | AppsAfrica Awards 2020 – Shortlist Announced | Share this:
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| 30.11.2020 | Embedded Inclusive Fintech | The platform and “as a service” startups that are leading the next phase of fintech have to ensure their financial services offerings are embedded but also responsible. |
| 15.06.2020 | How I Work from Home: Angela Nzioki, Kenya Chief Executive Officer, Sokowatch | Share this article:
As the CEO of Sokowatch in Kenya, Angela Nzioki is equipping informal retailers with e-commerce tools to make stocking up on goods and managing finances much easier. She shares how she started her career and how she cont... |
| 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 market during the pandemic.
This, as Indian food delivery startup Swiggy, which is funded by Naspers, announced that it plans to cut 1100 j... |
| 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 market during the pandemic.
This, as Indian food delivery startup Swiggy, which is funded by Naspers, announced that it plans to cut 1100 jo... |
| 07.05.2020 | Venture for Africa launches fellowship to link global talent with startups on continent | Newly launched global fellowship programme Venture for Africa has announced it has opened applications for its inaugural cohort, the Venture for Africa C19 Remote Fellowship.
Applications are now open and can be accessed through the organis... |
| 07.05.2020 | Venture for Africa launches fellowship to link global talent with startups on continent | Newly launched global fellowship programme Venture for Africa has announced it has opened applications for its inaugural cohort, the Venture for Africa C19 Remote Fellowship.
Applications are now open and can be accessed through the organi... |
| 16.03.2020 | Quona Capital Closes Second Fund with $203 Million Aimed at Financial Inclusion | Quona Capital, a venture firm focused on financial inclusion in emerging markets, today announced the final close of the Accion Quona Inclusion Fund.
The Fund closed with $203 million in commitments from an array of leading investors includ... |
| 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.
Sokowatch — which was founded in 2013 by CEO Daniel Yu (pictured above) and COO Josh Middleman — enables informal retailers to place orde... |
| 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.
Sokowatch — which was founded in 2013 by CEO Daniel Yu (pictured above) and COO Josh Middleman — enables informal retailers to place order... |
| 25.02.2020 | Sokowatch Raises $14 million to Revamp Supply-chain Markets for Retailers | Sokowatch, a Kenya-based e-commerce startup, has raised $14 million Series A funding, to revamp its supply-chain market for informal retailers in Africa. Quona Capital led the financing round joined by Amplo, Breyer Capital, Vertex Ventures... |
| 24.02.2020 | Daily funding roundup - February 24th, 2020 | Laiye has raised $42M; HealthJoy picks up $30M; Molekule closed $58M
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| 24.02.2020 | Kenyan eCommerce startup, Sokowatch, raises $14 million series A to target new African markets | Share this article:
Sokowatch, the Kenyan business-to-business (B2B) eCommerce startup that enables informal retailers to order products and receive free same-day delivery to their store, has raised $14 million in series A funding.
Founded ... |
| 23.02.2020 | Sokowatch raises $14M to digitize Africa’s informal B2B supply-chain | Kenya based B2B e-commerce startup Sokowatch has raised $14 million in Series A funding toward its mission of revamping supply-chain markets for Africa’s informal retailers.
From Nairobi, the company has created a platform that connects mer... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed de... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed d... |
| 31.07.2019 | Kenya’s Sokowatch expands to Uganda, Rwanda after $2.5m seed round | Nairobi based B2B ecommerce platform Sokowatch has expanded to Rwanda and Uganda after it secured a $2.5-million tranche of seed funding in February.
Sokowatch — which was founded in 2013 by CEO Daniel Yu and COO Josh Middleman — enables i... |
| 31.07.2019 | Kenya’s Sokowatch expands to Uganda, Rwanda after $2.5m seed round | Nairobi based B2B ecommerce platform Sokowatch has expanded to Rwanda and Uganda after it secured a $2.5-million tranche of seed funding in February.
Sokowatch — which was founded in 2013 by CEO Daniel Yu and COO Josh Middleman — enables in... |
| 26.03.2019 | Africa-focused VC fund Outlierz Ventures announces first five investments | Morocco-based venture capital (VC) fund Outlierz Ventures has announced the names of the first five startups the fund has invested in.
The VC fund, which targets early-stage investments, was founded in 2017 by managing partner Kenza Lahlou ... |
| 26.03.2019 | Africa-focused VC fund Outlierz Ventures announces first five investments | Morocco-based venture capital (VC) fund Outlierz Ventures has announced the names of the first five startups the fund has invested in.
The VC fund, which targets early-stage investments, was founded in 2017 by managing partner Kenza Lahlou... |
| 04.09.2018 | Expanding its internet service to more countries in Africa, Tizeti raises $3 million | Tizeti, the Nigerian internet service provider behind the brand Wifi.com.ng, has raised $3 million in a new round of funding as it expands its unlimited internet service into Ghana.
The new financing was led by 4DX Ventures, a new, Africa-f... |
| 14.08.2018 | Debate rages over whether VC investors biased towards expat-founded startups | Concern is brewing over the large number of venture capital (VC) deals in East Africa involving expat founders — with both local and foreign entrepreneurs in the region weighing in in recent months over whether venture capitalists have a cl... |
| 14.08.2018 | Debate rages over whether VC investors biased towards expat-founded startups | Concern is brewing over the large number of venture capital (VC) deals in East Africa involving expat founders — with both local and foreign entrepreneurs in the region weighing in in recent months over whether venture capitalists have a cl... |
| 02.08.2018 | MallforAfrica goes global, Kobo360 and Sokowatch raise VC, France explains its $76M fund | Jake Bright Contributor
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| 27.07.2018 | Kenyan B2B ecommerce platform Sokowatch raises $2m in seed funding | Nairobi based B2B ecommerce platform Sokowatch has reportedly raised $2-million in a seed round led by Africa-focused early stage venture firm 4Dx Ventures.
The investment was first reported by US tech publication TechCrunch yesterday (26 ... |
| 27.07.2018 | Kenyan B2B ecommerce platform Sokowatch raises $2m in seed funding | Nairobi based B2B ecommerce platform Sokowatch has reportedly raised $2-million in a seed round led by Africa-focused early stage venture firm 4Dx Ventures.
The investment was first reported by US tech publication TechCrunch yesterday (26 J... |
| 26.07.2018 | Sokowatch closes $2 million seed round to modernize Africa’s B2B retail | Jake Bright Contributor
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| 03.07.2018 | Meet the African entrepreneurs who took part in Jack Ma’s eFounders Fellowship | Just days after attending a 11-day training programme run by Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Chadian tech entrepreneur Andreas Koumato says he’s learnt to look at his business in a new light.
“Before we were focused on pleasing the investors, but ... |
| 03.07.2018 | Meet the African entrepreneurs who took part in Jack Ma’s eFounders Fellowship | Just days after attending a 11-day training programme run by Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Chadian tech entrepreneur Andreas Koumato says he’s learnt to look at his business in a new light.
“Before we were focused on pleasing the investors, but... |
| 06.11.2017 | Startups aim to secure $1.5m as World Bank’s XL Africa kicks off in Cape Town | Twenty promising African tech startups today began an 11-day residency in Cape Town at the World Bank’s XL Africa accelerator. The programme runs until 17 November and startups have a chance of securing up to $1.5-million.
The accelerator ... |
| 06.11.2017 | Startups aim to secure $1.5m as World Bank’s XL Africa kicks off in Cape Town | Twenty promising African tech startups today began an 11-day residency in Cape Town at the World Bank’s XL Africa accelerator. The programme runs until 17 November and startups have a chance of securing up to $1.5-million.
The accelerator w... |
| 31.08.2017 | Here are the 20 startups that will take part in accelerator XL Africa’s first cohort | World Bank accelerator XL Africa yesterday announced the 20 startups it has selected for the first cohort for its scale-up accelerator programme.
The 20 include startups in sector such as edtech, fintech, healthtech, transportation and huma... |
| 31.08.2017 | Here are the 20 startups that will take part in accelerator XL Africa’s first cohort | World Bank accelerator XL Africa yesterday announced the 20 startups it has selected for the first cohort for its scale-up accelerator programme.
The 20 include startups in sector such as edtech, fintech, healthtech, transportation and hum... |
| 18.05.2017 | African startups clinch €10k, trip to Canadian event at Innotribe challenge | The Innotribe Startup Challenge in partnership with SWIFT’s African Regional Conference concluded yesterday in Abidjan, with three fintech companies walking away with cash prizes and more.
The three winners are:
Irofit Technologies — whic... |
| 18.05.2017 | African startups clinch €10k, trip to Canadian event at Innotribe challenge | The Innotribe Startup Challenge in partnership with SWIFT’s African Regional Conference concluded yesterday in Abidjan, with three fintech companies walking away with cash prizes and more.
The three winners are:
Irofit Technologies — which ... |
| 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-stage companies in the world. The Kairos Society is dedicated to empowering young entrepreneurs to innovate in areas where others have remained ... |
| - | Sokowatch Raises $14 million to Revamp Supply-chain Markets for Retailers | Sokowatch, a Kenya-based e-commerce startup, has raised $14 million Series A funding, to revamp its supply-chain market for informal retailers in Africa. Quona Capital led the financing round joined by Amplo, Breyer Capital, Vertex Ventures... |
| - | Top African startups to watch out for in 2021 | With creative and revolutionary ideas across Africa, these startups are changing the technology space. Keeping an eye on them is absolutely worth it.
The selection of the following startups is based on the achievements, impressive-positive ... |
| - | The first cohort of the JICA Ninja Accelerator in Kenya kicks off | The JICA NINJA Accelerator in Kenya, powered by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in collaboration with Double Feather Partners (DFP), Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support (DTVS), Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory (DTFA), a... |
| - | Formerly known as Sokowatch, Kenyan e-commerce startup Wasoko has raised $125 million in Series B funding | Sokowatch, a Kenyan e-commerce business that uses technology to improve the informal retail supply chain, has closed a US$125 million Series B funding investment, rebranded as Wasoko, and expanded into West Africa.
Tiger Global, the world’s... |
