Wowzi is a globally leading technology company that enables SMEs, multinationals, creative agencies, research companies, and NGOs to push brand messages and pull consumer insights from trusted influencers shaping the trends that drive African commerce. Wowzi is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya with teams in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and across Europe.
Location: Kenya, Nairobi
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +254 729 998980
Total raised: $3.2M
Founded date: 2019
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | LoftyInc C... | loftyinc.v... |
| - | TO.org | to.org |
| 03.02.2022 | LoftyInc C... | loftyincca... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 14.12.2021 | - | $3.2M | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
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| 20.04.2023 | Jobtech Alliance Announces its First Cohort of Inclusive Jobtech Platforms | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Op... |
| 16.01.2023 | These platforms are helping shape the creative industry in Africa | The creative industry is a significant source of employment in Africa, with various sectors such as digital creation, film, music, and fashion providing jobs for many young people. According to UNESCO, the African creative industry generate... |
| 27.06.2022 | Wimbart Office Hours Four Launches for African Startups | Pan-African PR & communications mentorship programme for tech start-ups expands to add legal, business and consumer influencer/social experts to speaker line-up Wimbart, the tech focused public relations agency that specialises in Afric... |
| 15.12.2021 | Wowzi, a Kenyan tech startup, has received $3.2 million in funding to expand across Africa | Wowzi, a Kenyan tech startup, has raised $3.2 million in funding to expand into Ghana, Nigeria, and Southern Africa. 4DX Ventures, an Africa-focused venture capital firm, led the funding round. Golden Palm Investments, LoftyInc Capital, Afr... |
| 14.12.2021 | Kenyan startup Wowzi secures $3.2 million from 4DX Ventures, Andela co-founder to expand across Africa | Kenyan startup Wowzi has secured new funding to expand the reach of its platform, which turns social media users into brand influencers, to West and Southern Africa — as it taps the increasing usage of social sites across the continent driv... |
| 18.11.2021 | Chipper Cash’s Twitter integration may revolutionise Africa’s creative hustle | Want to be a creator in Africa? Okay. But be wary; it’s going to take time, thick skin, and a little bit of what we at TechCabal like to call “the creative hustle”. For years, Africa’s creative industry has been hampered by poor returns, le... |
| - | Wowzi, a Kenyan tech startup, has received $3.2 million in funding to expand across Africa | Wowzi, a Kenyan tech startup, has raised $3.2 million in funding to expand into Ghana, Nigeria, and Southern Africa. 4DX Ventures, an Africa-focused venture capital firm, led the funding round. Golden Palm Investments, LoftyInc Capital, Afr... |