Startups

Earlier this year, KudiMoney, a FinTech company rebranded to KudaBank after they obtained a microfinance banking license from the Central Bank of Nigeria. Kudabank has also gone on to raise $1.6 Million in seed investments. A round led and participated by foreign angel investors. The... Read More

Uganda’s largest startup gathering is back once again and is bigger and better. The Kampala Innovation Week 2019 (KIW) is slated to run for the third time in October from the 16th to the 18th. This year, the 3-day Kampala Innovation week 2019 will be... Read More

MEST is an African technology hub headquartered in Ghana and it is primarily funded by Meltwater Foundation founded by Norwegian philanthropist Jom Lyseggen. MEST was founded in 2008 as an incubator hub for training and funding early-stage startups in Africa. For now, it has incubation... Read More

Kobo360 is a Nigerian startup that connects truck owners and companies to transport services with presence in Ghana, Kenya, Togo and its home country Nigeria. The company was able to secure a $20 million Series-A funding led by Goldman Sachs and later amassed $10 million... Read More

If you live around Lagos, there is a very high chance you would have seen MAX.ng riders, especially around the Island metropolis. MAX.ng is a motorcycle ride-hailing and delivery service startup based in Lagos. Its delivery service is available for individuals and businesses with Jumia... Read More

Glovo, a Barcelona based start-up launched in Kenya, Ghana, and Egypt in December of 2018 in a move to transform the way consumer access to local goods. This was meant to enable anyone to get nearly any product delivered to their doorstep in less than... Read More

SWARM is a yearly summit started by Uganda’s first incubation hub, the Hive Colab in corporation with numerous ICT and startup backers. The maiden Swarm Summit happened in December 2016 at the Hive Colab. Swarm 18 will take place at The Square place in Industrial... Read More

Have you wanted to move out with your buddies without having to keep apart, yet the only means of available transport can accommodate a maximum of four? Now, with Taxify XL, you can move around easily with friends and family without splitting up! It is just... Read More

The biggest questions that most start-up founders have at heart are; how best they can grow and scale their companies for impact, and how much they can keep the culture of excellence and fun. The same could have come up on the agenda when Ian... Read More