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Kenyan startup BuuPass, a leader in digital ticketing and transportation management solutions, has partnered fintech company GiftPesa to introduce digital travel vouchers, offering a more flexible and convenient way for Kenyans to manage and gift travel arrangements during the bustling holiday period. Founded in 2016 by Sonia Kabra and Wyclife Omondi, BuuPass is a B2B2C […]
Ten startups have been selected for the African final of the Latitude59 competition, the winner of which will head to Tallinn, Estonia to pitch at the main event for a prize pool of EUR1 million (US$1.1 million). The 12th edition of Latitude59, Estonia’s flagship startup and tech event, was held in Tallinn in May, and […]
Mapped: Where Male Circumcision Is Most Common in the World This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Health organizations are currently divided on whether male circumcision is beneficial or not. Some research suggests it […]
Five African startups have won cash prizes at the 14th edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP) in Africa and the Middle East. Since 2011, the OSVP has been at the heart of Orange’s strategy to contribute to the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and the inclusive growth of the countries where the Group […]
The Kenyan capital Nairobi has been selected to host the Africa Youth In Tourism Innovation Summit and Challenge (AYTIS) for the years 2025, 2026, and 2027. The pan-African AYTIS event is dedicated to promoting and uplifting innovative entrepreneurs within the tourism sector across the continent. The announcement of Nairobi as the host for the next […]
Kenyan fintech startup Chumz, which helps users set and achieve saving and investment goals through behaviour-based prompts and mobile money deposits, is testing its solution to go live in Rwanda after hitting 200,000 registered users in its home market. Formed in late-2019, Chumz worked on a prototype in 2020, reaching out to the regulator for […]
Kenyan digital commerce startup tappi has partnered Safaricom’s M-PESA for Business to empower M-PESA’s 650,000-strong network of Kenyan MSMEs with tools to bolster their online credibility and visibility. Founded by Kenfield Griffith and Louis Majanja, tappi is an end-to-end digital commerce SaaS solution tailored for MSMEs, which allows business owners to download its app, add […]
Twenty African tech ventures – 10 startups and 10 scale-ups – have been selected to pitch at the Angel Fair Africa event in Nairobi, Kenya on November 7-8. Held for the first time in September 2013, Angel Fair Africa has been held in Johannesburg, Lagos, Accra, Nairobi, Abidjan, Maputo, Dar es Salaam, Mauritius, and, last […]
Electric vehicle (EV) energy tech company Ampersand has announced the opening of a new, larger manufacturing facility in Nairobi, tripling the company’s production capacity in Kenya. Formed in 2016, Ampersand assembles and finances electric motorcycles that cost less to buy and operate, and perform better than the five million petrol motorcycle taxis in use across […]
The African Business Angel Network (ABAN) and Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups (SAIS) have partnered to launch the Climate Smart Agriculture Angel Investor Capacity Development (CAICD) programme, which aims to enhance the angel investment ecosystem in climate-smart agriculture. ABAN is the largest pan-African organisation of angel investors, while SAIS, a project implemented by the […]