FeaturedHealthcareKenyan healthtech Tibu to decentralise primary outpatient carePritam BordoloiMay 6, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMay 6, 2020 The startup connects its customers to healthcare workers in real-time... Read more
FeaturedLogisticsToyota-backed Kenyan logistics startup Sendy raises $20mn in Series B funding roundInternational FinanceJanuary 30, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 30, 2020March 18, 2020 Sendy currently has around 50,000 customers and offers its services to over 4,000 businesses across key cities of Kenya... Read more
FintechAfrican fintech My-iMali raises funds to increase customer basePritam BordoloiDecember 5, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 5, 2019 The South Africa-based startup received the funding from fintech holding company Crossfin... Read more
LogisticsEgyptian startup Swvl eyes global expansion after fundingInternational Finance DeskSeptember 16, 2019November 4, 2019 by International Finance DeskSeptember 16, 2019November 4, 2019 The startup raised $42 million in fresh capital in a Series B-2 round... Read more
FintechAfrican payments fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $2.4 mnInternational Finance DeskMay 10, 2019 by International Finance DeskMay 10, 2019 Chipper Cash settles money transfers across Africa in real time - a key value proposition for the fintech startup... Read more
MarketsAs Jumia lists on NYSE, African startup founders find capital hard to getInternational Finance DeskApril 12, 2019 by International Finance DeskApril 12, 2019 Even impact investment funding is skewed in favour of Western founders... Read more