Posted inBusiness Entrepreneurship Picked for you Safaricom’s Ethiopian Expansion: Early Progress and Challenges Posted by BTDs May 15, 2023 Seven months into its operations in Ethiopia, Safaricom has begun to establish a foothold in…
Posted inBusiness Picked for you Start Up Kenyan Travel-Tech Startup Expands Reach with Strategic Acquisition of HotelPlus Posted by BTDs September 12, 2022 Kenya-based travel technology company HotelOnline has announced the acquisition of HotelPlus, a hospitality software provider…
Posted inBusiness Entrepreneurship Picked for you Pezesha Secures $11 Million to Tackle Financing Challenges for African SMEs Posted by BTDs August 30, 2022 Access to finance remains a persistent challenge for small businesses across Africa, with a financing…
Posted inBusiness Picked for you Start Up Google’s Strategic Investment in Lori Systems: Strengthening Africa’s Logistics Sector Posted by BTDs August 16, 2022 Lori Systems, a leading African logistics and trucking company focused on digitizing haulage, recently secured…
Posted inBusiness Picked for you Start Up Kenyan Retail Platform Marketforce Restructures Operations with Layoffs Posted by BTDs August 11, 2022 Kenyan-based retail B2B and distribution platform Marketforce recently announced a major restructuring, which included a…
Posted inBusiness Lifestyle Picked for you TopUp Mama: Transforming Food Supply Chains for Small Restaurants in Africa Posted by BTDs May 12, 2022 Small restaurants and food vendors in emerging markets face numerous challenges, including stock-outs, unpredictable pricing…
Posted inBusiness Picked for you Start Up Churpy’s Tech-Driven Approach to Simplifying Business Payments in Africa” Posted by BTDs March 29, 2022 Churpy, a Kenyan fintech startup, is scaling up its operations across Africa with the support…
Posted inBusiness Picked for you Start Up M-KOPA Secures $75M to Expand Its Pay-As-You-Go Model Across Africa Posted by BTDs March 1, 2022 A significant portion of the African population faces financial barriers, with over 85% of people…
Posted inBusiness Picked for you Start Up MarketForce Secures $40M Series A Funding to Expand Across Africa and Empower Informal Retailers Posted by BTDs February 21, 2022 MarketForce, a Kenyan-founded retail B2B and distribution platform, has raised $40 million in Series A…
Posted inBusiness Picked for you Start Up Kenyan BNPL Platform Lipa Later Secures $12M to Expand Across Africa Posted by BTDs January 13, 2022 Lipa Later, a consumer credit platform from Kenya, has raised $12 million in pre-Series A…