News - East Africa

Kwara, a fintech company based in Kenya, has just completed a $3 million seed extension funding.  Existing investors DOB Equity and...

Gebeya, based in Ethiopia, is a SaaS-enabled pan-African talent marketplace, and it has just announced a pre-Series A investment from...

Solarise Africa, a Kenyan energy provider, has received an additional US$3 million from EDFI ElectriFI to help select commercial and...

Kenya's Mukuru Clean Stoves is one of the five 2022 winners of the second-annual Earthshot Prize awards, receiving a £1...

Ubongo, an African edtech startup, is one of the five recipients of the Lego Foundation's global Build a World of...

Nelly Cheboi, the CNN Hero of the Year for 2022, reinvents outdated computer devices to provide young Kenyans access to new...

MyHealth Africa, a Kenyan-based e-health startup, has raised a $1 million seed round to help it expand.  The GIIG Africa...

Gridless, a bitcoin mining company that is bringing new energy generation to remote areas in East Africa, has received a...

Kapu, a social commerce start-up, has secured $8 million in seed funding to ease the financial strain of grocery shopping...

Uncover, a skincare startup based in Kenya has successfully raised one million dollars in seed funding.  Investors in the seed...

Badili, a smartphone reselling startup based in Kenya, has secured $2.1 million in pre-seed capital in order to expand across...

Solarise Africa, an energy leasing company based in Kenya, has secured $33.4 million in debt funding.  A significant portion of...