Ecommerce Funding Investment Startup

Sokowatch Secures $125M Series B Round, Rebrands to Wasoko

Sokowatch, the African e-commerce company leveraging innovative technology to transform the informal retail supply chain, has closed a $125 million

WEF
Startup Technology

54gene, Sokowatch Selected As World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Technology Pioneer

African startups, 54gene and Sokowatch, have been selected among hundreds of candidates as the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) “Technology Pioneers”.

Sokowatch
Ecommerce Innovation Mobility Technology

Sokowatch Unveils East Africa’s First Commercial Electric Tricycles

Sokowatch, an East African e-commerce firm, has announced the launch of electric tricycles to its delivery fleet in Uganda, making

Sokowatch
Competition Ecommerce Payment

Sokowatch Emerges Winner of ‘Visa Everywhere Initiative’ 2020

Sokowatch, the innovative East African e-commerce platform, has been named winner of the Visa Everywhere Initiative – Pandemic Challenge in the

Sokowatch
Ecommerce Funding Venture Capital

Sokowatch, a Kenyan B2B eCommerce Startup Raises $14m Series a Funding Led by Quona Capital

Sokowatch, a Kenyan B2B eCommerce startup has raised $14 million series A funding led by Quona Capital. Also joining the

Sokowatch
Africa Business Ecommerce Entrepreneurship Funding Investment

Sokowatch, a Kenyan B2B eCommerce Startup Expands to Rwanda And Uganda

Sokowatch, a Kenya B2B eCommerce startup providing informal retail shops across Africa has expanded to Rwanda and Uganda after securing

Business Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup

Kenya’s Sokowatch Raises $2 Million Seed Funding Led by 4DX Ventures

Sokowatch, the Kenyan B2B e-commerce startup has raised $2 million seed funding led by 4DX Ventures. Others to join the round were

4DX Ventures
Venture Capital

IFC Invests in New 4DX Ventures Fund to Support Tech Startups in Africa

IFC has disclosed that it is investing $10.5 million in a new fund by 4DX Ventures, a New York-based venture

Wasoko 
Merger

Wasoko, MaxAB Announces Merger to Drive Transformation of Africa’s Informal Retail Sector

Wasoko and MaxAB, have signed preliminary merger terms to join together as a combined entity to drive the transformation of Africa’s informal

Tushop
Social Entrepreneurship

Kenyan Social Commerce Firm, Tushop Raises $3m Led by 4DX Ventures

Tushop, a Kenyan social-commerce startup, has closed a $3 million pre-seed funding round led by 4DX Ventures with participation from