Bob Collymore
Africa Business People Telecom

Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore Dies at 61

Bob Collymore, Safaricom Chief Executive Officer,  has died at the age of 61 at his home in Nairobi early Monday

M-Pesa
Business Technology

Safaricom & Vodacom Set Aside $13m to Buy M-Pesa Rights From Vodafone

Kenya’s Safaricom is to establish a joint venture worth $13 million with South Africa’s Vodacom to acquire the intellectual property

ShopZetu
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Shopzetu Raises $1.0m in Pre-seed Funding to Revolutionise Africa’s Fashion and Lifestyle ecommerce Landscape

ShopZetu, the fashion technology start-up, has announced the closure of its $1.0 million Pre-Seed funding round. The round was led

Starlink
Internet

Elon Musk’s Starlink Set to Launch in Kenya

Starlink, Elon Musk‘s satellite internet company, has disclosed plans to launch in Kenya in the second quarter of 2023. The

Health

Kenya’s Zuri Health Completes $1.3m Pre Seed Round

Zuri Health, the digital healthcare company which provides affordable healthcare via mobile, has completed a funding round attracting investment from

M-Pesa
Fintech

M-Pesa Celebrates 15th Anniversary with 51m Customers in Seven Countries

M-Pesa, Africa’s largest fintech provider, which was in March 2007; is celebrating 15 years today. The Kenyan-headquartered firm initially allowed

Funding Investment

Kenya’s Cartnshop Closes $400k Investment

Cartnshop, a Kenyan company that helps African small businesses build up internet storefronts quickly and inexpensively, has raised a $400,000

MarketForce
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

MarketForce Raises $40M Series A to Scale up The Super App for Africa’s Informal Merchants

MarketForce, the Nairobi-headquartered B2B platform for retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services in Africa, has closed a

Wowzi
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Wowzi Bags $3.2m to Support African Creators

Wowzi, a Kenyan startup that connects brands with influencers to scale up their marketing, has raised $3.2 million funding from

MarketForce
Payment

MarketForce, Cellulant Partner For Digital Financial Services Expansion into 5 New Markets in Africa

MarketForce, the B2B retail, and financial services distribution platform, has partnered with Cellulant, to extend the availability of RejaReja retailer ‘super