Startups
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5Hamwe brings financial services to farmers’ doorsteps
Alvin Sam Otto is the coordinator Oyam District Farmers Association. Charged with over 200 farmer groups with a membership of thousands of...
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6Autochek makes online car purchase easier and safer
One of the rarest commodities in the world of digital business is called trust. Everyone is afraid of another either because of...
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6PayClide’s financial services make migrant life more decent
The life of a migrant is very complicated. Most migrants rely on the mercy of others for survival. When it comes to...
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6Easy Ticket’s digital ticketing services are making life easy for event organisers
Almost every day, there is a concert, show, or festival happening somewhere in Uganda. The majority of the partygoers mention access to...
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8SafeBoda’s digital payments excite riders and their customers
If you have ever taken a boda boda ride, then you certainly know the inconvenience that comes with finding change in case...
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10Quick Post’s Student DigPay saves parents from bank queues
Lining up in a bank to pay school fees is one disturbance no parent wants to endure because they are already stressed...
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9Buladde is helping traders take steady steps towards financial independence
Right in the middle of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, Justine Namubiru was minding her business in Kawanda when some gentleman approached her...
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12Future Link Technologies’ MSACCO platform is facilitating loans worth billions
In 2020, members of SAO Zirobwe Sacco in Luweero district were introduced to something ‘alien’. They were told that there was an...
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15Aspen: Women in FinTech Alumni Using Technology to Transform the Education Sector
Imagine being a student with a personal assistant who can do research for you, prepare notes and even remind you of your...
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16PayLater enables users to acquire products or travel on credit
Gloria Okwakunda is a very happy and contented woman. She is happy because of her reliable companion. “My companion is PayLater. Ever...
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15HiPipo opens registration for the 2023 Women in FinTech Hackathon
Different reports indicate that Africa’s population is evenly distributed on sex and gender lines. Country Meters puts it at 50 percent for...
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10KaCyber has digitized travel tickets and eased bookkeeping in the Transport sector
Public transport operators in Uganda struggle to balance books because of the disorganization in this sector. There is no clear monitoring of...
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15EzeeMoney makes payments easy for the end-users
In Uganda, the word survival makes a lot of meaning because many people live on a hand-to-mouth income cycle. So, every working...
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19Social Lend Africa is using Technology to connect Borrowers to Lenders
For any businessman, anyone who can provide them with quick and cheap credit will definitely be their friend. So, when Edward Mubangizi...
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22JUMO World Uganda has disbursed over 20m loans in 5 years
In March 2020, Uganda was placed under a total lockdown following the outbreak of the deadly Covid-19. Only essential workers such as...
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19Cyanase is making investment accessible to underserved and underdeveloped markets
With the world swiftly shifting into cashless economies, one of the areas of concern is digital trading and investment. Many people are...
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24AgriShare is using FinTech to connect Farmers to Agricultural resources
Vincent Kizito is living with his grandmother in Kabanyi village of Luwero district. The only property they own is a huge piece...
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16Echolink’s SaccoMate is easing Islamic Banking for institutions
The global migration from paper-work to digital systems over the past two decades has received both support and resistance almost in equal...
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16Kray Microfinance offers convenient digital loans
We cannot overemphasize the power of digital media. Whether your interest is in sports, fashion, politics, or business, there is something for...
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22EzyAgric saves Farmers with Buy-Now Pay-Later digital loans
In many parts of rural Uganda, accessing a bank is almost impossible. Even when you chance on one, the red tape involved...
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20Parents, Teachers laud PesaJet for School Fees Advance solution
When the world was invaded by Covid-19 in 2020, global economies were brought to their knees. At a personal level, many individuals...
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30Hundreds of Employees benefit from Zofi Cash’s salary advances
Building and construction is a tricky business, mostly because contracts in this sector are usually post-paid. This means that one has to...
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21Traders rave in market access through Merchandise Uganda
Market access is one of the biggest challenges for businesses in Uganda, especially in the informal sector. Many highly depend on word-of-mouth...
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22Teslon helps home owners to save electricity using smartphones
Most developing countries such as Uganda face a problem of lack of, limited and expensive energy resources. And when it comes to...
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27Zukuka Finance is using Islamic Banking principles to save borrowers
A quick scan through the daily newspapers will show you how many people are losing their businesses to financial services providers for...
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33How Xente helps businesses automate finances with Visa Cards
One of the biggest business challenges is accountability. For instance, it is almost impossible for any organization to determine how much airtime...
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26How a village hero birthed Akello Banker that is benefitting thousands of people
Sometime in 2016, Jean Anthony Onyait was on a study trip to Tirinyi where he met a special woman that would change...
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23Belle Beauty is delivering convenience in the Beauty Service Sector
After a long day’s work recently, Fetaru Charity Flavia was late for a surprise birthday party for her friend. To make matters...
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26Kawu is easing pocket money custody at schools
On top of her job as a secretary at Buddo SS, Mary Caroline Nambogga is charged with the custodianship of pocket money...
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95Women-led businesses shine at 2023 PSFU Katale
Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) is working around the corner to ensure that Women Entrepreneurs from all over Uganda benefit from its...
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255Startup Investment is More Than a Transfer Of Funds
Investors in early-stage startups should expand their support to science and technology-based businesses beyond funding to incorporating transfers of skills or value...
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247AdagChil is making access to inputs for African farmers easier
One of the biggest barriers to agricultural technology adoption in sub-Saharan Africa is the limited access to agricultural inputs – coupled with...
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242CHIL Group launches $90K venture fund for African startups
CHIL AI Lab Group has announced a new venture capital fund set to transform technology investment in Africa, following a decision by...
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265KaCyber, NSSF & Mastercard partner on transport innovation
Public Transport in Uganda. Considering that Uganda’s multimodal transport system is robust, there are discrepancies when it comes to ensuring all residents...
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227Women in FinTech Hackathon 2022 participants celebrated
After an intense and knowledge-packed week, the 2022 Women in FinTech Hackathon, culminated in the Women in FinTech Summit on 16th September....
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227Solerchil Technologies sets up regional office in Nairobi
CHIL Food Center, trading as Solerchil Technologies, has announced the opening of its African office in Nairobi, Kenya. This comes weeks after...
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337WiNFUND Africa launched to invest in women techpreneurs
All over the globe, it is well known that women are responsible for the majority share of all the healthcare provided. Beyond...
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387Treepz unveils corporate option as it marks 3rd anniversary
African Vehicle-hailing app Treepz has announced the expansion of its services to cater to more Africans using buses for their transportation needs....
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255M-KOPA Unlocks $600M in Credit for Underbanked Customers
M-KOPA, the fintech platform that provides digital credit to underbanked customers, today announced the release of its 2021 Impact Report. As a...
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25620 Teams Shortlisted for 2022 Women in FinTech Hackathon
Following the completion of both entry submission and review process, Hipipo has unveiled the 20 teams that are going to take part...
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244Ugandan-based startup, Denebola Technologies expands to the US
Ugandan-based construction technology startup, Denebola Technologies has announced its expansion into the United States. This follows the recent opening of its new...
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275HiPipo’s 2022 Women in FinTech Hackathon expands to East Africa
When you empower one woman, you have in fact supported an entire family. This is no longer an optimistic opinion but a...
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260Rocket Health launches Telemedicine service clinic in Gayaza
Uganda’s leading telemedicine and digital health provider, Rocket Health, has launched its second clinic in Gayaza located along Gayaza – Kalagi road....
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Shamim Nabuuma’s Solerchil Technologies expands to the US
Following a $300,000 pre-seed funding round, Food Tech startup, CHIL Food Center – trading as Solerchil Technologies – has now set foot...
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276Xente acquires Payment Systems Operator license from Bank of Uganda
Xente Tech Ltd, a financial technology platform that simplifies payments and finance for businesses, has acquired a Payment Systems Operator (PSO) license...
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Shamim Nabuuma’s Solerchil raises $300,000 pre-seed fund
Solerchil Technologies has raised $300,000 in pre-seed to support its mission of revolutionizing B2B payments. The round was led by Sufishent LLC;...
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292How to Find Investors and Raise Funds in Uganda
Uganda ranks as one of the global hotspots with over 55% of the youth owning or co-own a new or already running...
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342FinTech Group provides digital solutions to 240+ African SMEs
FinTech Uganda Limited, a subsidiary of FinTech Group is one of the oldest financial technology companies in Africa with a variety of...
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317MedMoo extends daily fuel loans to Lira boda-boda riders
At the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Denis Orech and two friends from Lira University decided to devise means of...
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303Xente uses FinTech to empower business & enable payments
The outbreak of Covid-19 has forced many businesses to migrate from the manual way of doing things to digital solutions. Businesses that...
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2672ambale is digitizing fashion and art with FinTech
Uganda has a huge but largely underdeveloped fashion industry. According to a November 2020 article by The East African newspaper, “Uganda’s fashion...
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262MfukoPlus is helping SACCOs serve their customers better
Enrolling members into savings, and investment clubs is a key stage in operationalizing such organizations. But when this is done, the harder...
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262PayTota: championing IVR technology for digital payments
The world is slowly migrating into a cash-lite and eventually a cashless global economy where all transactions are done without the exchange...
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265MFS Africa is facilitating digital transactions in 34+ countries
One of the biggest bottlenecks of transferring funds from one country to another is the cost involved, especially if it involves different...
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274Over a million people benefit from FutureLink Technologies
FutureLink Technologies is a community-driven marketplace for affordable financial services. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda as a digital national...
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EzyAgric gives 300,000+ farmers access to genuine markets
Agriculture remains Uganda’s top employer, with more than 60 percent of the population involved in agricultural activities. Despite this statistic, the industry...
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301True African uses FinTech to bail out unbanked Ugandans
True African is with no doubt among the legends of digital financial services in Uganda. They were among the pioneers of short...
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301Linmart is connecting businesses to a free online market
Linmart is an online marketplace that links manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers, retailers and shoppers to one platform called a MARKET for convenient, timely...
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286Kanzu Code is helping Investment Clubs manage Funds better
One of the main reasons for the early collapse of villages Saccos and Investment groups is poor bookkeeping. Hell breaks loose whenever...
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424SafeBoda’s transition into a Super Transport and FinTech APP
The word ‘SafeBoda’ is now a household name for the majority of Ugandans who especially use Boda Bodas – motorcycles for movement...
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316Flutterwave is creating endless possibilities for businesses
In 2021, Flutterwave received worldwide recognition for becoming an African FinTech Unicorn. By definition, a unicorn company is a startup with a...
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343Sup Money enables access to credit through WhatsApp
Renowned marketing and business expert, Steven Jeffes once said that “innovation is the unrelenting drive to break the status quo and develop...
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369KaCyber is integrating FinTech in its transport ticketing system
If you are a frequent user of public transport in Africa, then you know the hustle and bustle involved in getting tickets...
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320Kuzimba takes the entire building value chain online
When Ephrance Eunice Namugenyi’s father started a paver and block-making business, he contacted his daughter to use her Information Technology skills to...
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311Women Save is empowering rural women through Digital Savings
Marie Mintalucci has spent a number of years supporting female-led groups across Sub-Saharan Africa to create self-sustaining ventures. However, during this time,...
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276EzeeMoney manages UGX 30B in monthly digital transactions
Launched in 2013, EzeeMoney is a technology company dealing in both financial and non-financial services that target people at the bottom of...
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375Numida has disbursed $16M in credit to 25,000 SMEs
In Africa, the sources of business capital are usually personal funds, family, friends and loans. The first three are usually the ideal...
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328Tawaza Diva helps 1,000+ women & youth access digital loans
Many Ugandans are full of business ideas but their biggest bottleneck is the lack of capital and inability to access credit. For...
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341Zofi Cash is helping employees access salary advances
Almost everyone has ever received a phone call or text with the person on the other side saying that s/he has an...
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343Merchandise Uganda offering an online market with free stalls
Anyone doing business in Uganda will tell you that paying rent is one of their biggest nightmares. Whether you have made profits...
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319PayLater: Uganda’s online shop that allows installments
Many young corporates harbor dreams that would satisfy their heart’s desires. They would like to have nice cars, trendy phones, beautiful TV...
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325Her Duuka: Helping 500+ women SMEs revive post-Covid-19
The past two years of the Covid-19 pandemic literally placed everyone in their right place – for both good and bad reasons....
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325Shamim Nabuuma swears in as CYC African representative
Ugandan techpreneur, Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa, has sworn in as the African Representative on the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) Executive Committee. Ms. Nabuuma,...
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350JUMO World: Extending digital loans to over 2.5M Ugandans
With the worsening economic situation in the country, on top of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, most Ugandans have resorted to...
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275Belle Beauty is using FinTech to help Ugandan beauticians
When Uganda was put into a total lockdown in March 2020 due to the outbreak of Covid-19, my stylist’s hair salon came...
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282Silicon Pay using FinTech to ease payments
Away from its negative consequences, the COVID-19 pandemic was an eye-opener to individuals and businesses. It brought the role and overall importance...
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269Ticteq is reducing tickets purchase hustle and commotion
For those that have attended events in Uganda, you are familiar with the hustle and bustle involved in buying entry tickets. This...
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266Peleyta: Enabling Ugandans access quality healthcare
Majority of Ugandans are just one medical emergency and hospital admission away from financial ruin and untold disaster. This is because accessing...
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254Money Sent is aiding borderless money transfers
Have you ever been with an account that has money but are unable to access it? Put differently, has someone ever called...
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276Kawu is using FinTech to make school life a joy to live
The word Kawu must be familiar to whoever attended boarding schools in Uganda. Kawu is that period in a boarding school when...
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265AgriShare is using FinTech to improve farmers’ livelihood
No serious storyteller can narrate Uganda’s post-independence story without giving prominence to the famous Luweero triangle. It is that pivotal but that...
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3192 million SMEs to gain from Interoperable Merchant Payments
In April this year, Private Sector Foundation Uganda’s new Chief Programs and Projects Officer, Damali Ssali presented about the vast business and...
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409HiPipo announces Season Three of #40Days40FinTechs
The second HiPipo 40 Days 40 FinTechs that ran in the months of July and August 2021 set the bar very high....
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964Kweli.shop extends home deliveries to 500 towns across Uganda
Online shopping startup Kweli.shop (a brand of Dreamstar Digital Limited) has announced an expansion of its home deliveries service (also called door-to-door...
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653CHIL Group among 30 women-led startups for WE4A growth program
Shamim Nabuuma’s CHIL Group is among the 30 women-led startups that have been admitted into the Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (WE4A) growth...
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486Early Stroke Detection, KAWU head to [email protected] Regionals
The Uganda National pitch event for Digital innovations for business resilience in the East African community was held Saturday 26th March at...
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432Shamim Nabuuma nominated in Business Insider Awards
Ugandan techpreneur, Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa, has been nominated in the inaugural Business Insider Africa Awards. The awards aim to recognize African business...
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415HiPipo & the Ideation Corner unveil the ‘We Will Win’ initiative
HiPipo and the Ideation Corner have announced the start of the We Will Win initiative, a project that is set to make...
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508Fuzu unveils Free Forever plan for SMEs to acquire top talent
Fuzu Uganda has officially unveiled the Free Forever Campaign, an initiative aimed at helping startups and SMEs professionalize their hiring processes while...
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388The dSkills Program Ideathon Phase is Wrapped Up
The dSkills Program, full name Digital Innovation for Business Resilience in the East African Community Program has successfully come to the conclusion...
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479Flutterwave raises $250-million, now valued at over $3-billion
Africa-focused fintech firm Flutterwave has raised $250-million in its single-biggest funding round to date. This has pushed the start-up valuation at more...
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618Airtel & EzyAgric partner to extend FREE Farm advisory to Airtel subscribers
EzyAgric and Airtel Uganda have embarked on a partnership to extend free farm advisory services to Airtel subscribers across the country. This...
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43515 women-led Ugandan startups shortlisted for WE4A project
15 women-led Ugandan startups have been shortlisted for the Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (WE4A) project. The virtual Acceleration Program seeks to provide...
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518Digital Human Rights Lab, StartHub Africa announce the next chapter
After three years of successful networking, advocacy work, and enhancement of human rights structures both for the Ugandan society as well as...
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433MFS Africa acquires $100 Million funding in Series C
MFS Africa has raised $100-million through an equity and debt financing round. The fundraising marks another milestone in the digital payment gateway’s...
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459Twiga raises $50m Series C round to expand across Africa
Kenyan B2B e-commerce platform Twiga has raised a US$50 million Series C funding round to help it scale its affordable food solutions...
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MFS Africa expands into Nigeria, acquires Baxi
MFS Africa has announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire Baxi, one of Nigeria’s leading super-agent networks. The deal, which...
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393Damali Ssali urges #WomenInFinTech participants to use the Internet to improve their Products
Participants at the ongoing Women in FinTech Hackathon have been challenged to make good use of the Internet as it has several...
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386Primera Muthoni mentors Women in FinTech participants on Product Management
Day four of the ongoing Women in FinTech Hackathon was a huge success as participants learnt about Product Management, Prototyping, and the...
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475Women In FinTech Hackathon teams get management tips
Day Three of the Women in FinTech Hackathon successfully ended with discussions focusing on why young innovators must draw proper business cases...
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393Women in FinTech hackathon teams urged on value addition
Day Two of the Women in FinTech #LevelOneProject Hackathon was successfully concluded with discussions centered on how participants can improve their projects...
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449Women in FinTech Hackathon Season 2 kicks off
The 2021 Women in FinTech Hackathon officially kicked off Friday 8th October with 17 shortlisted teams and over 70 participants altogether. Speaking...