Tech Startups

Tunga seeks to unlock Africa’s talent pool to Western companies

Africa is emerging as a region with great potential for sourcing software developers. Tech giants such as Google and Microsoft invest heavily to welcome African tech talent into their ecosystems. Impact start-up Tunga aims to unlock the African talent pool to Western companies struggling to find qualified software developers. Tunga was established in 2015 as […]

07/11/2019
By Editorial Desk
App, Artificial Intelligence, Gadget Review, Tech Startups

Nyota, AR Art Show debuts to Champion Africa’s Tech Leaders

By Brian Yatich A new African augmented reality art experience dubbed “Nyota” that showcases and celebrates 24 of Africa’s technology pioneers has been unveiled by Co-creation Hub (CcHUB). The landmark AR exhibition launched officially on Wednesday looks to mark technology and innovation champions such as Jason Njoku, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Funke Opeke, and Rebecca Enonchong who […]

04/11/2019
By Editorial Desk
Corporate, Financial & Tech, Tech Debates, Tech Startups

These Are The 12 Most Funded Startups in Kenya

By Digest Africa As if to balance out the major directions on a compass in representation, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa have the most funded startups on the African continent. Kenya is set apart, however, by a number of attributes. Be it the post-election violence or the era of mobile phones and the internet […]

Elizabeth Rossiello, Founder and CEO of BitPesa

Bitpesa rebrands to AZA Group as it secures $15 million funding

BitPesa has announced that it has secured a $15 million debt funding from the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). The digital foreign exchange and payment platform also announced that it has since rebranded to AZA Group. Bitpesa plans to use the funding to expand in emerging markets. Besides Kenya, BitPesa currently operates in Nigeria, […]

Leverage On Video On-Demand To Tell African Stories

By Liz Kilili Africa’s film industry is set for a revolution in the next few years as filmmakers continue to increase in the continent. This has been brought about by the surge in internet penetration and streaming video on demand services that has eased the distribution of films in the continent. Particularly, Streaming Video-on-Demand(VOD) services […]

Dosika streaming app seeks to promote music artists

By Winnie Oloo When he talks about his reasons for supporting upcoming artists, his voice is full of passion, his eyes lights up and in between the brief silence speaks a man who is genuinely interested in what he does. Wasp Africa targets talented artists who have the potential to be global brand names but […]

TikTok the world’s fastest-growing short-form video platform, with millions of users logging on each day to either create their own short videos

What is TikTok and how does it work?

TikTok is one of the world’s fastest-growing short-form video platform, with millions of users logging on each day to either create their own short videos or simply consume the light-hearted-videos shared by others. Kenyans are warming up to the platform with a growing number already active on the platform. However, some are not aware or […]

Glovo, on-demand delivery app partners with NTSA in a new campaign

Technology firm, Glovo, app that links motorcycle riders to consumers wishing to buy and deliver products, has partnered with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) in a road safety campaign to train all riders using its platform on road safety. The campaign, which aims to bolster road safety in Kenya, is part of Glovo’s […]

Kagure Wamunyu, Kobo360 CEO Africa Region

16/10/2019
By Editorial Desk
Business, Corporate, Financial & Tech, Interviews, Tech Startups

Kobo360 is transforming the logistics industry

Kobo360 is looking to change the way the logistics sector operates by lowering costs and enhancing customer satisfaction supporting thousands of freight companies deliver their goods to cargo recipients across the region. By Brian Yatich Back in the days, things in the logistics space was different; customers had to wait for their cargo in harsh […]

Villgro Kenya to fund East Africa’s tech-enabled medical devices

Villgro Kenya is looking for Innovative Medical Device solutions that address the lack of access to quality and affordable health services and technologies in low-income populations across East Africa. The India-based Villgro Innovations Foundation launched an incubator for early-stage businesses in the healthcare and life sciences sector in Nairobi in 2017. Startups can apply to […]