Global Beehive

Ila Dhond18/12/2023
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Sky.Garden acquired by Kenya’s Lipa Later to launch rebranded e-commerce ecosystem

For KES250 million (US $1.6 million), Kenyan financial firm Lipa Later purchased online store Sky.Garden, rebranding the platform and adding…
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Ila Dhond15/12/2023
261

Kenyan e-bus startup BasiGo secured $5 M Debt funding to scale local production

British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance organization, has granted US $5 million to Kenyan electric bus solutions startup…
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Ila Dhond15/12/2023
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$1.5 M Pre-seed funding raised by Kenya’s tappi to digitise African SMEs

An oversubscribed pre-seed funding round has helped Kenyan startup tappi, which uses a chat tool that automatically generates a webpage…
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Ila Dhond15/12/2023
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Expense management & budgeting platform Bujeti secured $2 M Seed funding for expansion

The end-to-end expense management and budgeting platform Bujeti, a Nigerian startup, has raised US $2 million in seed money to…
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Ila Dhond15/12/2023
210

WIC Capital obtains $1 M loan to support MSMEs in West Africa

To increase its impact, WIC Capital, a local capital provider that invests in Senegal and Ivory Coast and specializes in…
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Ila Dhond15/12/2023
207

First close of US $30 M Fund II announced by SA-based E4E Africa

The US $30 million E4E Africa Fund II has reached its first close, according to the South African venture capital…
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Ila Dhond21/10/2023
288

Through an eight-month program, OceanHub Africa accelerates six startups

The fourth cohort of OceanHub Africa has come to a close with a bootcamp for the six startups that took…
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Ila Dhond21/10/2023
269

At Ecobank Fintech Challenge, Cameroonian startup Koree won $50K grand prize

Koree, a Cameroonian fintech startup, took home the top prize at the annual Ecobank Fintech Challenge and a cash prize…
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Ila Dhond21/10/2023
262

Fifth Africa Tech Female Founder Summit to be hosted by TLcom in November

On November 14 in Lagos, Nigeria, the fifth annual Africa Tech Female Founder Summit will be held by the African-focused…
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Ila Dhond18/10/2023
241

Uni:nnovators programme selected 6 Nigerian student-led startups

The six student-led startups from Nigeria selected for the Uninnovators’ Startups-in-Residence program, which aims to spur innovation in a few…
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