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e-Commerce startup Uzum becomes first tech unicorn in Uzbekistan
Published: 28-03-2024 | 12:10:00 | By: Pie Kamau
















Basis secures $3.6m to bring AI to accounting firms
Published: 31-10-2023 | 10:18:00 | By: Pie Kamau






















Primer joins NVIDIA Inception program for cutting-edge AI startups
Published: 27-10-2023 | 10:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau


BeatMarket platform launches to empower long-term retail investors
Published: 26-10-2023 | 14:45:00 | By: Pie Kamau


The Batchery unveils its17th batch of innovative startups
Published: 26-10-2023 | 14:30:00 | By: Pie Kamau




RevRoad Capital raises $61m to scale early stage startups in Utah
Published: 25-10-2023 | 12:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
RevRoad Capital announced a $61 million final close of its first fund.


Insurtech startup QuoteWell comes out of stealth, raises $15m Series A funding round
Published: 25-10-2023 | 12:00:00 | By: Pie Kamau
QuoteWell has announced the launch of its brokerage operations.


xtype secures $10.8m funding to amplify its impact in the ServiceNow market amidst soaring demand
Published: 25-10-2023 | 11:32:00 | By: Pie Kamau
xtype, the agile software delivery company, has secured $10.8m additional funding.


Quantum Systems secures €63.6m to bolster European resilience through aerial intelligence
Published: 25-10-2023 | 10:39:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Quantum Systems has announced the completion of €63.6m Series B funding.


Dublin-based Kota raises €5m to enable employers to cover employees’ benefits
Published: 25-10-2023 | 10:15:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Kota, an all-in-one platform to automate insurance, has raised €5m seed round.


Circu Li-ion receives €8.5m seed funding to automate sustainable battery recycling
Published: 24-10-2023 | 10:30:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Circu Li-ion has announced the closing of a €8.5m seed financing round.


Former JP Morgan exec Jeremy Balkin launches innovative payment solution TodayPay
Published: 24-10-2023 | 09:50:00 | By: Pie Kamau
TodayPay has emerged from stealth mode to unveil payment technology solution.


Cecilian Partners secures growth funding from Dallas-based VC firm Perot Jain
Published: 19-10-2023 | 15:49:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Cecilian Partners has secured growth capital from Dallas-based VC firm Perot Jain.


Estonian startup Bisly raises €3.6m for energy-saving building automation in EU
Published: 19-10-2023 | 14:44:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Bisly has closed a €3.6 million round of fundraising.


RespirAI partners with Mayo Clinic to develop AI respiratory platform
Published: 19-10-2023 | 13:38:00 | By: Pie Kamau
RespirAI Medical has entered into a collaboration with Mayo Clinic for developing a wearable AI-based home monitoring platform for respiratory diseases.


Mudrex launches Saber.Money to offer onramp and offramp services in India
Published: 19-10-2023 | 13:09:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Mudrex announced the launch of Saber.Money to offer services to B2B clients.


Roofing technology startup Roofr raises $23.5m to build end-to-end roofing software
Published: 19-10-2023 | 11:36:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Roofr, a roofing technology startup, has raised $23.5m in funding.


Paris-based startup Hivebrite secures $37m to expand global community engagement platform
Published: 18-10-2023 | 13:20:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Hivebrite has raised a $37m Series B funding round.


Stockholm-based climate fintech Cloover secures €7m for renewable energy solutions
Published: 18-10-2023 | 13:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Cloover has closed an oversubscribed €7 million pre-seed investment round.


Cerebrum Tech secures $1.8m investment to accelerate growth of Generative AI
Published: 18-10-2023 | 12:43:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Cerebrum Tech has secured an investment of $1.8m, valuing the company at $15m.


Cohere taps NetSuite to scale business processes, meet global AI demand
Published: 18-10-2023 | 12:23:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Cohere has selected NetSuite to support its mission to empower enterprises.


Open wealth platform Flanks secures $8m to disrupt the wealth management sector
Published: 18-10-2023 | 11:52:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Flanks, an API for automated wealth services, has secured $8m Series A round.


Reality Defender secures $15m Series A funding to detect text, video and image deepfakes
Published: 17-10-2023 | 16:55:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Reality Defender announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding.


AI solutions provider Meeranda joins NVIDIA Inception
Published: 17-10-2023 | 16:24:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Meeranda, an AI solutions provider, announced it has joined the NVIDIA Inception.


HeartX Accelerator announces five startups selected for the 2023 program
Published: 17-10-2023 | 14:25:00 | By: Pie Kamau
HeartX has selected five startups that will participate in the 2023 accelerator program.


Edinburgh-based Par Equity launches £100m fund to scale high-growth tech companies
Published: 17-10-2023 | 13:50:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Par Equity has announced the launch of its new venture fund.


German insurtech Getsafe acquires French startup Luko to expand its European presence
Published: 17-10-2023 | 13:09:09 | By: Pie Kamau
Getsafe has entered into an agreement to acquire French insurtech Luko.


EIF and Swedish fintech Invoier boost European SMEs with €58m financing
Published: 16-10-2023 | 14:59:00 | By: Pie Kamau
EIF and Invoier have partnered to provide SMEs with better access to funding.


Trind invests in Spanish startup Webel to expand services marketplace
Published: 16-10-2023 | 14:31:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Webel, the app that brings any service to your doorstep, has raised €2.1m.


Kuramo Capital to invest $150m in women-led startups in Africa
Published: 16-10-2023 | 13:59:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Kuramo Capital Management has announced plans to invest $150m in female-led enterprises.


South African logistics startup Tripplo raises $1.8m funding to scale its operations
Published: 16-10-2023 | 13:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Tripplo has closed its seed funding extension round with $1.8m equity investment.


KindWorks.AI raises $1.5m funding to revolutionize workplace culture using proven power of Kindness
Published: 16-10-2023 | 13:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
KindWorks.AI has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed round over $1.5m.


Mobility startup Treepz launches insurance program for car rentals in Africa
Published: 13-10-2023 | 15:32:01 | By: Pie Kamau
Treepz is introducing an insurance program for car rentals in Africa.


Finnish energy tech startup Capalo AI raises €500K to accelerate growth
Published: 13-10-2023 | 14:32:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Capalo AI has raised €500K funding to further develop its virtual power plant.


AWS and Immutable partner to supercharge mass adoption of Web3 gaming globally
Published: 13-10-2023 | 14:14:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Immutable will work with AWS to accelerate the on-boarding of game studios to Web3.


Film tech startup KINO Studios secures $2m to reshape the entertainment economics
Published: 13-10-2023 | 13:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
KINO announced $2m oversubscribed pre-seed funding round.


Bedrock Energy raises $8.5m to decarbonize commercial real estate with geothermal energy
Published: 13-10-2023 | 13:41:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Bedrock Energy has announced $8.5 million in seed capital.


Sony launches Sony Innovation Fund Africa
Published: 12-10-2023 | 11:50:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Sony has launched ''Sony Innovation Fund: Africa" to support the growth of the entertainment businesses in Africa.


Intento secures $8m Series A funding to enhance multilingual GenAI capabilities
Published: 12-10-2023 | 11:39:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Intento announced a $8 million Series A funding round led by Somersault Ventures.


Aclid closes $3.3m seed funding to advance biosecurity and compliance
Published: 12-10-2023 | 11:27:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Aclid announced the closing of an oversubscribed seed financing of $3.3 million.


Swiss healthtech startup CARE appoints Kay Oswald as CEO for U.S. market expansion
Published: 12-10-2023 | 11:17:00 | By: Pie Kamau
CARE has appointed Kay Oswald as the new CEO.


NVCA updates industry standard model legal documents to empower venture community
Published: 12-10-2023 | 11:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau
NVCA has announced significant updates to five of its premier model legal documents.


Workfully raises €1.2m seed round to build the most trusted recruiting experience
Published: 11-10-2023 | 12:31:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Workfully has raised €1.2m seed round to fuel its product growth and expand its team.


French insurtech startup Orus raises €11m funding to expand its services in Europe
Published: 11-10-2023 | 11:43:00 | By: Pie Kamau
French insurtech startup Orus has raised €11 million in Series A funding.


Shakti Ventures dives into femtech sector to elevate women's health
Published: 11-10-2023 | 11:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Shakti Ventures is on a mission to invest in revolutionary startups within the femtech industry.


Nebraska startup Dwellr raises $500K pre-seed round to transform the search for senior care
Published: 11-10-2023 | 10:59:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Dwellr has secured $500K in funding led by Move Venture Capital and Invest Nebraska.


Plug and Play announces final batch of startups selected for Silicon Valley programs
Published: 11-10-2023 | 10:48:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Plug and Play has announced the final batch of startups for its Silicon Valley programs.


[Column] Christopher Saul: Kenya’s AI revolution can happen with the IT you already have
Published: 10-10-2023 | 12:33:00 | By: Pie Kamau
AI is set to become the most prolific and impactful technology trend in the world.


Harpie launches Wallet Monitoring tool for crypto investors
Published: 10-10-2023 | 12:18:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Harpie has launched a Wallet Monitoring tool that provides real-time threat detection for crypto wallets.


E-commerce tech platform MarketLeap secures €2.6m to expand brands’ global reach and revenue
Published: 10-10-2023 | 12:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau
MarketLeap has secured €1.5m funding.


Relocalize raises $2.5m seed round to decarbonize food & beverage manufacturing
Published: 10-10-2023 | 11:41:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Relocalize has raised $2.5m in the initial closing of $3.5m seed round.


Vyzer secures $6.3m seed funding to transform wealth management with AI
Published: 10-10-2023 | 11:25:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Vyzer, a digital wealth management platform, has raised a seed round of $6.3m.


Lottie raises £16.35m to confront the social care crisis, elevate the standard of later living
Published: 09-10-2023 | 11:52:00 | By: Pie Kamau
London-based Lottie has raised £16.35m Series A funding round.


Vistry unveils conversational AI platform LumoChat for food commerce
Published: 09-10-2023 | 11:06:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Vistry has announced the launch of its Conversational AI platform, LumoChat.


Fintech startup CrossFund raises additional $1.5m in funding at $47m valuation
Published: 09-10-2023 | 10:40:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Singapore-based fintech startup CrossFund, has raised its fourth funding round.


Gebrüder Weiss provides zero-emission deliveries to end customers in Budapest
Published: 09-10-2023 | 10:24:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Gebrüder Weiss has started to provide zero-emission deliveries to end customers.


Aampe secures $7.5m to accelerate AI-driven customer engagement
Published: 09-10-2023 | 10:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Aampe the AI-native user engagement platform, announced a $7.5m pre-series A funding round.


Israeli precision irrigation management startup Treetoscope closes $7m seed round to fuel growth
Published: 06-10-2023 | 12:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Treetoscope has closed $7m seed round.


Plug and Play Alberta announces 73 startups for Fall cohort accelerator programs
Published: 06-10-2023 | 12:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Plug and Play Alberta has announced 73 startups for the Fall cohort.


Romanian AI startup Creatopy raises $10m to scale its creative automation platform
Published: 06-10-2023 | 11:54:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Creatopy, the AI-driven creative automation platform, has raised $10m Series A funding.


French SaaS firm scnd raises €4m to disrupt the sales of services
Published: 06-10-2023 | 11:29:00 | By: Pie Kamau
scnd, the trailblazing French SaaS solution, announced a €4m funding round backed by 42Cap and Partech.


Startup Wise Guys and EBRD launch Growth Ukraine programme
Published: 06-10-2023 | 10:46:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Startup Wise Guys announced the launch of Growth Ukraine programme.


BFA Global, FSD Africa and IUCN launch Africa Blue Wave to support tech startups
Published: 05-10-2023 | 13:16:00 | By: Pie Kamau
BFA Global, FSD Africa, and IUCN have launched the Africa Blue Wave.


Mews acquires hospitality startup Nomi to accelerate AI guest experiences
Published: 05-10-2023 | 12:50:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Mews has announced its acquisition of Nomi, a Nashville-based hospitality startup.


Canadian e-Commerce inventory platform Centro launches with $2m pre-seed funding round
Published: 05-10-2023 | 12:16:00 | By: Pie Kamau
e-Commerce inventory platform Centro, announced a $2m in pre-seed funding.


Cordis acquires medical device startup MedAlliance at $1.1 billion
Published: 05-10-2023 | 11:52:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Cordis has completed the acquisition of MedAlliance, a Swiss medical device startup.


Swedish fintech Brite Payments raises $60m to accelerate instant bank payments across Europe
Published: 04-10-2023 | 15:34:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Brite Payments has announced a $60m funding round.


Japanese semiconductor firm EdgeCortix closes $20m to accelerate AI capabilities
Published: 04-10-2023 | 15:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
EdgeCortix announced the closing of a $20m funding round.


At One Ventures launches $375m climate tech fund
Published: 04-10-2023 | 14:26:00 | By: Pie Kamau
At One Ventures announced the close of a $375m second fund.


Insurtech startup Allium secures $750k funding to revolutionize insurance data analytics
Published: 04-10-2023 | 13:39:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Allium Data announced the close of $750k pre-seed funding round.


Epson opens call for third Innovation Challenge for startups and developers
Published: 04-10-2023 | 12:48:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Epson is expanding its third Innovation Challenge for developers and startups.


Copenhagen-based platform Marts secures €1.75m to launch the OS for IT management
Published: 03-10-2023 | 13:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Copenhagen-based IT management platform Marts, has secured €1.75m funding.


Stanley Capital Partners announces first resource efficiency investment with Roboyo
Published: 03-10-2023 | 12:48:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Stanley Capital Partners has announced a strategic investment in Roboyo.


London-based startup Unitary raises $15m for AI-driven content moderation
Published: 03-10-2023 | 11:56:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Unitary has raised $15m in a Series A round to scale its AI video classification technology.


Providence unveils its fourth incubated technology Praia Health
Published: 03-10-2023 | 11:37:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Providence announced that Praia Health is the next incubated technology.


Magnitude Digital launches grant program to offer growth marketing services to startups
Published: 03-10-2023 | 11:13:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Magnitude Digital is launching the Magnitude Digital Startup Grant.


Applied Ventures selects seven deeptech startups to transform disruptive possibilities into reality
Published: 02-10-2023 | 14:53:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Applied Ventures selected seven deeptech startups during its fourth cohort program.


Cardata raises $100m capital to accelerate growth in product innovation
Published: 02-10-2023 | 14:26:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Cardata has announced a new round of growth investment.


MeetingPackage raises $4.6m to boost European growth, forge into the North American market
Published: 02-10-2023 | 13:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
MeetingPackage has secured a $4.6m Series A round.


CENTA platform crosses 1m, becomes world's largest community of teachers
Published: 02-10-2023 | 12:47:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Centre for Teacher Accreditation recently launched its enhanced native app, CENTA.


Prompt AI raises $5m seed funding to revolutionize computer vision
Published: 02-10-2023 | 12:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Prompt AI, a startup harnessing the power of large language models to democratize access to computer vision, raised $5m seed funding.


Co-Created announces global expansion with launch of first Asia-Pacific office
Published: 12-07-2023 | 10:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Co-Created announced its next phase of strategic expansion.


Bain & Company to acquire APAC arm of global venture-building studio Rainmaking
Published: 07-07-2023 | 13:58:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Bain & Company to acquire Asia Pacific arm of global venture-building studio.


Golden Gate Ventures doubles down on Locofy.ai investment to accelerate go-to-market for startups and enterprises
Published: 16-05-2023 | 11:23:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Golden Gate Ventures, a venture capital fund in Southeast Asia (SEA), has injected a second round of investment into Locofy.ai, a platform that converts graphic designs into working code with AI.


MFS Africa raises $100m funding to accelerate its expansion plans across Africa and Asia
Published: 17-06-2022 | 14:04:00 | By: Pie Kamau
MFS Africa, Africa’s digital payments network, announced it has secured an additional $100 million in equity and debt funding led by Admaius Capital Partners, taking the total amount raised in the series to $200 million.


Golden Gate Ventures announces first Entrepreneur in Residence, deepens portfolio growth strategy for 1.5 - 2nd generation founders
Published: 04-05-2022 | 12:04:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Golden Gate Ventures, a venture capital fund in Southeast Asia founded by Silicon Valley natives, announced its first Entrepreneur in Residence, Tiago Costa Alves.


SeaX Ventures launches $60m Fund II to help international startups expand into Southeast Asia
Published: 05-04-2022 | 13:54:00 | By: Pie Kamau
SeaX Ventures (Southeast Asia Exponential Ventures), announced the close of its second fund to help accelerate the growth of global startups throughout Southeast Asia.


Asia's banking infrastructure startup M2P Fintech raises $56m to accelerate global expansion
Published: 25-01-2022 | 15:31:00 | By: Pie Kamau
M2P Fintech, Asia's financial Infrastructure company, announced a $56 million Series C1 raise led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners with participation from MUFG Innovation Partners.


SaaS management startup Zluri raises $10m Series A funding round to accelerate growth
Published: 11-01-2022 | 10:41:00 | By: Pie Kamau
SaaS Management Platform Zluri has raised $10 million in a Series A round of funding led by MassMutual Ventures with participation from existing investors, Endiya Partners and Kalaari Capital.


Singapore-based healthtech startup Smarter Health raises $5.5 million SGD to expand to Southeast Asia
Published: 04-01-2022 | 10:25:00 | By: Bob Koigi
Smarter Health has announced that it has secured 5.15 million SGD in Series A funding led by East Ventures. The funds will be used primarily for product development and market expansion in Southeast Asia.


Renewable energy startup Enexor selected for Plug and Play Energy and Sustainability Accelerator to drive bioenergy agenda across Asia
Published: 03-12-2021 | 15:41:32 | By: Bob Koigi
Plug and Play’s Energy and Sustainability Accelerator is a 3-month program sponsored by the Plug and Play Tech Center (“Plug and Play”), the world’s largest early-stage investor, accelerator.


Indonesia's Hypefast emerges from stealth mode as the largest house of e-Commerce native brands in Southeast Asia
Published: 17-11-2021 | 12:01:14 | By: Pie Kamau
Hypefast, Southeast Asia's (SEA) largest house of e-Commerce native brands, announced it has grown its portfolio to more than 25 brands and has been achieving full profitability.


Indian edtech startup ConveGenius raises $5m pre Series A funding to accelerate growth
Published: 19-10-2021 | 09:04:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Indian edtech startup ConveGenius AI has raised $5 million in Venture Capital funding to grow its conversational AI platform in India and South-East Asian markets.


South African fintech startup Ukheshe expands into Asia-Pacific region
Published: 20-05-2021 | 14:41:16 | By: Pie Kamau
South African fintech startup Ukheshe Technologies announced it will be expanding its footprint into the Asia-Pacific region as it introduces innovative digital-first payment solutions.


CBK partners with E4Impact Foundation to support Kenyan fintech startups
Published: 27-04-2021 | 09:29:11 | By: Bob Koigi
The MoU will leverage on programs run by the two organizations. These include the E4Impact Accelerator Program, the Afro-Asia Fintech Festival and the Annual Hackathon hosted by CBK and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).


Thomson X inks partnership with Singapore healthtech startup Plano, set sights on managing Myopia in Asia
Published: 09-02-2021 | 07:53:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Thomson X (TX), announced a strategic partnership with Plano, a Singapore-based healthtech startup, to leverage on the respective strengths of TX and Plano, to address and manage the rapidly increasing incidence of myopia.


Canadian financial-planning startup Planswell eyes global expansion with C-suite appointments
Published: 21-01-2021 | 09:38:34 | By: Pie Kamau
Planswell, the Toronto-based startup delivering free financial plans in about three minutes at Planswell.com, is preparing for expansion to Latin America and Asia by filling key executive positions.


Southeast Asia logistics startup Zeek secures $10 million financing for expansion
Published: 04-01-2021 | 13:35:00 | By: Bob Koigi
Zeek, the Southeast Asia-focused logistics technology startup, announced has secured approximately $10 million in Series Pre-A financing from regional strategic investors and investment funds.


Former Bitcoin.com CEO launches Sonic Capital, Asia's first tokenized venture investment fund
Published: 10-11-2020 | 12:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Former Bitcoin.com CEO Stefan Rust announced the launch of Sonic Capital, Asia's first venture capital and impact investment fund to be tokenized on the blockchain.


ABBYY acquires Pericom Singapore to expand Asia Pacific footprint
Published: 09-10-2020 | 11:28:52 | By: Bob Koigi
ABBYY, a Digital Intelligence company, has announced it acquired Pericom Singapore, part of the Pericom Group, a solution provider based in Singapore.


MessageBird raises $200 million financing to expand to Europe, Asia and Latin America
Published: 09-10-2020 | 11:20:00 | By: Bob Koigi
MessageBird, the world’s omnichannel cloud communications platform, has announced the closing of a new $200M Series C round led by Silicon Valley’s Spark Capital at a $3 billion valuation.


Ten startups selected for 2020 FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific
Published: 07-10-2020 | 12:59:03 | By: Bob Koigi
Ten fintech companies have been selected for the seventh annual FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific, a mentorship program created by Accenture.


On-demand grocery startup Weee raises $35 million to accelerate expansion
Published: 28-08-2020 | 15:33:48 | By: Bob Koigi
Asian e-grocer in the United States, Weee!, has announced $35 million in Series C financing led by DST Global; bringing the total capital raised to over $100 million.


African startups win big at the 2020 SUN Pitch competition
Published: 30-07-2020 | 15:45:00 | By: Bob Koigi
The founder of Baby Grubz Nigeria, Oluwaseun Sangoleye, led Africa in winning this year’s 2020 SUN Pitch Competition.


Africa and Asia startups set to showcase innovations in nutrition pitch competition
Published: 28-07-2020 | 16:00:00 | By: Bob Koigi
Twelve African entrepreneurs are among 21 finalists in this year’s SUN Pitch Competition where entrepreneurs will pitch their innovative business ideas to address malnutrition.


Go Ignite partners seek 5G use cases in global call for startups
Published: 24-07-2020 | 12:39:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Following the success of its previous global calls for startups, Go Ignite, an alliance of four leading global telcos, has launched Go Ignite: 5G Open Call for Startups to engage startups or venture capital-backed companies.


MedTech Innovator selects 20 startups for annual Asia Pacific Accelerator programme
Published: 22-07-2020 | 10:50:00 | By: Bob Koigi
MedTech Innovator in partnership with Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed) have announced the 20 companies selected to participate in the organization’s Asia Pacific Accelerator program.