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Frontier investor XSML Capital raises $98.7m in first close of 4th fund
Published: 15-03-2024 | 08:20:00 | By: Pie Kamau
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Influencer platform Primetag raises €3.5m round to accelerate growth
Published: 01-02-2024 | 12:10:00 | By: Pie Kamau
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Kenya's B2B e-Commerce startup Wasoko expands to Zambia
Published: 11-05-2023 | 14:10:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Wasoko has revealed plans to invest over $1 million in Zambia. The B2B retail and e-Commerce made this announcement while announcing its official entry into the Southern African country. 
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GRASP fellowship invests in African women researchers
Published: 06-04-2023 | 12:15:00 | By: Bob Koigi
The Kenyan women, and others selected for the GRASP Fellowship, are set to participate in a series of interventions, including leadership and mentoring training, designed to enable them to become more effective policy practitioners
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EG Capital announces anchor closing of its maiden fund to invest in startups across East Africa and Zambia
Published: 19-12-2022 | 09:04:00 | By: Pie Kamau
EG Capital, a growth-oriented private equity impact firm has announced the anchor closing of its first EG-Economic Empowerment Fund LP (EG-EEF), which will invest in medium-sized businesses.
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Full-service marketing agency Suite Innovators launches to drive exponential growth for health and wellness tech startups
Published: 15-11-2022 | 10:37:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Suite Innovators announced the launch of its boutique marketing agency dedicated to driving unprecedented levels of growth and acclaim for health, wellness, and fitness technology startups.
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Swedish tech startup Lurkit launches Creator Program, a gaming influencer marketing product
Published: 25-10-2022 | 13:14:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Swedish tech startup Lurkit announced it is taking its newest gaming influencer marketing product, 'Creator Program,' to the market.
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Alien Invasive Fruit Flies project comes to the rescue of Southern Africa mango farmers
Published: 20-06-2022 | 10:45:00 | By: Bob Koigi
In a bid to tame the voracious flies, the Alien Invasive Fruit Flies project in Southern Africa has come up with five technologies as part of an integrated pest management (IPM) package.
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Swedish gaming startup Lurkit raises $2.7m to empower gaming influencer marketing globally
Published: 13-06-2022 | 14:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Swedish gaming influencer marketing platform Lurkit has raised $2.7 million in a seed round from industry investors as the company is launching Quests, a new software suite that enables paid sponsorships between live streamers and gaming companies at scale.
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Israeli influencer marketing startup Humanz raises $8m to accelerate growth
Published: 20-12-2021 | 15:46:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Humanz, an AI powered influencer marketing platform that connects influencers & content creators with brands, announced it has closed an $8 million seed round led by the Stardom Ventures fund.
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Kenyan tech startup Wowzi raises $3.2m seed funding to expand across Africa
Published: 16-12-2021 | 10:36:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Kenyan tech startup Wowzi has raised $2 million in seed funding to expand its digital marketplace across Africa.
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Adanian Labs opens January 2022 cohort applications for its Venture Building Program
Published: 10-12-2021 | 10:22:45 | By: Bob Koigi
Adanian Labs has launched the Adanian Labs Venture Building Program call for startups for 2022. The program invites applications from tech entrepreneurs for the 2022 cohort of exceptional startups to join Adanian Labs in Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Nigeria and South Africa.
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Tech startup wowzi to create one million jobs for African youth
Published: 20-11-2021 | 10:04:57 | By: Bob Koigi
Kenyan tech startup Wowzi has announced plans to create one million gig jobs for African youth in 2022 through its online marketplace, after successfully delivering over 150,000 paid jobs in 2021.
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MXP Ventures announces $10m venture capital fund to propel next-gen of agency startups
Published: 07-10-2021 | 13:43:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Global incubator MXP Ventures announced the establishment of a $10 million venture fund to invest in new agency startups globally. The fund will focus on building and rapidly scaling new agencies across the marketing services spectrum.
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Subscription social media startup Fanbase unveils 25 member Creator Advisory Board
Published: 15-07-2021 | 12:15:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Fanbase, the subscription-based social platform, unveiled its Creator Advisory Board members.
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Creator economy startup Koji launches Photo Guestbook, a customizable photo booth for your Link in Bio
Published: 13-05-2021 | 11:52:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Koji, the Link in Bio tool for the Creator economy, announced the launch of its newest Link in Bio feature the Photo Guestbook. The new feature allows Creators to customize a UGC photo booth that can be used for any occasion.
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Enygma Ventures targets Southern Africa women entrepreneurs with funding opportunities
Published: 02-03-2021 | 14:59:00 | By: Bob Koigi
Enygma Ventures, is looking for passionate women entrepreneurs to invest in. The venture capital fund was established by two successful women entrepreneurs who now invest in women entrepreneurs in Southern Africa.
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South African startup myFanPark merges with Starsona to create a global celebrity engagement platform
Published: 04-12-2020 | 11:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
South African startup myFanPark has announced its merger with Silicon Valley-based celebrity engagement platform Starsona.
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[Zambia] Good Nature Agro secures $2.1 million funding to scale production in legume value chains
Published: 02-10-2020 | 14:25:55 | By: Bob Koigi
Good Nature Agro, a Zambian company working from end-to-end within the specialised legume value chains, has closed Series A equity funding totaling $2.1 million.
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SEMrush acquires Poland's SaaS PR tech startup Prowly
Published: 17-09-2020 | 11:29:00 | By: Pie Kamau
SEMrush, an online visibility management and content marketing SaaS platform, has further expanded its ecosystem with the acquisition of a 100% stake in Poland's public relations SaaS startup Prowly.com.
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Enygma Ventures invests $1m in Zambian fintech startup Lupiya
Published: 09-07-2020 | 14:17:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Enygma Ventures has made a $1 million investment in Zambian based micro finance startup, Lupiya. This investment, will enable Lupiya to continue to scale and roll out its services.
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[Startup Interview] Priscilla Musenge, Director, Prote-IN, Zambia
Published: 04-03-2020 | 11:43:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Inspired by the school of thought that holds that insects are the future of food, Priscilla Musenge runs a Zambia-based startup Prote-IN producing low cost, high quality protein alternatives from insects to make fish, chicken, pig feed, fertilizer as well as for human consumption.
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