Daisy Atino

Journalist & Writer Covering Tech News from the East African Region.

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Sony Launches $10 Million Innovation Fund to Boost African Entertainment Startups

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Kenyan Transport Regulator Rejects Bolt's Licence Renewal

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African Mobility Startup Treepz Partners with Octamile to Unveil Car Rental Insurance in Africa

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Three East African Startups Selected for Inaugural AI First Accelerator Program

Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First program has selected three East African startups for its first cohort. The startups include; Dial Afrika, a Kenyan B2B SaaS platform that tailors customer support tools for global businesses, with a focus on African SMBs, Fastagger, a service platform that uses AI to amplify

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Liquid Intelligent Technologies Partners with Wingu to Extend Azure HCI into Tanzania

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has partnered with Wingu.africa to introduce a second Azure Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) stack in Tanzania. The investment from Liquid Tanzania will provide a more conducive environment for local businesses to accelerate their digital transformations. The service offered by Azure Stack HCI ensures that businesses meet local

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Koree: Female-Led Cameroonian Fintech Makes History as Winner of $50,000 Competition

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Tanzanian Business Management Startup Bizzyn Expands to Kenya and Malawi

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Amazon Launches Development Centre In Nairobi

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Stitch Raises $25 Million in Series A Extension Round Led by Ribbit Capital

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Pesapal and Drift Consult Introduce Innovative POS Solution for Retail Automation

Payment services company Pesapal has rolled out a one-of-a-kind Point of Sale (POS) solution in partnership with Drift Consult Ltd., the company behind RACK, to automate retail businesses. RACK is a cloud-based POS system designed to empower retailers across Africa.Its interface enables businesses to automate their processes, from purchasing,

Uganda

Ugandan Agri-Tech Jaguza Develops AI Chatbot To Provide Digital Assistant Services To Farmers

Jaguza Tech has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot within the Jaguza app to provide personalized advice and guidance to farmers through an intuitive chat interface built on OpenAI’s ChatGPT 3.5 interactive model. Designed to assist users including farmers, extension workers, veterinary doctors, researchers, and health officers, the

Chipper Cash

President Biden Appoints Chipper Cash CEO Ham Serunjogi to African Diaspora Advisory Council

U.S. President Joe Biden has appointed Ham Serunjogi, CEO and co-founder of Pan-African fintech Chipper Cash, to be part of the Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement. Serunjogi and 11 other African Americans will serve on the Council until 2025. According to a White House statement, the Council’s

Kenya

Kua Ventures Allocates More Than $1 Million in Funding To Support 20 Kenyan SMEs

Kua Ventures, a Kenya-based impact investment firm, has committed over $1 million (equivalent to Ksh. 145 million) in SMEs across the country. The milestone follows four rounds of funding over the last three years that have seen 20 growing local SMEs added to the Kua Ventures portfolio. Kua Ventures Operations

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Enza Capital Unveils $58 Million Founder Partner Program Targeting Africa

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5 African Health-Tech Startups Selected Among 30 for Google for Startups AI program

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Twiga Foods Faces Liquidation Threat Amidst Ongoing Debt Dispute

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Kenyan Logistics Startup Sendy Enters Administration Due to Financial Insolvency

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Ugandan Healthcare Startups Secure Investment Support from WiNFUND

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African VCs Set to Convene at Oxford Saïd for the 2nd Edition of the Africa Venture Finance Programme.

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Gates Foundation Supports 29 African Healthcare Start-ups Driving Innovation in Africa

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Kenyan Insurtech Turaco Boosts Affordable Insurance Coverage in Africa with Acquisition of Ghana's MicroEnsure.

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iGaming Fintech Platform Xprizo Partners with Kenyan Payments Provider M-PESA

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Sendwave Launches Banking Product Targeting Kenyans in the US

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Japan’s NINJA Accelerator Welcomes Five Kenyan Cleantech Startups to Its 3rd Cohort

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Impact Accelerator TRANSFORM Announces Funding for More Enterprises in Kenya

Transform, an impact accelerator that unites corporates, donors, investors, and academics to support visionary enterprises, has announced support for businesses in Kenya to scale new solutions and overcome global challenges. Led by Unilever, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) and EY, Transform advances the development of innovative