Central Africa: Betastore Gets U.S.$2.5 Million to Solve Challenges for Informal Retailers in West and Central Africa

About 80% of household retail in sub-Saharan Africa is delivered through informal channels, which perennially face several challenges like stockouts, leading to an instability in… Read more »

Rwanda: Hence Secures U.S.$1.8 Million Seed to Grow Its Legal Services Sourcing Technology

Hence Technologies, a Kigali and London based startup that uses data and AI to match companies with external legal service providers is set to scale its precision matching engine… Read more »

Malawi: Kenyan Insurtech Startup Lami Enters Malawi, DRC After Acquiring Bluewave, Eyes Rest of Africa

Kenyan insurtech startup Lami Technologies has acquired Bluewave Insurance Agency for an undisclosed amount as it seeks to make insurance covers accessible to more people across… Read more »

Rwanda: Nigeria's Digital Payroll Platform Bento Expands to Kenya, Rwanda and Ghana, to Enter Six Other African Markets in 2022

Bento, Nigeria's digital payroll and human resource management platform is expanding to Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda with plans to set up operations in six other markets in Africa over… Read more »

Cameroon: Ejara Raises $2m to Offer Crypto and Investment Services in Francophone Africa

The adoption of cryptocurrency in Africa varies regionally. While countries with currently unstable currencies like the naira are seeing immense usage, other regions using the CFA… Read more »