Startups
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Acquisition
Ajua Announces Acquisition of WayaWaya
Kenyan consumer experience platform for businesses in Africa, Ajua today announced the acquisition of WayaWaya, a Kenya-based Artificial Intelligence and…
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Business
Glovo Uganda Plans To Extend its Operations To Other Towns
On-demand quick-commerce startup, Glovo are showing a steady progress in Uganda’s order-and-delivery market, that has game players like Jumia, Safeboda,…
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Africa
OKO Raises $1.2M Seed Led By Newfund and ResiliAnce
OKO has closed a seed investment of USD$1.2 million (approx. UGX4.4 billion) in a funding-round led by by Newfund and…
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Africa
JICA Awards Three Ugandan Startups For Their Outstanding Innovations
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in partnership with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, and The Innovation Village have…
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Business
Kenyan Startup, Tanda To Expand its Operations to Uganda
Kenyan agency banking startup Tanda is expanding its operations regionally after securing funding from investment and advisory firm; HAVAÍC with…
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Africa
Afriex Raises $1.2M Seed Led by Launch Africa
Y Combinator-backed fintech startup Afriex has raised a seed funding round worth USD$1.2 million (approx. UGX4.3 billioin) as it bids…
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Entrepreneurs
YEP Beneficiary: Julius Tusingwire, A Medical Practitioner With Passion For Computers
Telecommunication firm, MTN Uganda is playing a big role in the empowerment of youth across the country. One of its…
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Company News
Sokowatch Named as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies For 2021
Sokowatch, the innovative e-commerce platform that supplies and finances mom-and-pop stores across East Africa, has today been named in Fast…
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Africa
Wazi Vision Invites ‘Afrocentric’ Design Pitches to Build New Eyewear Collection
Wazi Vision Limited, a startup company incorporated in Uganda that builds eyewear frames using sustainable, upcycled, locally-sourced materials; like plastic,…
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Company News
Future of Education Accelerator Program, Top Startups Unveiled
The Innovation Village through its Edtech Lab in partnership with Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works and the Arizona State University,…
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