| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.01.2026 | XA Africa Rebrands to A54, Signaling a New Era for African Tech Investment | The rebranding signals a sharper focus on the African continent for this exclusive angel investor network
SINGAPORE, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- XA Africa, the exclusive operator-led investment network founded by global technology veteran... |
| 01.10.2025 | Ten finalists selected by Africa’s Business Heroes for $1.5 M 2025 competition | The ten finalists for the US$1.5 million 2025 competition have been revealed by Alibaba Philanthropy’s flagship philanthropic program, Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH).
The Jack Ma Foundation’s principal African philanthropic endeavor is Afri... |
| 30.09.2025 | Kenyan lending startup Zanifu secures undisclosed funding from Yango Ventures | The recently established US $20 million corporate venture capital (CVC) division of tech giant Yango, Yango Ventures, has contributed an undisclosed sum of money to Kenyan lending startup Zanifu.
Steve Biko and Sebastian Mithika founded Zan... |
| 29.09.2025 | Africa’s Startup Ice Age: Why Leaner Could Mean Stronger | When Nigeria’s 54gene shut down and Kenya’s Sendy folded, many saw them as casualties of Africa’s brutal funding drought. But beneath the wreckage, investors argue this winter may be exactly what the ecosystem needs: a forced reset that cou... |
| 05.09.2025 | Africa’s Business Heroes selects 20 finalists for $1.5 M 2025 competition | The 20 finalists for the US $1.5 million 2025 competition have been revealed by Alibaba Philanthropy’s flagship philanthropic program, Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH).
The Jack Ma Foundation’s principal African philanthropic endeavour is Afr... |
| 18.07.2025 | Kenyan mobility startup BuuPass raises undisclosed funding from Yango Ventures | Yango Ventures has contributed an undisclosed sum of strategic funding to the Kenyan mobility startup BuuPass.
BuuPass, a B2B2C mobility marketplace founded in 2016 by Sonia Kabra and Wyclife Omondi, allows users to search, compare, and boo... |
| 10.07.2025 | Kenya's BuuPass Raises Strategic Funding From Yango Ventures | TLDR
Kenyan mobility startup BuuPass has secured strategic funding from Yango Ventures, the corporate venture arm of global ride-hailing firm Yango Group
BuuPass operates a B2B2C platform that enables users to search, compare, and book trav... |
| 07.07.2025 | Kenya’s BuuPass secures undisclosed fresh investment from Yango Ventures | BuuPass, a Kenyan-based startup that digitises intercity travel bookings, has secured a fresh investment from Yango Ventures, a corporate venture fund of Yango Group. While the deal size remains undisclosed, the capital will support BuuPass... |
| 17.06.2025 | Mobility startup BuuPass to represent Kenya at global Startup World Cup | For the first time, a Kenyan startup called BuuPass, which is the top digital mobility platform in East Africa, has been chosen to represent its nation at the Startup World Cup.
BuuPass is a B2B2C mobility marketplace that was founded in 20... |
| 21.05.2025 | BuuPass Recognised as ‘Most Innovative Online Travel Booking Solutions in Africa’ by International Explorer | The Team at BuuPass NAIROBI, KENYA, May 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- BuuPass, East Africa's leading digital mobility platform, has been awarded the prestigious "Most Innovative Online Travel Booking Solutions in Africa" recognit... |
| 17.10.2024 | Polkadot's sub0 Reset: A Catalyst for Web3 Innovation | In the bustling heart of Bangkok, a revolution is brewing. Polkadot's sub0 reset conference is set to ignite the Web3 landscape from November 9-11, 2024. This isn't just another tech gathering; it's a launchpad for innovation. Picture a fiv... |
| 11.10.2024 | XA NETWORK EXPANDS TO AFRICA WITH LAUNCH OF XA AFRICA, BACKED BY TECH VETERANS | An exclusive investment network founded by tech alumni in Southeast Asia expands to support and fuel the vibrant African startup ecosystem.
SINGAPORE, Oct. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- XA Network, a leading investment network founded by tech al... |
| 09.07.2024 | Côte d’Ivoire doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel | This article was contributed to TechCabal by Leslie Ossete, through The Realistic Optimist, a paid newsletter covering the globalised startup scene. A tale of two cities
Africa has seen a schism between its francophone and anglophone startu... |
| 06.06.2024 | Microsoft and G42 Launch a $1 Billion Digital Ecosystem Initiative in Kenya | Collaborating with the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy of the Republic of Kenya, Microsoft and G42 have unveiled several digital investments in the country.
G42 will lead the effort to get a one billion dolla... |
| 04.05.2024 | BuuPass, a Kenyan mobility startup, has acquired QuickBus to expand its operations in Nigeria and South Africa | BuuPass, a Kenyan mobility startup, has bought QuickBus in an effort to expand in Nigeria and South Africa.
BuuPass is a B2B2C travel marketplace that was founded in 2016 and allows users to search, compare, and book tickets by USSD, mobile... |
| 28.02.2024 | BuuPass Secures Investment from Silicon Valley Legend Tim Draper | [Nairobi, February 26th, 2024] — BuuPass, Kenya’s leading digital bus ticketing platform, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking investment from Tim Draper, a global icon in venture capital and a fervent supporter of entrepreneurship and ... |
| 30.05.2023 | These Innovators Are Bringing Trains and Buses Into the 21st Century | The ground transport sector is behind the times: Many bus and train companies operate without a modern ticketing or operations system, sometimes tracking sales on spreadsheets and often forcing customers to carry paper tickets.
There are mu... |
| 03.05.2023 | Bridging the Gap: Gullit VC Launches Startup Accelerator | Africa’s tech landscape is rapidly evolving and so is its startup culture. As a result, many African startups are now taking centre stage, with their innovations and creative ideas gaining recognition on a global scale. From Nairobi to Lago... |
| 22.02.2023 | BuuPass, a B2B2C platform for managing buses in Kenya, has secured $1.3 million in pre-seed funding | BuuPass a B2B2C full-stack marketplace has raised $1.3 million in pre-seed funding to enable operators with a bus management system (BMS) to manage their operations, inventory, and sales.
Founders Factory Africa, FrontEnd Ventures, Adaverse... |
| 17.02.2023 | FreshBus Raises $3.1 Million for Electric Buses Across India | Four travel tech startups raised $121.3 million this week.
>>Via, which provides operations tech for public and private ground transportation, raised $110 million, valuing the company at $3.5 billion.
It was led by 83North, with parti... |
| 13.02.2023 | BuuPass raises $1.3M to scale mobility sector digitization in Africa | The public transport sector in Kenya is largely traditional, and a majority of operators, especially those in road travel, still require their clients to physically book tickets at their offices even when making advance travel plans. Others... |
| 23.12.2022 | In the race to digitise mobility in Africa, BuuPass is doing things differently. | Over 1.3 billion people inhabit the African continent at the moment, making it the second-most-populous continent on earth. The United Nations estimates that the human population could grow to around 9.7 billion in 2050. More than half of t... |
| 03.06.2022 | GreenHouse Capital announces the 13 Start-ups from East & West Africa selected to participate in the Scale-Up accelerator program in collaboration with Microsoft. | Following Microsoft’s announcement to support 10,000 start-ups in Africa over the next five years, GreenHouse Capital announced that 13 start-ups across East & West Africa had been selected to participate in the Scaleup Accelerator Prog... |
| 06.10.2020 | Top five mobility startups to showcase at TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 | Last night, 10 disruptive mobility companies pitched on the virtual TechCrunch stage for a spot at TC Sessions: Mobility 2020. Each company pitched for one minute followed by a Q&A with our expert panel of judges — Shahin Farshchi (Lux ... |
| 02.10.2020 | Announcing the TC Pitch-Off: Mobility startups | For the past two years, TechCrunch has brought together the best and brightest minds in mobility at our TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility event. This year, we are adding a little extra twist. On October 5, the day before Mobility 2020, TC is ho... |
| 11.09.2020 | First virtual Google for Startups Accelerator Africa graduates announced | The first virtual class of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa has announced its 20 graduates which are from seven different countries across the continent.
20 startups from seven different countries have graduated from the prestigious ... |
| 11.09.2020 | First virtual Google for Startups Accelerator Africa graduates announced | The first virtual class of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa has announced its 20 graduates which are from seven different countries across the continent.
20 startups from seven different countries have graduated from the prestigious p... |
| 18.06.2020 | 20 startups selected for Class 5 of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa | Share this article:
Twenty startups have been selected for the fifth edition of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme.
Launched in 2017, the programme formerly known as Google Launchpad Accelerator programme has worked with 47 st... |
| 23.12.2019 | African tech startups netted over $6m in collective prize money in 2019 [List] | African tech startups this year tapped millions of dollars by taking part in and winning startup competitions — at least over $6-million collectively, by Ventureburn’s calculations.
The biggest cash prize went to South African insurtech st... |
| 23.12.2019 | African tech startups netted over $6m in collective prize money in 2019 [List] | African tech startups this year tapped millions of dollars by taking part in and winning startup competitions — at least over $6-million collectively, by Ventureburn’s calculations.
The biggest cash prize went to South African insurtech sta... |
| 18.11.2019 | Nigeria’s Hello Tractor, Kenya’s BuuPass win $15k each in Bosch Africa Smart Mobility prize | Nigeria’s Hello Tractor and Kenya’s BuuPass have each won $15 000 and three month’s acceleration in Bosch Africa’s Smart Mobility competition.
The two startups were among the 222 teams from 27 countries that submitted applications for the ... |
| 18.11.2019 | Nigeria’s Hello Tractor, Kenya’s BuuPass win $15k each in Bosch Africa Smart Mobility prize | Nigeria’s Hello Tractor and Kenya’s BuuPass have each won $15 000 and three month’s acceleration in Bosch Africa’s Smart Mobility competition.
The two startups were among the 222 teams from 27 countries that submitted applications for the c... |
| 14.11.2019 | Bosch Awards $30000 to Winners of Africa Mobility Pitch Competition | Bosch has awarded a total of $30000 to the winners of its Africa Mobility Pitch competition. In addition to the fund, the winners will participate in Bosch’s accelerator and access its facilities and laboratories.
Congratulations to Hello T... |
| 14.11.2017 | Edtech startup M-Shule selected to represent Kenya at Seedstars summit | Kenyan edtech platfom M-Shule has been selected as best startup at Seedstars Nairobi and will represent Kenya at the Seedstars Summit set to take place in Switzerland in April next year. At the summit, the startup will get an opportunity to... |
| 14.11.2017 | Edtech startup M-Shule selected to represent Kenya at Seedstars summit | Kenyan edtech platfom M-Shule has been selected as best startup at Seedstars Nairobi and will represent Kenya at the Seedstars Summit set to take place in Switzerland in April next year. At the summit, the startup will get an opportunity to... |
| - | BuuPass, a B2B2C platform for managing buses in Kenya, has secured $1.3 million in pre-seed funding | BuuPass a B2B2C full-stack marketplace has raised $1.3 million in pre-seed funding to enable operators with a bus management system (BMS) to manage their operations, inventory, and sales.
Founders Factory Africa, FrontEnd Ventures, Adaverse... |
| - | Bosch Awards $30000 to Winners of Africa Mobility Pitch Competition | Bosch has awarded a total of $30000 to the winners of its Africa Mobility Pitch competition. In addition to the fund, the winners will participate in Bosch’s accelerator and access its facilities and laboratories.
Congratulations to Hello T... |
