| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.08.2025 | Trailblazer of MENA Entrepreneurship: Celebrating Fadi Ghandour’s Legacy | Fadi Ghandour stands out as one of the most impactful entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders in the Middle East and North Africa. His journey spans globe-defining achievements in logistics, vibrant startup support networks, and social innovat... |
| 09.06.2024 | Solving Local Challenges: Startups Addressing Africa’s Unique Problems | Across Africa, startups are emerging as innovative solutions to address the continent’s unique challenges.
From access to healthcare and education to transportation and agriculture, these startups are leveraging technology, entrepreneurship... |
| 28.01.2020 | Grant Brooke announces he’s stepped down from managing Twiga Foods | Grant Brooke, the co-founder of Kenyan startup Twiga Foods has announced that he has stepped down from managing the startup.
Twiga Foods’ platform aggregates the requirements of the informal retailers through its mobile-commerce platform a... |
| 28.01.2020 | Grant Brooke announces he’s stepped down from managing Twiga Foods | Grant Brooke, the co-founder of Kenyan startup Twiga Foods has announced that he has stepped down from managing the startup.
Twiga Foods’ platform aggregates the requirements of the informal retailers through its mobile-commerce platform an... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed d... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed de... |
| 28.10.2019 | Kenyan startup Twiga Foods closes $30m Series-B round | Nairobi-based mobile-based B2B distribution platform Twiga Foods announced today that it has secured almost $30-million in a new round led by Goldman Sachs.
It follows the $5-million investment from French investor Creadev that the Kenyan ... |
| 28.10.2019 | Kenyan startup Twiga Foods closes $30m Series-B round | Nairobi-based mobile-based B2B distribution platform Twiga Foods announced today that it has secured almost $30-million in a new round led by Goldman Sachs.
It follows the $5-million investment from French investor Creadev that the Kenyan s... |
| 13.06.2019 | Kenya’s Twiga Foods secures $5m from French investor Creadev | Nairobi-based mobile-based B2B distribution platform Twiga Foods has secured a $5-million investment from French investor Creadev.
Citing a statement it had received, Kenyan radio station KassFM said in an article yesterday that as part of ... |
| 13.06.2019 | Kenya’s Twiga Foods secures $5m from French investor Creadev | Nairobi-based mobile-based B2B distribution platform Twiga Foods has secured a $5-million investment from French investor Creadev.
Citing a statement it had received, Kenyan radio station KassFM said in an article yesterday that as part of... |
| 19.11.2018 | Term Sheet — Monday, November 19 | THE 2019 INVESTOR’S GUIDE
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Perhaps, the most interesting and relevant topic to the Term Sheet audience is Fortune’s 2019 Investor Roundtable... |
| 16.11.2018 | Kenya’s Twiga Foods secures $10m investment from IFC, TLcom | Kenyan mobile-based B2B distribution platform Twiga Foods has secured a $10-million investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), venture capital firm TLcom and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP).
The... |
| 16.11.2018 | Kenya’s Twiga Foods secures $10m investment from IFC, TLcom | Kenyan mobile-based B2B distribution platform Twiga Foods has secured a $10-million investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), venture capital firm TLcom and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP).
The ... |
| 16.10.2018 | Twiga Foods pilot to put more farm land to use to meet demand [Sponsored] | Kenyan mobile-based B2B distribution platform Twiga Foods wants to put about 8000 acres of unused agricultural land in Kenya to use to meet growing demand for its platform — which connects vendors with fresh produce farmers — the startup’s ... |
| 16.10.2018 | Twiga Foods pilot to put more farm land to use to meet demand [Sponsored] | Kenyan mobile-based B2B distribution platform Twiga Foods wants to put about 8000 acres of unused agricultural land in Kenya to use to meet growing demand for its platform — which connects vendors with fresh produce farmers — the startup’s ... |
| 17.07.2018 | Why Africa Needs More Agritech Entrepreneurs | Agriculture is the biggest employer in Africa with about 70% of the population depending on it to make a living. It accounted for about 32% of Africa’s GDP as at 2016. Growth in the sector is said to be 11 times more effective in reducing p... |
| 02.07.2018 | Kenyan supply platform Twiga Foods set to secure up to $7m from IFC, TLCom | Kenyan mobile-based B2B distribution platform Twiga Foods is set to secure up to $7-million from the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and venture capital firm TLCom Capital Partners.
Kenyan newspaper Business Daily... |
| 02.07.2018 | Kenyan supply platform Twiga Foods set to secure up to $7m from IFC, TLCom | Kenyan mobile-based B2B distribution platform Twiga Foods is set to secure up to $7-million from the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and venture capital firm TLCom Capital Partners.
Kenyan newspaper Business Dail... |
| 18.10.2017 | SafeTraces Raises $6.5m Series A for Traceability Tech Led By Omidyar | San Francisco-based traceability technology SafeTraces has raised $6.5 million in a Series A round led by impact investor Omidyar Network. Agrifood tech investors S2G Ventures and Maumee Ventures, along with UL Ventures, City Light Capital,... |
| 24.05.2017 | 4 Nigerian startups make Google Launchpad Accelerator 4th edition list | Share this article:
Recently, Google opened applications for the fourth edition of its Launchpad Accelerator to startups in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
Startups which emerged successful are to work closely with Google for 6 mon... |
| 24.05.2017 | Google Launchpad Accelerator announces six African startup for fourth class | Four Nigerian startups and one each from Kenya and South Africa will join 27 other startups at the 4th class of Google’s Launchpad Accelerator.
The announcement was made yesterday by Google on the Google Developers Blog.
It’s the first time... |
| 24.05.2017 | Google Launchpad Accelerator announces six African startup for fourth class | Four Nigerian startups and one each from Kenya and South Africa will join 27 other startups at the 4th class of Google’s Launchpad Accelerator.
The announcement was made yesterday by Google on the Google Developers Blog.
It’s the first ti... |
| - | Global incubator 1776 selects Vilnius Tech Park to host Challenge Cup startup competition
| Global Network for Innovation 1776 and Vilnius Tech Park today announced they will join forces on 22 September in Vilnius to organise a local round of Challenge Cup 2017, an annual global competition around the world to identify the most pr... |
