Acquisition

Kenya’s BuuPass Acquires QuickBus

BuuPass, a Kenyan travel booking platform, has acquired QuickBus, an African bus ticket marketplace with offices in Nigeria and South

Hello Tractor
Entrepreneurship Funding Mobility SMEs

Hello Tractor And Buupass Emerge Winners of Bosch Africa Smart Mobility Startup Competition

Hello Tractor from Nigeria and BuuPass from Kenya have been named winners of Bosch Africa Smart Mobility Startup Competition recently

Ecobank
Competition Fintech

Ecobank Group Announces Top Finalists for the 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Ecobank, the pan-African Bank, has announced the top finalists for the first-ever and inaugural 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge Hybrid Semi-Final

Endeavor Kenya
Startup

Endeavor Kenya Launches Inaugural Cohort of Entrepreneurs For its ScaleUp Program

Endeavor Kenya has unveiled the inaugural cohort of entrepreneurs for its Endeavor ScaleUp Program, which aims to support high-growth start-up

Google
Funding

60 African Startups Receive $4m Google Funding

Google has announced the selection of 60 African startups to receive a share of $4 million for the Google Black

GreenHouse Capital
Accelerator

13 Startups Selected GreenHouse Capital, Microsoft the Scale-Up Accelerator Program

GreenHouse Capital and Microsoft have announced that 13 start-ups across East & West Africa have been selected to participate in

Google
Accelerator Africa

First Virtual Class of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Graduates

The first virtual class of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa which featured 20 startups from 7 countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya,

Google
Accelerator Africa

8 Nigerian Startups, 12 Others Selected For Google for Startups Accelerator Africa 5th Cohort

5th cohort will be done remotely 20 startups selected instead of 12 Google has announced 20 African startups that will

QuickBus
Investment Ride-hailing Venture Capital

QuickBus, a Kenyan Online Bus Booking Startup Raises Funding Led by Shorooq Partners

QuickBus, a Kenyan online bus booking and ticketing startup has raised undisclosed seed investment led by Shorooq Partners, a venture