Exclusive: Truecaller hits 4m users in Kenya, hires a Nigerian as first...
Truecaller is gaining huge traction in Africa, with over 4 million users in Kenya alone and 16 million in Egypt making Kenya one of its top ten fastest growing markets due to mobile data penetration...
View ArticleMobofree competitor Liveluvo launches to connect Kenya’s youth to skills,...
Mobile social marketplace Liveluvo, has launched in Kenya to connect its members to local products and services and as well provide a platform for it’s community members to explore their...
View ArticleKenya’s BRCK Raises $3M from Steve Case, TED & Others to connect more people...
Rugged, self-powered, mobile WiFi device which connects people and things to the internet in marginalised areas BRCK has raised $3m from Jean and Steve Case with participation from Jim Sorenson, TED,...
View ArticleDahabshiil to invest over $5,000 in seed funding to top Ugandan startup team
77% of Uganda’s population are under 30 years of age, while there are 7,310,386 youth from the ages of 15-24 years of age living in Uganda, nearly 80% of people in Uganda and across African countries...
View ArticleExclusive: OLX Kenya Goes B2C | Inches Closer to Monetization
Naspers’ backed online classifieds platform OLX has launched a Business-to-Consumer (B2C) section, signalling the firm is inching closer to monetization after years operating as a freemium online...
View ArticleUber ready to work with metered taxi drivers in Kenya
Following a recent report by Business Daily of a revolt by Kenyan metered taxi drivers against Uber partner-drivers, transport technology firm Uber has denied claims that it aims to run metered taxis...
View Article15 Funny Reasons Not To Raise Seed Money
The Internet is full of gurus in all fields, from weight loss especially for women who want to look good or to please their men, to get rich quick shenanigans, and on how to persuade or influence just...
View ArticleFacebook’s Free Basics is a Raw Deal
World over, the rich and poor, black or white, short or tall celebrate love on the February 14, buying roses, chocolate, wine, cake and having delicious lunches and sumptuous dinners with their loved...
View ArticleM-KOPA Solar Appoints Mugo Kibati as Chair of the Board of Directors
M-KOPA Solar has appointed former Director General of Vision 2030 Mugo Kibati as Chair of the Board of Directors as the firm moves to recruit a Nairobi-based executive team to connect one million...
View ArticlePayPal’s Xoom Launches Instant Bank Transfers from the US to Nigeria
PayPal’s digital money transfer firm Xoom has today announced it will be expanding its service in Africa, making it easier for people in the United States to quickly and securely send money to Nigeria....
View ArticleM-KOPA Solar’s New Holy Grail | a Ksh 54,000, 16 Inch Solar-powered Digital TV
Finally, M-KOPA Solar might have found its holy grail, a move likely to turn the green energy financer’s fortune around and reduce The post M-KOPA Solar’s New Holy Grail | a Ksh 54,000, 16 Inch...
View ArticleMoringa School, Twitter Dev team & AngelHack Firm on Holding Nairobi Tech Week
You have heard what you heard or read what you read but Moringa School, the Twitter Developer Relations team and AngelHack are The post Moringa School, Twitter Dev team & AngelHack Firm on Holding...
View ArticleKenya Power & Safaricom to connect 12,000 homes to fibre internet this year
Kenya Power, through its subsidiary Kenya Power International owns and operates more than 4,000km in length of fibre optic cable network in The post Kenya Power & Safaricom to connect 12,000 homes...
View ArticleOracle gears up for one-of-a-kind Cloud Day showcase
Oracle is gearing up on hosting a one-of-a-kind Oracle Cloud Day event next week, to showcase the firm’s fully integrated stack of The post Oracle gears up for one-of-a-kind Cloud Day showcase appeared...
View ArticleOrange completes the acquisition of the Liberian mobile operator Cellcom
Orange has completed the acquisition of 100% of Cellcom, Liberia’s leading mobile operator, through its subsidiary Orange Côte d’Ivoire, less than three The post Orange completes the acquisition of the...
View ArticleInfinix Hot 3 | Unboxing & First Experience
Good people at Infinix Mobility have given us a review piece of the latest Infinix family, the Infinix Hot 3 or the The post Infinix Hot 3 | Unboxing & First Experience appeared first on TechMoran.
View ArticleFacebook launches Agency Ambassador programme for Africa
A year after Facebook opened its first office in Africa—based in Johannesburg, South Africa, the social media networking giant has launched an The post Facebook launches Agency Ambassador programme...
View ArticleTECNO BOOM J8 | Unboxing & First Experience
Just a little history. The recently launched TECNO Boom J8 is a successor to TECNO Boom J7, TECNO’s first music-centric phone targeted The post TECNO BOOM J8 | Unboxing & First Experience appeared...
View ArticleHong Kong-based smartphone brand Zuri launches in East Africa
Hong Kong-based digital lifestyle devices brand Zuri has partnered with regional IT distributors DESPEC to roll-out their brand of smartphones in the The post Hong Kong-based smartphone brand Zuri...
View ArticleVCASH set to raise $20m for regional expansion & growth
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