Kenya's mSurvey has closed Series A round of $3,5 million. The startup has indicated that those will assist with its plans to expand into more Afrikan countries. Earlier in 2018, mSurvey, which specializes in mobile phone based consumer feedback, launched in Nigeria after establishing itself in Kenya. “Completing our…
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The role Kenya's universities can play to expand social entrepreneurship
Universities are at the forefront of any country’s economic development efforts. They play an invaluable role in passing knowledge on to the next generation and creating new knowledge through research. Both these endeavours can set graduates up to contribute to their country’s growth. In this vein, more universities…
This South African startup has launched a blockchain based money transfer app
Vio Digital (Vio), a South African FinTech startup, has just announced availability of its blockchain based money money transfer app. The startup reports that the app will allow for "person to person" international money transfer. What makes their announcement more interesting, apart from it being a blockchain based solution, is…
Information security shouldn't be an after thought when designing Internet services
Free Wi-Fi seems to be a much talked about issue these days - from those wanting it and those companies offering it. Truth be told, Wi-Fi or rather free Wi-Fi, is a great thing to have. Also, with the South African government's push of increasing broadband access, these free Wi-Fi…
McFly goes ahead with next phase of token sale to bring flying taxis to Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria
The startup that is looking to bring autonomous flying taxis to Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt, McFly, has gone live with its token sale. Apart from Nairobi in Kenya, McFly has said it is expecting to see initial development in 34 cities in 17 countries around the world in total, where…
Taxify's new safety button in South Africa
Ride-hailing platform, Taxify, has announced that it will be partnering with South African startup, Namola, to integrate an emergency button into the app for drivers. Taxify has said that it expects the feature to be fully integrated into their app in South Africa by the end of April 2018. Namola…
The ‘Afrika rising’ narrative was based on faulty logic but it can be fixed
Until a couple of years ago, all financial institutions and investment banks were celebrating ‘Africa Rising’, in a symphony of compliments that should have cautioned any reasonable African leader as well as citizens on the continent. But what did they really mean when they were saying that Africa was rising?…