Solar power firm Azuri to give customers Insurance cover
Azuri Technologies customers will receive an income cover when hospitalized and a funeral cover in a new partnership with the solar firm and APA Insurance. The…
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Kenya’s HydroIQ shine at Startup.Info awards
Kenyan startup, HydroIQ scooped the coveted ‘Startup of the Year 2018’ at Startup.Info awards held in Morocco Founded by Brian Bosire and Victor Shikoli, HydroIQ…
21 yrs old Peter Wachira bags Sh10.3 Million in Kwese #GoGettaz Competition
21 year old Kenyan Peter Wachira has won $100,000 (Sh10.3M) Kwesé Inc #GoGettaz entrepreneurship competition held today at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya. Wachira manufactures locally…
Fintech Alternative Circle co-founder resigns over sexual misconduct
Alternative Circle co-founder Anthony Kariuki has resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace, the company board has said. ” The Alternative Circle board…
How to save your firm billions lost in Cyber crime annually
On average, companies spend atleast Sh1.22 billion annually on mitigating or paying for losses arising from cyber crimes. According to the 2017 cost of cyber…
Nairobi based Startup Lori systems wins TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in Africa
Nairobi-based Lori Systems emerged the overall winner of the first-ever TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in Africa walking away with Sh2.58 million and a trip for two…
Safaricom Spark Fund Invests in Agri-Tech Startup iProcure
Safaricoms Sh103.24 million Spark Venture Fund has today announced its sixth and final investment in agri-tech startup iProcure. iProcure is the largest agricultural inputs supply…
KCB Lion’s Den Season 2 To Air From Tuesday, 5th September
Kenya Commercial Bank’s Lions’ Den season 2 is set to start Airing on Tuesday, 5th September, 2017, pitting 63 entrepreneurs seeking growth opportunities for their businesses. The…
Barclays To link SMEs to Corporates,Sets aside 150 million for Funding
Barclays bank has pumped Sh.300 million to offer an alternative financing model for Small and medium enterprises to do business with larger corporates. The model is…
Raising Seed Funding For Your Startup? These 7 Tips Will Help You Become a Better Negotiator
Do you know that you can raise seed funding for your startup as long as someone truly believes in what you are actually offering? You…
Safaricom to offer Businesses with insights for expansion.
Safaricom has today partnered with mSurvey to launch Consumer Wallet, a versatile mobile platform that quantifies offline consumer spending habits and trends The wallet is…
Low-income Earners In Kenya To Access D.Light Solar Energy At Pocket Friendly Rates
Off-grid solar solutions provider D.light has signed a new partnership with micro lender Musoni to enable low-income consumers in Kenya to access solar energy at…
How To Thrive In A World Of Unrelenting Change As A CIO
The previous wave of digital disruption, triggered by mobile technology, caught most CIOs and organisations off guard. 10 years ago, hardly anyone owned a smartphone….
Nairobi Ranks As Leading Destinations For Fortune 500 Companies Establishing International Headquarters
Nairobi is the leading destination for the Fast moving Consumer goods (FMCG) companies and tends to be the top choice for organisations looking to service…
How Kenya’s Next Government Can Supercharge The Economy And Help SMEs
The party that emerges as the winner of Kenya’s general election, to be held on 8 August, has an opportunity to supercharge job creation and…
FOYA AWARDS: Transforming The Lives Of Young Kenyan Entrepreneurs
FOYA Awards (FOUNDER OF THE YEAR AWARDS) was introduced in November 2016 during the Founder Magazine’s annual Entrepreneurship Forum TEFO. It serves to motivate, recognizes…
Winning Tenders Gets Easier For SMEs With African Partner Pool.
Invest in Africa (IIA), a partnership of leading private sector businesses, working to create better access to skills, markets and finance for local SMEs, has…