Kenya

On scaling and building teams – what we learned from #iHubJumpstart 2016 in Nairobi 1
- Entrepreneurs, Event, Technology
- January 28, 2016
There was no shortage of insight and knowledge sharing as the 2016 edition of the Jumpstart series held at the iHub, in Nairobi. Started in 2013, the Jumpstart series are training sessions designed to equip startups with essential business skills and soft skills that will help them take their companies to the next level. This
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More problems, more success: Paga inches closer to its tipping point 0
- Companies, Technology
- January 23, 2016
Earlier this week, the news made the rounds about Uber’s partnership with Paga. The partnership would see paga integrated into the Uber experience as a payment solution. I'm excited @Uber_Lagos has partnered with @mypaga for payments. We're committed to making payments easy for merchants & consumers #PagaUber — Tayo Oviosu (@oviosu) January 21, 2016 This
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What are the Kenyan ICT Ministry’s plans for 2016?0
- Development, Technology
- January 15, 2016
Well it looks like it’s going to be a year of fulfilled promises for Kenya, particularly in the area of education. Which is good news for Kenyan entrepreneurs and SMEs. Sources on ground in Kenya say that the biggest thing the Ministry of ICT will be involved in this year is the Digital Literacy Programme.
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BRCK closes a $3 Million funding round from International Investors 0
- Companies, Entrepreneurs, Technology
- January 8, 2016
Erik Hersman, CEO of BRCK, will be in really good spirits right about now. That’s because BRCK, the Kenyan company making the all-terrain internet router and backup power for remote regions of Africa, has closed a US$ 3 million funding round. The investment was made by former AOL executives Jean and Steve Case, Jim Sorenson,
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Kenyan women entrepreneurs! Here’s how to access Chase Bank’s $25m collateral-free loan 0
- Money
- October 26, 2015
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 women initiative in conjunction with Women Entrepreneurs Opportunity Facility has given a credit line of 2.5 billion Kenyan shillings ($25 million) to Kenya’s Chase Bank to provide a collateral-free fund for women-owned small and medium scale businesses looking to expand. Although, this fund requires no
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