Tage Kene-Okafor – WindowsTechs.com

Naspers co-leads $14.5M extension round in mobility startup WhereIsMyTransport

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Tage Kene-Okafor

Many people in emerging markets depend on informal public transport to move across cities. But while there are ride-hailing and bus-hailing applications in some of these cities, there’s a dire need for journey-planning apps to improve mobility for users and reduce the time they spend commuting. South African startup WhereIsMyTransport is one such company filling […] Continue reading Naspers co-leads $14.5M extension round in mobility startup WhereIsMyTransport→

Kenya’s Ajua acquires WayaWaya to consolidate consumer experience play in African SMEs

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Tage Kene-Okafor

Kenyan consumer experience platform for businesses in Africa, Ajua today announced that it has acquired WayaWaya, a Kenya-based AI and ML messaging and payments company. WayaWaya’s customers and partners include the likes of I&M Bank, Interswitch and MTN. The company offers a range of services, from digital banking and payment services to financial services APIs […] Continue reading Kenya’s Ajua acquires WayaWaya to consolidate consumer experience play in African SMEs→

Ghana’s Redbird raises $1.5M seed to expand access to rapid medical testing in sub-Saharan Africa

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Tage Kene-Okafor

For patients and healthcare professionals to properly track and manage illnesses especially chronic ones, healthcare needs to be decentralized. It also needs to be more convenient, with a patient’s health information able to follow them wherever they go. Redbird, a Ghanaian healthtech startup that allows easy access to convenient testing and ensures that doctors and […] Continue reading Ghana’s Redbird raises $1.5M seed to expand access to rapid medical testing in sub-Saharan Africa→

Nigeria’s Termii raises $1.4M seed led by Future Africa and Kepple Africa Ventures

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Tage Kene-Okafor

Ideally, it is expected of every business to reach its customers effectively. However, that’s not the case as limiting factors that hinder proper digital communication come into play at different growth stages. Termii, a Nigerian communications platform-as-a-service startup that solves this problem for African businesses, announced today that it has closed a $1.4 million seed round. […] Continue reading Nigeria’s Termii raises $1.4M seed led by Future Africa and Kepple Africa Ventures→

How Pariti is connecting founders with capital, resources and talent in emerging markets

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Tage Kene-Okafor

According to Startup Genome, Beijing, London, Silicon Valley, Stockholm, Tel Aviv are some of the world’s best startup ecosystems. The data and research organisation uses factors like performance, capital, market reach, connectedness, talent, and knowledge to produce its rankings. Startup ecosystems from emerging markets excluding China and India didn’t make the organisations’ top 40 list […] Continue reading How Pariti is connecting founders with capital, resources and talent in emerging markets→

How Pariti is connecting founders with capital, resources and talent in emerging markets

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Tage Kene-Okafor

South African startup Aerobotics raises $17M to scale its AI-for-agriculture platform

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Tage Kene-Okafor

As the global agricultural industry stretches to meet expected population growth and food demand, and food security becomes more of a pressing issue with global warming, a startup out of South Africa is using artificial intelligence to help farmers manage their farms, trees, and fruits. Aerobotics is a South African startup that provides intelligent tools […] Continue reading South African startup Aerobotics raises $17M to scale its AI-for-agriculture platform→