Kenyan Fintech Triply Selected for Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 Batch, Aims to Enhance Travel Industry by Joan Aimuengheuwa April 2, 2024 0 StartUPs …Aims to address payment infrastructure challenges faced by Africa's travel businesses Read more
Nigerian Fintech Startup Miden Joins Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 Batch by Joan Aimuengheuwa January 29, 2024 0 StartUPs Since its inception, Miden has witnessed rapid growth, issuing over 100,000 virtual cards and expanding its presence across four countries Read more
A Deep Dive into Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Koschitzky-Kimani’s Vision to Accelerate African Talent by Joan Aimuengheuwa January 18, 2024 0 StartUPs It's not just another accelerator; it's a bold vision to strengthen the continent's tech talent sector and clear the way ... Read more
Cleva Secures $1.5M in Pre-Seed Funding to Enhance Int’l Banking for Africans with USD Accounts by Joan Aimuengheuwa January 8, 2024 0 StartUPs Cleva's innovative approach focuses on improving banking in Africa by offering a much-needed service to the region's growing economy Read more
YC-backed Fintech Startup, Bujeti, Raises $2 Million in Seed Funding by Joan Aimuengheuwa December 7, 2023 0 StartUPs The recent funding will support Bujeti's growth, market expansion, and the introduction of credit lines for SMBs, along with new ... Read more
Shekel Mobility Accelerates Growth with $7 Million Funding Boost by Joan Aimuengheuwa November 13, 2023 0 StartUPs Shekel Mobility has also launched its flagship product, Shekel Credit, offering immediate financing access to auto dealers Read more
Lessons from Y Combinator’s Latest Move in Disqualifying a Startup by Joan Aimuengheuwa August 31, 2023 1 StartUPs The investor cautioned investors not to engage with the startup due to these irregularities that broke their ethics policy Read more
Y Combinator Cutoff 17 Staff as it Takes Out Late-Stage Investment by Joan Aimuengheuwa March 14, 2023 0 StartUPs This comes due to the fact that Y Combinator included late-stage investing in its focus, and this led to a ... Read more
Nigeria’s Bujeti Accepted into Y Combinator 2023 Cohort by Joan Aimuengheuwa January 13, 2023 0 StartUPs Bujeti is an expense management platform founded in 2022 Read more
YC-backed Remedial Health to Scale Beyond Nigeria with $4.4 Million Seed Round by Joan Aimuengheuwa September 20, 2022 0 StartUPs Boosting its goal achievement, the seed fund will enable Remedial Health to broaden operations beyond its current 16 states in ... Read more
Grey raises $2M to Simplify Cross-Border Payments Across Africa by Joan Aimuengheuwa August 29, 2022 0 StartUPs The service offered by Grey enables its customers to have virtual international bank accounts for free and enjoy a seamless ... Read more
Y Combinator Advices Startups to Prepare ‘for the Worst’ by Joan Aimuengheuwa May 20, 2022 1 StartUPs It should be noted that one of YC’s portfolio companies, Shopify, lost 12% of its value this year, and Netflix ... Read more
Topship Raises $2.5 Million, Plans African Expansion by Joan Aimuengheuwa May 16, 2022 0 StartUPs Including expansion across Africa, Topship will leverage the fund to improve its asset-light technology and build out a proprietary global ... Read more
Identitypass Raises $2.8 Million Seed Funding Backed by Y Combinator, Others by Joan Aimuengheuwa May 11, 2022 0 StartUPs Identitypass plans to expand its existing infrastructure, roll out new verticals around compliance, security and data collection, spread its reach ... Read more
Remedial Health Accepted into Y Combinator, Raises $1m pre-seed by Joan Aimuengheuwa February 14, 2022 0 StartUPs The funds, as well as its participation in Y Combinator, will accelerate the fruition of its goal Read more