Ugandan fintech, Zofi Cash, has raised USD 1 Million in a pre-seed round from Advancly. The funding round, which is purely debt, will see Zofi Cash extend its salary advance…
In September 2012, Paul Kirungi arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, with one goal in mind, to pursue the American dream. Paul had decided to leave behind…
Two Ugandan startups, Xazu Technologies and eMaisha Pay have been selected for the inaugural Amazon AWS Fintech Accelerator program. AWS (Amazon Web Services) is the cloud computing arm of technology…
Africa’s leading e-commerce platform, Jumia, recently recorded strong financial growth in the first quarter of 2023. This happened under her new leadership led by Francis Dufay who became full-time CEO…
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), Uganda loses an estimated 40% of its food to post-harvest losses, including spoilage. This means that for…
When Olga Kiconco finished her Bachelor’s Degree in Telecom Engineering at a university in Malaysia in 2013, she knew it was time to look for jobs. But when she came…
In an address to the Assembly Hall at the Paulskirche in Frankfurt, Germany on June 25, 1963, the then USA president, John F Kennedy said one of his famous quotes….
In April 2023, Moses Musinguzi was appointed Head of Operations at SafeBoda, one of Uganda’s iconic startups heading a team of 56 people. The ride-hailing giant has a habit of…
Ivan Karugaba will forever remember 12th April 2023. He was resting at his home in the evening and just like so many people that are into business, resting doesn’t mean…
Paul Graham, the founder of the highly influential Y Combinator accelerator program penned arguably his most famous essay in September 2012. In this essay, titled Startups = Growth, Paul Graham…
