Startup News: Sub-Saharan Africa
- 24.05.2022
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- Last year, African startups received a record $5.2 billion in venture capital - more than in the previous seven years combined. But none of this capital went into financing the energy sector.
- 20.05.2022
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- Untapped Global allows small businesses to use their revenue as collateral. The company has now funded assets for more than 5,000 entrepreneurs working in areas such as clean water, solar energy, e-mobility and inclusive financial technology. Untapped has now launched the public beta of its platform, which uses real-time data.
- 11.05.2022
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- Small 14- to 35-seater minibus cabs, known as matatus, play an important role in transporting passengers in Kenya's cities. BYD K6 electric buses are now being tested in Kenya on some of Nairobi's main routes to show that electric minibuses are economically viable.
- 11.05.2022
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- Every day in East Africa, 100 million people hop on a motorcycle cab to go to work or run errands. The electric vehicle revolution is gaining momentum in Rwanda, where Africa's first e-motorcycles from startup Ampersand can help reduce emissions - producing 75% fewer lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions.
- 09.05.2022
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- SolarPipo is a one-stop-shop partner for solar projects in the Ugandan dairy value chain. The goal is to make it easier for dairy customers to purchase solar systems for cooling, water pumping and other productive uses. Mwamed and his partner Hashim Mutanje participated in Startup|Energy's Energy Camp 2021.
- 04.05.2022
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- Remittances to sub-Saharan Africa reached $45 billion last year. Anne Lawi, executive director of Pangea Trust, believes that annual remittances from the diaspora can be used to invest more money in startups.
- 28.04.2022
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- Oyinlola, a telecommunications graduate of Tai Solarin University of Education has built IoT devices for startups and freelanced on projects such as Elon Musk's Hyperloop project. He and five other employees built and designed the "Solar Pocha". Oyinlola hopes to scale his ideas for versions 2 and 3 of the outdoor workstation with more funding.
- 20.04.2022
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- The number of African energy startups is steadily increasing. Their advantage over international companies is often their proximity to the specific social and cultural requirements of new energy products. We believe that these African startups deserve more attention. Here are nine startups that have participated in Startup|Energy's Energy Camps so far.
- 09.04.2022
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- Although Uganda does not have a tech scene that regularly makes headlines in Africa, its ecosystem has made steady progress in recent years. The small but thriving sector saw solid growth, with most activity in the largest and best-funded sectors: Healthcare, Mobility, Agritechnology and FinTech.
