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French startup Kamino Retail raises €1.25m pre-seed round to accelerate growth
Published: 29-09-2023 | 12:27:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Kamino Retail announced a pre-seed funding of €1.25m from business angels.


Swedish tech lender Ark Kapital appoints Annika Falkengren to the Board
Published: 29-09-2023 | 11:41:00 | By: Pie Kamau
The Swedish Ark Kapital has appointed Annika Falkengren to its Board of Directors.


Lumi secures seed funding to revolutionize disposable packaging industry with LumiCup
Published: 29-09-2023 | 11:10:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Lumi announced the closing of its seed funding round.


Biotech startup Deka Biosciences closes $20m to advance product pipeline
Published: 29-09-2023 | 10:49:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Maryland-based biotech company Deka Biosciences, has closed $20m financing.


Israeli AIOps startup Senser launches with $9.5m to disrupt legacy observability technology
Published: 29-09-2023 | 09:47:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Senser has emerged from stealth with $9.5m in seed funding.


South African payments startup Revio raises $5.2 seed round to grow coverage across Africa
Published: 28-09-2023 | 15:55:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Revio has announced a seed investment round of $5.2m.


Healthtech SaaS startup Doceree raises $35m to accelerate growth
Published: 28-09-2023 | 15:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Doceree, the global network of physician-only platforms for programmatic messaging, announced a $35m Series B round.


UnitX raises $5m to elevate manufacturing quality with AI-powered defect detection
Published: 28-09-2023 | 15:20:00 | By: Pie Kamau
UnitX has announced a $5m investment from SE Ventures.


LinkedIn names renewable power producer BrightNight as top U.S. startup
Published: 28-09-2023 | 14:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
BrightNight has been named as top U.S. startup by LinkedIn.


MassChallenge opens call for its 2024 fintech accelerator program
Published: 28-09-2023 | 14:38:00 | By: Pie Kamau
MassChallenge FinTech has opened applications for its sixth fintech accelerator program.


Paris-based startup Ondorse raises €3.8m to expand KYC solution in Europe
Published: 27-09-2023 | 13:49:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Ondorse, a business KYC solution, has raised  €3.8m seed round.


Data from 400+ startups indicates massive SVB and FRB fallout on startup banking sector
Published: 27-09-2023 | 11:56:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Kruze Consulting has analyzed banking data from 400+ startups.


AI testing startup Kolena secures $15m Series A investment to accelerate growth
Published: 27-09-2023 | 11:42:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Kolena has secured $15 million in a Series A funding.


SUNeVision launches first startup programme to advance innovations in Hong Kong
Published: 27-09-2023 | 11:17:00 | By: Pie Kamau
SUNeVision has announced the launch of its first startup programme.


Backbase partners with FrankieOne to provide digital onboarding solutions in Australia
Published: 27-09-2023 | 10:10:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Backbase announced its strategic partnership with FrankieOne.


AI-powered startup Giftpack closes $4.3m seed round to streamline corporate gifting
Published: 26-09-2023 | 13:00:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Giftpack AI announced the completion of its seed round led by Chang Hai Lin.


Swedish startup QA.tech raises $1m pre-seed round to revolutionize software testing
Published: 26-09-2023 | 12:26:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Swedish startup QA.tech has raised $1m in pre-seed funding round.


Unlocking the future of drug discovery with AI, BBC Research
Published: 26-09-2023 | 11:59:00 | By: Pie Kamau
BCC's newly released report unveils the extraordinary impact of AI on pharmaceutical and biotech sectors.


Techstars invests in ILUMA AI, the AI copilot for C-levels and team leads
Published: 26-09-2023 | 11:49:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Techstars, a pre-seed and early stage venture capital firm, has announced its investment in ILUMA AI.


Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Health unveils the 2023 cohort
Published: 26-09-2023 | 10:54:00 | By: Pie Kamau
The Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Health has unveiled its 2023 cohort.


IFC invests in e-Commerce platform ANKA to support Africa’s creative Artisans
Published: 25-09-2023 | 17:29:00 | By: Pie Kamau
IFC has invested $3.4m equity investment in African e-Commerce platform ANKA.


Genus AI secures over $6m seed extension round for Generative AI in e-Commerce
Published: 25-09-2023 | 15:01:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Genus AI, a generative AI platform, has secured over $6m in a seed round extension


Hexagon announces nine startups set to transform manufacturing sustainability and digital reality
Published: 25-09-2023 | 14:49:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Hexagon has announced the nine startups chosen for its third Sixth Sense cohort.


Unitus Ventures, Capria Ventures unite to create Global South VC powerhouse
Published: 25-09-2023 | 14:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Unitus Ventures announced it is joining forces with its US affiliate Capria Ventures.


[Column] Sandi de Souza: Why top-performing companies use AI to boost procurement
Published: 22-09-2023 | 14:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Leading organisations are augmenting their source-to-pay processes with AI


Flapmax announces 12 African startups selected for FAST Accelerator program
Published: 21-09-2023 | 13:42:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Flapmax announced the twelve companies selected for FAST Accelerator program.


Openvolt raises €1.5m to enable the next generation of energy applications
Published: 21-09-2023 | 13:25:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Openvolt has raised a pre-seed round of €1.5m led by Cavalry Ventures.


Kayna insurtech raises €1m to revolutionize small business insurance
Published: 21-09-2023 | 12:56:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Kayna insurtech has closed a €1m pre-seed funding round.


HealNow secures $5.5m seed funding to transform pharmacy payments experience
Published: 21-09-2023 | 12:26:00 | By: Pie Kamau
HealNow has announced a $5.5m seed round led by Bonfire Ventures.


AI will create more jobs than it replaces, report
Published: 21-09-2023 | 12:01:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Amid rapid digital transformation across the workforce, nearly two-thirds of business leaders believe AI will spur the creation of new jobs.


HiddenLayer raises $50m Series A funding to safeguard AI
Published: 20-09-2023 | 14:24:00 | By: Pie Kamau
HiddenLayer, the security provider for AI models and assets, has raised $50 million in Series A funding.


7Rivers launches in Milwaukee with Snowflake partnership
Published: 20-09-2023 | 14:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
7Summits Founder Paul Stillmank and industry veterans have announced the launch of 7Rivers.


BitX Capital pioneers startup business loans with no money required
Published: 20-09-2023 | 13:47:00 | By: Pie Kamau
BitX Capital has introduced an innovative solution for budding entrepreneurs.


UAE-based digital assets startup Fuze raises $14m seed round
Published: 20-09-2023 | 13:34:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Fuze has unveiled a record-breaking seed round of $14 million.


Kenyan insurtech startup Turaco acquires Ghana’s MicroEnsure
Published: 20-09-2023 | 12:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Turaco, the Kenyan insurtech startup, has acquired MicroEnsure Ghana from MIC Global.


Plan A closes $27m to scale its business decarbonisation platform
Published: 19-09-2023 | 14:16:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Plan A has closed $27m funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.


Indigo Ag accelerates sustainability programs for farmers with $250m fundraise
Published: 19-09-2023 | 13:50:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Indigo Ag has raised $250m to drive innovation and sustainability.


[Electric pickups] The next big EV opportunity, IDTechEx
Published: 19-09-2023 | 13:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Electrification in the US is at an earlier stage than other regions globally.


Generative AI startup Yurts raises $16m Series A funding to accelerate growth
Published: 19-09-2023 | 12:40:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Yurts announced a $16 million Series A to support its acceleration into the market.


Five Kenyan cleantech startups selected for JICA’s Project NINJA accelerator
Published: 19-09-2023 | 12:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Five Kenyan cleantech startups have been selected for the 3rd cohort of JICA.


Helsing raises €209m Series B to bolster defence AI capabilities for democracies
Published: 15-09-2023 | 14:10:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Defence AI company Helsing, announced it has raised €209m Series B funding.


Hyundai Mobis expands its discovery of Silicon Valley mobility startups in the US
Published: 15-09-2023 | 13:24:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Hyundai Mobis is expanding its investments in global startups.


Montreal startup Urbanoid files patent for AI solution based on location intelligence
Published: 15-09-2023 | 13:13:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Urbanoid has developed an innovative technology for marketers to target ads.


Nigerian mobility startup Mecho Autotech raises $2.4m, ventures into wholesale spare parts distribution
Published: 15-09-2023 | 13:02:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Nigerian mobility startup Mecho Autotech, has closed $2.4m pre-Series A investment.


Touring Capital launches to invest in next-gen early growth stage SaaS startups
Published: 15-09-2023 | 12:43:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Venture Capital Veterans announced the launch of Touring Capital.


Anita Rehman joins deep tech venture firm Celesta Capital as Partner
Published: 14-09-2023 | 12:17:15 | By: Pie Kamau
Celesta Capital has appointed Anita Rehman as Partner.


Ugandan Agritech startup Emata raises $2.4m seed funding
Published: 14-09-2023 | 11:55:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Ugandan agritech startup Emata has raised $2.4 million in seed funding.


Plug and Play, Visa launch Inclusive Fintech Accelerator to advance diverse founders in fintech
Published: 14-09-2023 | 11:32:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Plug and Play and Visa have launched Inclusive Fintech Accelerator program.


Creative tech startup Artlist launches 100K Fund to support video creators
Published: 14-09-2023 | 11:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Artlist has launched a 100K Fund, a unique one-time grant offered to creators.


Aussie startup Refilled launches to save single-use plastic bottles sold from vending machines
Published: 14-09-2023 | 10:49:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Refilled, a climate tech startup, has been launched.


Pink Shark PR launches Startup Press Accelerator program
Published: 13-09-2023 | 16:03:58 | By: Pie Kamau
Pink Shark PR has launched first of its kind Startup Press Accelerator program.


Treefera secures $2.2m to revolutionize carbon offsetting through AI-driven transparency
Published: 13-09-2023 | 15:45:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Treefera announced the successful closure of a $2.2 million pre-seed funding round.


Mythic Protocol raises $6.5m to build the world first collaborative entertainment
Published: 13-09-2023 | 15:30:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Mythic Protocol has closed an oversubscribed $6.5 million seed round.


London-based Q-Bot secures €4m to drive expansion in Europe and the U.S.
Published: 13-09-2023 | 14:49:00 | By: Pie Kamau
London-based Q-Bot has raised €4 million to insulate people’s homes with robotics and AI.


Big name VCs back startup to solve multi-billion dollar banking problem
Published: 13-09-2023 | 13:41:08 | By: Pie Kamau
Fintech startup N5 has secured the backing of a number of high profile investors.


London-based Binalyze secures $19m Series A funding for enhanced cybersecurity
Published: 12-09-2023 | 12:36:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Binalyze has raised $19m Series A round of funding.


Catalyst Fund marks its first close to back climate tech startups in Africa
Published: 12-09-2023 | 12:14:00 | By: Pie Kamau
The Catalyst Fund has reached the first close of its targeted $40m fund.


South Korean edtech startup Mathpresso secures $8m to accelerate growth
Published: 12-09-2023 | 11:41:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Mathpresso has raised $8m from Korea's telecom giant, KT.


Indian healthtech startup Bonatra launches Wearable Smart Rings for wellness
Published: 12-09-2023 | 11:13:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Healthtech startup Bonatra has launched Wearable Smart Rings.


YC-backed Hadrius raises $2m seed round to power SEC compliance using AI
Published: 12-09-2023 | 11:01:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Hadrius has secured $2m in seed funding to automate SEC compliance.


UK-based Open Cosmos raises $50m to grow its sustainable space tech and satellite data
Published: 11-09-2023 | 12:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Open Cosmos has raised $50m in Series B funding.


Investor-founder disconnect poses major threat to African tech funding
Published: 11-09-2023 | 11:39:00 | By: Pie Kamau
African tech investors will not invest follow-on funding in a startup failing to provide regular reporting updates.


Fine art tech startup TRLab raises $5m to accelerate growth
Published: 11-09-2023 | 11:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Fine art-focused tech startup TRLab, has raised $5m in seed round funding.


Start WellTech opens global call for market-ready mental health and wellness startups
Published: 11-09-2023 | 10:53:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Start WellTech has opened a call for market-ready mental health and wellness startups.


AWS Senior Principal Mike Spertus joins Generative AR startup Enklu as CTO
Published: 11-09-2023 | 10:40:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Enklu has announced the appointment of Mike Spertus as the new CTO.


Agetech startup Blooming Health raises $4.2m to power healthy aging-in-place
Published: 07-09-2023 | 16:09:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Blooming Health announced the close of an oversubscribed $4.2m seed round


[Column] Vignesh Subramanian: Harnessing Generative AI in the enterprise
Published: 07-09-2023 | 15:52:00 | By: Pie Kamau
AI has certainly been hitting the headlines in 2023.


We Venture Capital launches to invest in early-stage diagnostics startups
Published: 07-09-2023 | 15:25:00 | By: Pie Kamau
We Venture Capital, the venture capital operation of Werfen, announced its launch.


Taurean Surgical secures funding to democratize robotic surgery in emerging markets
Published: 07-09-2023 | 15:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Taurean Surgical has announced a significant pre-seed funding round.


Irish Tech Challenge 2023 for tech startups launches in South Africa
Published: 07-09-2023 | 14:48:00 | By: Pie Kamau
The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa has opened applications for the Irish Tech Challenge 2023.


Swedish startup Novatron Fusion secures €5m seed funding to propel fusion energy innovation
Published: 06-09-2023 | 10:44:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Novatron Fusion announced the successful closure of its seed round, raising €5m.


Dutch-based EIT InnoEnergy secures over €140m to accelerate growth of its portfolio companies
Published: 06-09-2023 | 10:30:00 | By: Pie Kamau
EIT InnoEnergy has successfully completed its private placement round of over €140m.


ReOrbit completes oversubscribed $7.4m seed funding to enable real-time dataflow in space
Published: 06-09-2023 | 10:04:00 | By: Pie Kamau
ReOrbit has completed an oversubscribed Seed funding round for $7.4 million


Explainable-AI startup ZAC achieves precise 3D descriptions of objects for US Air Force
Published: 06-09-2023 | 09:49:00 | By: Pie Kamau
ZAC has achieved precise 3D descriptions and measurements for US Air Force.


Japanese startup Josys raises $93m Series B funding to revolutionize global IT operations
Published: 06-09-2023 | 09:33:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Josys announced a successful Series B funding round of $93 million.


[Column] Marcel Bruyns: AI is getting smarter and critical infrastructure is set to benefit
Published: 05-09-2023 | 16:00:00 | By: Pie Kamau
AI has emerged as a defining trend in today's business arena.


Harmonya raises $20m Series A to transform CPG and retail with AI-powered product data
Published: 05-09-2023 | 15:51:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Harmonya announced a $20m Series A, bringing total funding to $25 million.


[Column] Dong Won Lee: Tech innovations should enrich the total customer experience
Published: 05-09-2023 | 15:20:00 | By: Pie Kamau
New technologies are now ingrained in our lives.


Rockset raises $44m in funding to power search, analytics, and AI applications
Published: 05-09-2023 | 14:51:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Rockset has raised $44 million bringing total capital raised to $105 million.


Nevia Bio completes $3m seed round to build a platform for early detection of women-related diseases
Published: 04-09-2023 | 15:40:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Nevia Bio has completed $3.1m seed round.


Miri announces first-of-its kind AI health and wellness platform
Published: 04-09-2023 | 15:08:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Miri, the first-of- its-kind AI health and wellness  platform, has announced its public beta launch.


Kids footwear brand jbrds closes $500k seed round, establishes $5m valuation
Published: 04-09-2023 | 14:56:00 | By: Pie Kamau
jbrds has subscribed a modest seed round of $500k, establishing a $5,000,000 valuation.


Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital joins Israeli startup nT-Tao's Series A funding round
Published: 04-09-2023 | 14:00:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital has joined nT-Tao's Series A funding round.


French startup Teale secures €10m to become the European leader in mental health
Published: 01-09-2023 | 12:38:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Parisian Digital mental health platform Teale, has raised €10m second round of funding.


Cikisi raises €2.7m pre-Series A round to accelerate growth and extend its market
Published: 01-09-2023 | 11:44:00 | By: Pie Kamau
To fuel its growth over the next two years, Cikisi has raised €2.7 million this summer.


Liviri launches independent e-Grocer grant program
Published: 01-09-2023 | 11:14:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Liviri is launching its first-ever e-Grocer grant program – an initiative that will award resources to an independent grocer.


[Introducing Vouch Horizon] A new approach to insurance for scale-stage startups
Published: 01-09-2023 | 10:47:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Vouch, a pioneer in business insurance for VC-backed startups, unveils Vouch Horizon.


Startup Chai offers salary of $875K to compete with OpenAI for Generative AI talent
Published: 01-09-2023 | 10:32:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Chai Research is offering salaries exceeding $875K to compete with OpenAI.


TDK Ventures invests in Infinite Uptime's Industry 5.0 digital intelligence platform
Published: 27-07-2023 | 10:47:00 | By: Pie Kamau
TDK Ventures has invested in the Industry 5.0 - focused startup Infinite Uptime.


London-based IoT SaaS startup Thingtrax raises £4.3m to fuel expansion
Published: 20-07-2023 | 14:14:00 | By: Pie Kamau
IoT SaaS startup Thingtrax has raised £4.3 million in a Pre-Series A round.


Nigerian cold-chain startup Gricd rebrands as Figorr, secures $1.5m seed funding to support data-driven insurance for perishable goods in Africa
Published: 17-05-2023 | 11:27:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Gricd, a technology company that develops Internet of Things-powered solutions to support the last-mile delivery of perishable goods, has secured $1.5m seed funding.


Proptech startup NineSmart launches contactless booking solution
Published: 28-04-2023 | 15:31:20 | By: Bob Koigi
With the rising demand for property technology (PropTech), NineSmart is committed to becoming a prominent solution provider in the market with advanced IoT technology.


[Column] Chris Boshoff: Connecting the digital backbone
Published: 04-04-2023 | 15:34:54 | By: Pie Kamau
The Internet of Things (IoT) isn’t new, but it has simmered on the edges of innovation and transformation for years and now it has, as the World Economic Forum puts it, ‘quietly arrived’.


Memfault raises $24m Series B funding to supercharge its IoT reliability platform
Published: 26-01-2023 | 10:40:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Memfault, the IoT reliability platform, announced a $24 million Series B funding round, led by Stripes with additional participation from existing investors Partech Partners and Uncork Capital as well as the 5G Open Innovation Lab.


Trackunit acquires German construction tech startup Flexcavo to accelerate growth
Published: 18-01-2023 | 15:14:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Global IoT services provider Trackunit, announced it has closed a deal for Germany's construction tech startup Flexcavo, enabling the telematics specialist to extend its reach in the contractor market.


Embedded connectivity startup Blues Wireless raises $32m to accelerate enterprise adoption of cellular IoT
Published: 09-01-2023 | 09:15:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Embedded connectivity startup Blues Wireless (Blues), announced a $32 million Series A1 funding round led by Positive Sum,  including new investors Four Rivers, Northgate, and Qualcomm.


Season Group acquires IoT tech startup Pycom to give all connected ideas an opportunity to succeed
Published: 14-12-2022 | 08:59:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Season Group, an international electronics design and manufacturing services provider headquartered in Hong Kong, announced its acquisition of all assets of Pycom, a full stack Internet of Things (IoT) company.


Silicon Valley based IoT startup MODE announces new funding to accelerate growth
Published: 11-11-2022 | 08:06:00 | By: Pie Kamau
MODE, a Silicon Valley based IoT solutions provider, announced it has raised funds from Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic), a corporate venture capital (CVC) fund jointly managed with SBI Investment.


Georgia-Pacific, gener8tor welcome third cohort of startups to 1915 Studios gBETA accelerator program
Published: 28-10-2022 | 14:28:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Georgia-Pacific, in partnership with global venture firm and startup accelerator gener8tor, has kicked off its third 1915 Studios gBETA accelerator program.


French startup Prophesee closes €50m C Series round to drive commercialization of revolutionary neuromorphic vision technology
Published: 26-09-2022 | 15:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Prophesee, the inventor of advanced neuromorphic vision systems, announced the completion of its Series C round of funding with the addition of a new investment from Prosperity7 ventures.


Edge computing startup EDJX appoints Benjamin Thomas as new CEO, raises seed funding round
Published: 06-09-2022 | 16:34:00 | By: Pie Kamau
EDJX, the pioneer in decentralized global serverless edge computing, announced it has hired a new CEO while simultaneously raising a seed round of funding.


Telit acquires California-based startup Mobilogix to provide custom IoT project and solution design services
Published: 30-08-2022 | 12:46:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Telit, a global leader in the Internet of Things (IoT), announced the acquisition of group assets from Mobilogix, a California-based startup company specializing in custom IoT solutions worldwide.


[Startup Interview] Alfiya Kayumova, CEO and co-founder, Green Growth, USA
Published: 24-08-2022 | 15:16:00 | By: Bob Koigi
Green Growth is a US-based agritech startup that runs a software and hardware-based solution consisting of a set of sensors, combined in a single infrastructure.


Green tech startup Ecolibrium launches in the UK with $5m pre-Series A funding round
Published: 13-06-2022 | 15:10:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Advisory and climate tech-led sustainability solution Ecolibrium, has opened a new London HQ after raising $5m in a pre-Series A funding round, to support growing demand from commercial and industrial UK real estate owners.


The Home Depot announces $150m venture capital fund to fuel innovation in retail and home improvement
Published: 03-05-2022 | 16:28:00 | By: Pie Kamau
The Home Depot announced Home Depot Ventures, a $150 million venture capital fund created to identify, fund and partner with early-stage companies to accelerate emerging technologies.


SeaX Ventures launches $60m Fund II to help international startups expand into Southeast Asia
Published: 05-04-2022 | 13:54:00 | By: Pie Kamau
SeaX Ventures (Southeast Asia Exponential Ventures), announced the close of its second fund to help accelerate the growth of global startups throughout Southeast Asia.


Plug and Play Japan kicks off 3rd Smart Cities accelerator program in Osaka and Tokyo
Published: 29-03-2022 | 13:48:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Plug and Play Japan has selected 25 startups from Japan and overseas for their accelerator program that promotes open innovation in Smart Cities theme. From the Batch 3 program, it will expand and operate at two locations, Tokyo and Osaka.


TR Tech, LocoNav unveil GPS, IoT and vehicle telematics solutions in South Africa
Published: 23-03-2022 | 12:38:18 | By: Bob Koigi
Integrated tech-services provider TR Tech and disruptive full-stack fleet-tech startup LocoNav have collaborated in South Africa to provide state-of-the-art GPS, IoT, and Vehicle Telematics solutions.


Energy-efficient AI semiconductor startup EdgeCortix closes over $8m Series A funding
Published: 01-03-2022 | 11:58:00 | By: Pie Kamau
EdgeCortix the AI-focused fabless semiconductor company, announced the closing of over $8 million in series A funding.


Israel tech startups raised $25.4 billion in 2021, report
Published: 03-01-2022 | 09:54:13 | By: Bob Koigi
The unprecedented figure represents a 136% increase over last year, which concluded with a full-year total of $10.8 billion raised.


LG announces global startup competition to recruit new businesses for innovation center
Published: 02-09-2021 | 12:30:00 | By: Pie Kamau
LG Electronics (LG) announced the launch of Mission for the Future, a global challenge competition for startups to identify innovative technologies and business ideas that pave the way to the future.


Cloud startup Golioth announces private beta launch and $2.5m seed round
Published: 03-06-2021 | 14:13:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Golioth, the cloud platform for hardware developers, announced a $2.5 million seed round in conjunction with a private beta launch for developers.


Plug and Play Japan selects 91 Startups for its Summer/Fall 2021 Batch
Published: 01-06-2021 | 11:28:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Global Innovation Platform, Plug and Play Japan has selected 91 Japanese and international startups into its Summer/Fall 2021 Batch, which will be carried out from June to September 2021.


Cybersecurity startup ActZero announces platform enhancement, alliance with CrowdStrike to accelerate managed detection
Published: 19-05-2021 | 09:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
ActZero, a cybersecurity startup whose mission is to democratize cybersecurity for small and mid-size businesses, announced a major enhancement of its AI-driven managed detection and response (MDR) platform.


Plug and Play Canada selects 12 startups to participate in Toronto Supply Chain and Logistics Program
Published: 18-05-2021 | 13:24:26 | By: Pie Kamau
Plug and Play Canada announced the selection of 12 startups into the first batch of the Toronto Supply Chain & Logistics Program.


Blockchain startup Candela Coin creates first consumer-facing transactive solar energy system
Published: 13-05-2021 | 12:11:57 | By: Pie Kamau
Blockchain startup Candela Coin has created the first consumer-facing transactive solar energy system. Candela Coin is a cryptocurrency that allows holders to take part in the first ever decentralized blockchain based peer-to-peer transactive solar energy system.


Lacuna Fund announces second round of funding to projects supporting Natural Language Processing technologies Across Africa
Published: 29-04-2021 | 16:13:59 | By: Pie Kamau
The partner organisations behind Lacuna Fund implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, announced the second cohort of supported projects.


IoT startup Hologram hires Mike Georgoff as Chief Product Officer
Published: 28-04-2021 | 16:39:27 | By: Pie Kamau
Hologram, a global cellular platform for IoT, announced it hired Mike Georgoff this month as its first Chief Product Officer as the organization continues its growth.


Plug and Play Korea launches in Seoul
Published: 27-04-2021 | 10:20:47 | By: Pie Kamau
Global innovation platform, Plug and Play, announced the launch of its new office in Seoul, Korea, to primarily focus on corporate innovation in the areas of Financial Services and Smart Cities and expects to expand to other industries in the future.


Dryad secures €1.6m funding to accelerate development of wildfire detection solution
Published: 12-03-2021 | 16:24:14 | By: Bob Koigi
Dryad is developing Silvanet to help public and private forest owners monitor, analyze and protect the world's largest, most remote forests and tackle the devastating impact of wildfires on the environment.


AI startup Roviero raises $6.6m oversubscribed Seed round to deliver full stack Native Graph AI Processor
Published: 25-02-2021 | 09:59:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Roviero, a Silicon Valley artificial intelligence startup, received $6.6 million in Series Seed funding to build a disruptive and industry first Native Graph AI Processor.


Taiwanese blockchain startup ITM collaborates with Microsoft and MediaTek to create out-of-the box solutions for enterprises
Published: 05-02-2021 | 10:58:13 | By: Pie Kamau
Taiwanese blockchain solutions provider International Trust Machines Corporation (ITM) has collaborated with Microsoft and joined MediaTek AIoT Ecosystem to create out-of-the box solutions for enterprises to use blockchain for IoT.


Taiwanese startup VitalSigns debuts at CES 2021 with air quality monitoring IoT device
Published: 21-01-2021 | 11:03:31 | By: Pie Kamau
Following its previous successes in bio-signal monitors and connective health, VitalSigns Technology shifted gears and entered the IoT industry with its outstanding biosensor and physiological monitoring development capabilities.


Plug and Play partners with MESS to create a mobility & IoT innovation hub in Istanbul, Turkey
Published: 14-01-2021 | 10:18:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Global innovation platform for startups and corporations from Silicon Valley, Plug and Play, is partnering with Turkish Employers' Association of Metal Industries MESS, in launching its newest location in Istanbul, Turkey.


[Startup Interview]  Julien Morin, CEO, Wiboot, France
Published: 16-12-2020 | 10:07:00 | By: Bob Koigi
Wiboot is a French-based startup that combines IOT and AI different stacks in a single integrated platform, allowing professionals to create rapidly their application and maximize their return on investment.


Industrial software startup Aperio Systems secures $8.5 million funding to scale operations
Published: 12-11-2020 | 14:35:59 | By: Bob Koigi
Industrial IoT Data Integrity Market startup Aperio Systems has announced the close of an $8.5 million Series A funding round led by National Grid Partners.


AI start up TEAL partners with CorionX to develop a sustainable crypto currency system
Published: 21-10-2020 | 11:30:03 | By: Bob Koigi
TEAL, the smart blockchain ecosystem, is partnering with CorionX, the Corion Foundation that supports stablecoin and DeFi awareness through its #MoneyInTheRightDirectionMovement.


Phunware launches MaaS Customer Data Platform to meet global demand
Published: 21-10-2020 | 11:26:08 | By: Bob Koigi
Phunware, Inc. , a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide has launched its Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS) Customer Data Platform.


ABBYY acquires Pericom Singapore to expand Asia Pacific footprint
Published: 09-10-2020 | 11:28:52 | By: Bob Koigi
ABBYY, a Digital Intelligence company, has announced it acquired Pericom Singapore, part of the Pericom Group, a solution provider based in Singapore.


German environmental IoT startup Dryad raises €1.8m for ultra-early wildfire detection system
Published: 07-10-2020 | 13:18:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Environmental IoT startup Dryad Networks has secured seed funding of €1.8 million to develop a large-scale IoT network for the ultra-early detection of wildfires - the Internet of Trees.


Real estate tech company Compass set to acquire software startup Modus
Published: 06-10-2020 | 15:35:11 | By: Bob Koigi
Compass, a real estate technology company, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Modus, a title and escrow software startup.


Strigo raises $8 million financing for its remote software training solution
Published: 01-10-2020 | 16:42:33 | By: Bob Koigi
Israel technology training startup Strigo has announced that it has tripled its customer base since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and closed an $8 million Series A financing round.


Zuper raises $1.1 million seed funding to boost its workforce management Saas platform
Published: 19-09-2020 | 10:29:03 | By: Bob Koigi
Zuper, provider of an intelligent workforce and customer management platform has raised $1.1 million in seed funding.


Plug and Play selects 147 startups for its winter 2020 batches
Published: 18-09-2020 | 12:02:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Plug and Play announced the selection of 147 new startups into its winter 2020 batches. The startups were selected to join one of the following programs that will run through November 2020.


Danish drone startup QuadSAT secures €2 million funding to enhance antenna testing technology
Published: 10-09-2020 | 13:16:02 | By: Bob Koigi
QuadSAT, a Danish company that is revolutionizing test and measurement of satellite antennas, announced has closed a €2 million Pre-Series A Investment, the largest venture investment in a Danish drone tech company in history.


France AI startup reciTAL raises €3.5 million to bolster its Document Intelligence solutions
Published: 10-09-2020 | 13:12:23 | By: Bob Koigi
reciTAL, a Paris-based AI start-up specializing in Document Intelligence solutions, is raising € 3.5 million for the first time with the Breega investment fund.


LimaCharlie receives $500K seed funding to accelerate growth of security infrastructure as a Service
Published: 01-09-2020 | 15:58:00 | By: Pie Kamau
LimaCharlie, the market leader for delivering Information Security Infrastructure as a Service (SIaaS), has secured seed $500K funding from Lytical Ventures to accelerate growth and support its continued success.


SBT Alliance named Most Promising IoT Startup 2020
Published: 24-08-2020 | 15:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
StartUp City Magazine recognizes Smarter Building Technologies (SBT) Alliance as Most Promising IoT Startup in 2020.


Rocketship.vc closes second global VC fund with $100 million
Published: 12-08-2020 | 13:06:00 | By: Bob Koigi
Rocketship.vc, an early-stage venture capital firm that uses data science to democratize venture capital for the global startup community, has announced that it has raised $100 million for its second fund.


Seattle based startup Minnow raises $2.2 million to meet demand for contact free pickup solution
Published: 05-08-2020 | 14:34:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Minnow Technologies, a Seattle based IoT startup that has developed a contact free food delivery and pickup solution has raised $2.2 million in an oversubscribed seed round.