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Tanzania's East Africa Foods raises $40m to expand cold chain into Kenya

Business Technology

Tanzania’s East Africa Foods raises $40m to expand cold chain...

PIDG's InfraCo led a $26m Series B inside a ~$40m package for East Africa Foods, which plans Kenya expansion to...

October 13, 2026

Microsoft to shut Nairobi engineering centre in global restructuring

News Tech & Startups Technology

Microsoft to shut Nairobi engineering centre in global restructuring

Employees at Microsoft's Nairobi Africa Development Centre were told on Monday that the engineering hub will close as part of...

October 12, 2026

Kenyan startups raise $297m in nine months as debt deals dominate

News Tech & Startups Technology

Kenyan startups raise $297m in nine months as debt deals...

Kenya is Africa's fourth-biggest startup funding market so far in 2026, with $297 million raised, much of it in debt...

October 11, 2026

Nairobi neobank Cloud9 lands Alliance backing to speed up supplier payments

Technology

Nairobi neobank Cloud9 lands Alliance backing to speed up supplier...

Cloud9, the stablecoin-based digital bank from MarketForce founders Tesh Mbaabu and Mesongo Sibuti, has taken total funding to $1 million.

October 10, 2026

Safaricom and Pesapal bring dynamic QR and tap-to-pay M-Pesa to shop tills

Business Technology

Safaricom and Pesapal bring dynamic QR and tap-to-pay M-Pesa to...

Safaricom and Pesapal have rolled out Dynamic Scan-to-Pay and Tap-to-Pay on Pesapal POS devices, plus an AI Pay feature that...

October 7, 2026

M-Pesa's Jumbe receipt lets you prove payment without showing your balance

Lifestyle Technology

M-Pesa’s Jumbe receipt lets you prove payment without showing your...

Safaricom's Jumbe split notification sends a second SMS that confirms a till payment without revealing your M-Pesa balance. Here is...

October 7, 2026