The investment is part of a ZAR 250mln Series-B round led by Naspers Foundry with participation from the FMO Ventures Program and the Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund. The funding will boost international expansion and technological development, as well as support Aerobotics’ local operations. James Paterson, Co-founder & CEO at Aerobotics said, “Aerobotics is happy to partner with FMO Ventrues and Cathay AfricInvest Innovation to better serve our customers. Our strong relationship, coupled with this latest financial investment, will ensure that we continue to grow agriculture sustainably together....

Root plans to use the funds to expand its low-code digital insurance platform to innovators in new markets. Root is a cloud-native end-to-end insurance platform that enables businesses of all sizes to quickly design, sell, and manage digital insurance products and communicate with customers through modern channels. The company was founded in 2016 with the purpose of breaking down barriers to financial services innovation. Root packages insurance’s “hard things” and offers programmable insurance products through simple APIs....

The Bank was also feted as the Most Innovative Retail Banking app and the Best corporate bank in Kenya, 2020. Commenting on the Awards, Standard Chartered Bank Head of Retail Banking, Edith Chumba said that the Bank had made strategic investments in technology that complements the bank’s innovative drive at a time when technology has become a core part of clients’ daily lives. “The awards are a testament to the fact that our digital transformation strategy is already paying off....

The move will see increased investment in the set up and operation of business halls across five more counties including Kajiado, Kitui, Taita Taveta, Tana River and Bungoma. The company has also grown its footprint within the capital Nairobi with the opening of a new business hall located at Solar House along Aga Khan Walk which will ease pressure on the other outlets within the central business district. This investment will see the company’s digital terrestrial and satellite television service, as well as the online shopping business unit, establish physical locations with at least 22 business halls spread across 15 counties....

The company has been largely involved in the ongoing conversation on Kenyan content making waves and has been making efforts to be part of the new digital spaces and how best they can help content creators to monetize the content on new platforms including over the top technology in the country and beyond. “Kenya is progressively producing great content buoyed by technically astute and talented producers. Great opportunity thereby lies in identifying a unifying thread that will make our Kenyan content immediately recognizable and curves a niche market for itself in the face of competition from more established Nigerian, Mexican, Tanzanian, Chinese and American content that is readily available across various platforms,” said Mr Myke Mugo, StarTimes Kenya Content Director during the annual Virtual ICT week organized by the Communication The Authority annually holds the ICT week as part of activities to celebrate the World Telecommunications and Information Society Day (WTISD) which is marked annually on 17th May to commemorate the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)....

Kenya’s ‘Team Morans’ qualified for the premier basketball tournament after a 28 year wait, this being the fourth time the country will taking part as the team joins 16 national teams which qualified for the continent’s biggest basketball festival. Speaking during the unveiling of the latest sports property on the StarTimes platform, the company’s Regional Marketing Director Mr Aldrine Nsubuga noted that the broadcaster is set to beam the action live and exclusively across three sports channels including Sports Life, Sports Focus and BTV....

“Starting a business is tough in any environment, and although the conditions are not ideal, there is no end in sight to the crisis we find ourselves in. That said, like other crises throughout history, this one presents founders with a wealth of opportunities and the chance to be part of shaping the future,” says Sandras Phiri, CEO of Startup Circles.ai – Africa’s No.1 online accelerator and startup school which is geared towards helping entrepreneurs across the continent build and grow successful, commercially viable businesses....

Startup Studio Insider, a top resource blog for startup studios and founders, provides some of the most prominent fundraising methods for startup studios: Fund Model With the fund model, the startup studio is responsible for providing funding that is composed mostly of venture capital firms and angel investors or even government grants. For the capital raise, a part of this investment goes towards managing the studio internally such as founders’ salaries, office space needs, overhead, and others, while the remainder is allocated to develop a new startup venture....

There is no doubt that launching a new online venture is exciting. Of course, not without its share of difficulties. Launching a business of any kind takes a lot of effort, and the same fundamentals apply to brick-and-mortar enterprises are also necessary for online ventures. We have compiled various valuable tools and resources to assist you in launching and managing your successful online venture. We also included a list of simple online business ideas....

The recent past has seen the rise of conveyor belt journalism in most news entities across all platforms of radio, television, online and newspapers. Just as its name suggests, it involves conveying news from the source to the audience just as it is. No interrogating facts as presented, no getting the story behind the story, no analysis, or spin-offs from the original story. Just the good old press release that is most likely to cover the topic at hand for that particular time....

Tembe.com.ng is a platform contributing to this fight by providing local manufacturers an avenue to sell their products, without having to compete for attention with foreign-made goods. The platform was designed exclusively to allow Nigerians buy and sell made-in-Nigeria goods. Categories on the platform range from gadgets, to fashion and art. Vendors register and post products for free, only paying a small percentage after a concluded sale. This percentage also depends on the category, between 3% to 35%....

Perhaps you like the concept of Pinterest but not the content. Perhaps Pinterest isn’t for you. There are plenty of Pinterest alternatives, so don’t worry. If you’re looking for a Pinterest for men, you’ve come to the right place. It’s out there somewhere. Is there a Pinterest for cooking? It is real. What if there was a Pinterest for memes? You’ve come to the right place. We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 Pinterest-like apps and websites for this article....

With Christmas fast approaching, figuring out what to buy parents, or other older relatives, can be tough. If this is happening to you, then consider a tablet. Tablets are easy to use, with even the biggest technophobe finding it easy to browse the internet, watch movies, download music or play games. In this article, we’ll review some of the best tablets that you can buy for your elders this Christmas....

As technology has taken hold of every aspect of civilization, more and more attention has been put on how it has negatively affected childhood development. People are quick to blame technology for many of the problems children face but ignore all the potential positives these technologies provide. The truth is that there are many positive aspects of technology that have made modern childhood a wonderful experience. Technology and social media now provide children with immense opportunities for socialization, learning, brain development, imagination, and more....

The training centre is anticipated to help with attempts to boost the number of cardiac surgeons in the area, according to a release. According to estimates, between 80 and 90 percent of Kenyan children who need heart procedures do not get them, in part because there are not enough cardiac surgeons available. Kenya now trains 4 to 5 cardiac surgeons yearly, while the nation needs to train at least 20....

After getting the update, it will be much easier to obtain a full picture of what’s happening in your house using the Google Home app. You may use it to set up, manage, and control all of your connected devices. As of the writing of this article, the “Events” tab, which can be found at the bottom right of the application, will list all the events that happen in your house....

For example, misplacing balance sheets and cash-flow statements can prevent companies from filing taxes on time. Learning how to create a new folder in Gmail and segregating pivotal paperwork can help immensely. But that can often be a tedious process that no employee wishes to undertake out of sheer unwillingness to make mistakes. A more effective way is to invest in high-end electronic organization systems that can effortlessly categorize all information into neat folders and files you can access anytime....

There is a famous concept of virtualization, like digital currency, which consistently dominates, but digital currency is permanently embedded in the significant policies and the physical environment. Therefore, everyone needs to know the fundamental things about cryptocurrency because they would only be able to work with it properly without dealing with various problems they can face if they have little information. There are resources available on the Internet that can help a person learn about everything in detail....

Here are the top 10 best gay dating apps that you can download. Grindr Grindr is a social network that connects gay and bisexual men who want to meet other men in their area in a completely discreet and anonymous manner, without having to provide any personal information or fill out a profile with confidential information to register. This app uses each user’s exact location, making it easier for people to find others who are nearby....