Impact investments in East Africa
2023
APRIL
- SMEPower Podcast - Embracing uncertainty to succeed in business and life with Tobias Reiter and Alex Musyoka - featuring Veibeg
MARCH
- Africa Tech Summit - Embedded Finance – What’s trending? - featuring Lami
FEBRUARY
- Marie - Viebeg: Effiziente Medizin-Versorgung in Afrika dank KI - In afrikanischen Krankenhäusern läuft die Lager-Dokumentation meist analog in Heften. Das Startup Viebeg ändert das.
- Capital FM - Lami Technologies joins forces with Unchorlight Kenya to enhance its mission to drive financial inclusion for Boda Boda riders
- Accion - Digital insurance offers security for underserved communities in Africa - featuring Lami
JANUARY
- Kura - Rwandan Fintech startups to watch in 2023 - featuring PesaChoice
- IBS Intelligence - 4 FinTech start-ups helping MSMEs grow in Africa - featuring PesaChoice
- Zaway - 14 start-ups announced to Pitch Live at Africa Tech Summit 2023 - featuring PesaChoice
- Menosfios - Gates Foundation Selects 30 African Health Startups to Fund - featuring Viebeg
- Graaf Reinet Advertiser - Tech takeoff: Africa set to be the next global tech hub - featuring Viebeg
- Health Journalist - How Rwanda is Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Healthcare - featuring Viebeg
- The Kenyan Wall Street - Jihan Abbas – Founder & CEO at Lami Technologies - featuring Lami
- Nairobi Garage - Kenyan Fintech Kwara Raises $3M Seed Extension - featuring Lami
- Tech Trends - Women-led startups in Africa raised $203.2M in 2022 - featuring Lami
- The New Times - While inflation roamed 2022, Africa’s innovation ecosystem had another record-breaking year - featuring Viebeg
2022
DECEMBER
- Citizen Digital - Bumper year for Kenyan startups as 18 companies raise Ksh.21 billion - featuring Lami
- Capital FM Kenya - Boda Boda riders to benefit from affordable insurance as IMS Boda Boda and Lami Technologies partner to digitize access to coverage
- Clean Cooking Alliance - BioMassters Partnered with CCA to Fast-track Improvements to their Unit Economics
- Anchor.Fm - (podcast) - MedxTek Africa -Ep28 - Building the Amazon for medical supplies - featuring Viebeg
- Business Insider Africa - 5 female tech founders who have been making strides in the tech community - featuring Lami
November
- African Banker - AI driving down costs in E Africa - featuring Viebeg
- Clean Cooking Alliance - BioMassters: A Tailored Approach with Vast Potential
- QAssurance - The Food Export team goes to Rwanda - The Food Export Team traveled to Rwanda with the purpose of networking, checking the iMIS Food status at Winnaz, and attending the Poultry Africa fair.
- Medium - How to overcome overlapping and overinsurance through optimization -featuring Lami
- The Exchange - Becoming Africa's Singapore - Rwanda Banks On Technology to Rebuild Its Economy - featuring Viebeg
OCTOBER
- Tech in Africa - How Viebeg Technologies is Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Rwandan Healthcare
- HealthCare Africa.info - Viebeg Technologies leverages AI to improve healthcare in Rwanda
- EcoFinAgency - How Rwanda is using Artificial Intelligence to improve healthcare - featuring Viebeg
- TechNews - Lipa Later and Lami Technologies form alliance to increase consumer base.highlighting trends, tensions, opportunities and possible limits
- Holon IQ - 2022 Africa Health Tech 50 - HolonIQ’s annual list of the 50 most promising Health Tech startups from Sub Saharan Africa. - featuring Veibeg
September
- Africa.com - Bridging Gap of Disproportionate Funding for Expat Startups over Local, Black-led Firms - featuring PesaChoice
- Disrupt Africa - 30 African e-health startups to receive $50k grant, support from i3 programme - featuring Viebeg
- Impact Alpha - CcHUB backs nine fintech startups in Rwanda - featuring PesaChoice and UPlus
- Investing in Innovation - Meet Africa's top health supply chain innovators - featuring Viebeg
- MSME Africa - Investing in Innovation Africa announces $50,000 support for 30 African Health-Tech Startups - featuring Viebeg
- TechBiuld -
- TechCabal - 60 African startups receive $4 million equity-free funding from Google - featuring PesaChoice
- The New Times -
- Six Rwandan startups to receive $100,000 Google funding - featuring PesaChoice
- There Is Light At the End of Rwanda's Startup Tunnel - featuring PesaChoice
- Six Rwandan startups to receive $100,000 Google funding - featuring PesaChoice
- Pulse.com - Meet the 30 leading African startups in healthcare supply chains selected by Investing in Innovation (i3) for their new $7 million fund - featuring Viebeg
August
- Africa Money & DeFi Summit - Lami Technologies Raises US$3.7mn Seed Extension
- Insurtech - Congratulations Lami for raising $ 3.7 million Seed extension.
- The Kenyan WallStreet - Insurtech startup Lami Raises $3.7m Seed Extension
- TFN - Driving insurtech in Kenya and Africa: Female-led Lami Technologies raises $3.7M funding
July
- BBC Radio - Swahili - Viebeg explains how it is making medical supplies more affordable and accessible in East and Central Africa through data-driven technology
- Bitke - 5 Popular Non-Fintech Applications Using USSD Across Africa - featuring Kasha
- Cision - Beyond Capital Ventures Announces Second Investment: Kasha Global, East Africa’s leading femtech retailer founded by Joanna Bichsel
- Medical Alley - VIEBEG Medical and Binary Bridge Announce Integration Partnership Optimizing Clinic Management by Connecting Clinic Operations and Medical Supplies Stock Management
JUNE
- Business Elites Africa - 5 Rising African Female Founders in 2022 - featuring Jihan Abbas of Lami
- How We Made it in Africa - Building a food distribution business in Rwanda and beyond - featuring Get It
- Tech Trends - Mastercard Expands its Jaza Duka Micro-Credit Program with Kasha
- The African Exponent - 10 African Startups to Look Out for in 2022 - featuring Lami and Viebeg
MAY
- Bloomberg UK - Female Startups Fight ‘Tomato Seller’ Cliche for Funds in Africa - For every $1 invested in women, $25 goes to men in the African startup space. - featuring Jihan Abbas - Lami
- CIO Mag - Lami : Jihan Abass, la Kényane qui assure !
- Disrupt Africa - Rwandan e-commerce startup Kasha secures funding from Mastercard
- Innovation Village - Mastercard and Kasha Strengthen Commitment to Empower Women and Support Micro-Entrepreneurs in Africa
- FemTech Insider - Femtech Startup Kasha Receives Investment from Mastercard to Further Scale Its Platform and Support Micro-Entrepreneurs in Africa
- Times Live Premium - African women hit a wall of prejudice as they seek start-up funding - The push to groom more women entrepreneurs has spawned a new breed of gender-focused funds on the continent - featuring Lami
- UBS - Global Visionairies - Women’s Health and Personal Care products e-commerce service - Joanna Bichsel, Kasha Global Inc. Founder & CEO
- YouTube - INGABO PLANT HEALTH RUBAVU MARKETING TOUR
April
- Accion - (video) - Digital insurance gives low-income Africans a safety net - featuring Lami
- Al Jazeera (video) - Jihan’s Venture: A Businesswoman in Kenya | Africa Direct Documentary
- Cornell Emerging Markets Institute - She-Suite innovations podcast - Building an embedded API platform - featuring Jihan Abbas - Lami
- Disrupt Africa - CcHub, Google select 9 startups for Rwandan fintech programme - featuring U Plus and PesaChoice
March
- Forbes - How Women’s Growing Financial Power Is Unlocking Global Wealth - featuring Kasha
- Trade Foundation - (video) - BioMassters: Dutch Investment in Rwanda
February
- DFC - $1 Million DFC Equity Investment in Kasha Global Inc. Supports Women’s Health in East Africa
- FinTech - How Lami is democratising insurance in Africa
- HF Markets - DEAL: Kenya’s insurtech, Lami, set to disrupt Nigerian market, others as it acquires Bluewave
- Vested World - Making a Bet on Women — Why We Invested in Kasha
January
- Business fights poverty - A transformative journey: Kasha’s mission to provide equal health access to all women
- Forbes Africa - Sole Survivors: The Two Entrepreneurs Stepping Up Rwanda’s Waste-To-Wealth Economy With Their Eco-Friendly Shoes
2021
November
- African Heroes - Rwandan Health-tech Startup, VIEBEG Technologies, Raises $1m Funding Round
- The Capital Quest - Viebeg, Shamba Pride, BlinkApp raise venture funding
- Face2Face Africa - This tech genius left her lucrative job in London to start never before seen insurance platform in Kenya - featuring Jihan Abbas - Lami
- Africa.com - Kwara And Lami Technologies Partner To Enable Greater Access To Insurance Products For SACCO Members In Kenya
- NewsWires - Ensuring millions get proper care: The Rwanda Innovation Fund (RIF) invests in Rwanda-based VIEBEG Technologies
October
- TechnoCrunch - Insurtech, on the heels of a fintech boom, heats up in Africa - featuring Lami
- Metropole TV Kenya - (video) - Technology insurance uptake in the economy - featuring Lami
- Insurtech INsider Podcast - Nano is the new macro - featuring Roy Perlot - Lami
September
- The Africa Logistics - Lami Technologies and Sendy join forces to launch per-trip insurance policies for transporters in Kenya
- How we made it in Africa - Rwanda: Co-founders see business opportunity in medical supplies industry
- Quartz Africa - Quartz Africa Innovators 2021: Female innovators lead the way - featuring Jihan Abbas - Lami
- Quartz Africa - Who is building the tech infrastructure for African businesses? - - featuring Jihan Abbas - Lami
August
- Baobab Network newsletter - featuring Jihan Abbas - Lami
- Disrupt Africa - Rwandan e-health startup Viebeg raises pre-seed funding to further scale
May
- CEO Business Africa - Mastercard backs female-focused e-commerce platform Kasha of Rwanda
- TechnoCrunch - Kenya's Lami raises 1.8m to scale api insurance platform across Africa
- FinTech TV - (video) - Jihan Abass, Founder & CEO of Lami Insurance Technology
March 2021
- Disrupt Africa - How Kenya’s Lami is digitising the entire insurance value chain
- The New Times - FEATURED: What you should know about Kasha’s emerging online pharmacy
January 2021
- The Flip Africa - (podcast) - Insurance-as-a-Service with Lami's Jihan Abass
- The New Times - Rwandan Fin-tech firm facilitating group savings and contributions
2020
October 2020
JULY 2020
- Disrupt Africa - Rwandan food logistics startup GET IT raises Series A funding for regional expansion
MAY 2020
- How we made it in Africa - The journey so far: Joanna Bichsel, CEO, Kasha (Rwanda and Kenya)