Thursday, November 5, 2026
Issue No. 214 — The Energy Issue
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Issue No. 214 — The Energy Issue
Wanjiru Kamau
Wanjiru Kamau covers capital markets, SME finance and venture funding from Nairobi.
Funding
Oct 29, 2026
The cross-border payroll startup doubles its valuation in 18 months as companies hire across borders.
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Wanjiru Kamau
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Trade
Oct 29
Exporters with paperwork, warehouses and payment rails in place are already winning cross-border orders.
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Retail
Oct 26
Kumasi, Mwanza and Ibadan are growing faster than the capitals — and brands are following.
Funding
Oct 25
Patient, private and increasingly powerful, family offices now write a fifth of all growth-stage cheques.
Exits
Oct 22
How an Abidjan logistics startup sold itself to a pan-African group in eleven days.
SMEs
Oct 21
A 13-week cash forecast is the cheapest insurance a business owner can buy.
Funding
Oct 20
With early-stage funds pulling back, founders are going back to the oldest source of capital there is.
Agribusiness
Oct 18
Processing, storage and finance — not farming itself — are where the margins are.
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