Josh

[TUKO.co.ke | The Heartbeat of Kenya @Tuko_co_ke]

For the youth: The Westerwelle Foundation, in partnership with the German Federal Foreign Office, inaugurated its first Kenyan innovation hub, the Westerwelle Startup Haus Mombasa (WSHM). 

The project aims to help skilled youth in the coastal county nurture and monetise their talents. The Westerwelle Foundation will also offer funding for viable arts businesses to train and support the scaling up of successful ventures. 

The hub offers incubation and acceleration programs, co-working spaces, and networking events to support entrepreneurs and small businesses in the coastal region.

Photos: Yvonne Sasha (TUKO) 

#tukones #Kenya #Mombasa #InnovationHub

[Josh @JMurima]

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[Westerwelle Foundation @Westerwelle_F]

Meet our brand new Kenyan team at @wsh_mombasa 💙
We’ve set up the space, finalised the paperwork, and launched the first programme – but you can’t run a startup hub without an amazing team. Meet @JMurima, Mercy & Samuel each bringing strong and relevant experience.
Welcome, all!

[Westerwelle Startup Haus Mombasa @wsh_mombasa]

Meet @JMurima, Country Director at WSH Mombasa 👋
Joshua is focused on building opportunities for young innovators and changemakers in the region. His experience spans everything from business development to community building
Welcome to the team, Joshua💙 #Kenya #KOX

[Josh @JMurima]

@sharonjcheboi Well done @sharonjcheboi & all the best!

[Briter @briter_co]

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and @jica_direct_en have launched The Home Grown Solutions (HGS) #Accelerator Program for African #healthcare companies.

Selected participants will receive advisory and investment readiness support from @BCG & other partners.

[N.Kanali @NicKanali]

Why Kenya is becoming a favourable destination for VCs.

- Access to international capital
- "Favourable and progressive laws"
- Swahili and English as common language
- Success stories ( Check fram two)

Do you agree with point two? Hopefully the Startup Bill helps solve that.

#Latitude59xKenya

[N.Kanali @NicKanali]

@TechTrendsKE VCs are starting to show interest in new products beyond just #fintech

#Latitude59xKenya

[Josh @JMurima]

@alexmwanzo Here’s an alternative for Africa and the developing world https://t.co/DpbUJG3Jkq

[Irving Amukasa @iamukasa]

Last stop of the day....
Hanga pitch fest SRH program

[Josh @JMurima]

@blvckcoder You’ll find most events worth attending on https://t.co/EkKu6X0fPQ

[Africa Tech Festival @africatechfest]

Coming up at #EastAfricaCom:

Join us at #AHUB East, the dedicated #startup track, for a discussion on the investment potential of East Africa's #startupecosystem.

In this session:
🗣️ @evanswadongo, @WadsonVentures
🗣️ @MonsieurUwem
🗣️ Dario Giuliani, @briterbridges

[Briter @briter_co]

Agtech is a crucial yet severely underfunded sector in Africa. Only 200 of the 600 mapped startups have raised funding for a total of $570M.

But agtech remains popular amongst investors and a few Agtechs have been big winners of funding such as @GroIntel @TwigaFoods @apolloagri

[Josh @JMurima]

Some quick, useful facts and data about AgTech in Africa 👇🏾

[Briter @briter_co]

Our newly launched mini-report series provides rapid sector by sector previews of Africa's green and digital economies. Enjoy the first instalment focussed on AgriTech! 🌱

See all underlying data on https://t.co/zDDFwinFWY

[Josh @JMurima]

@Jasielinvests @DzidzorKofi 🫡🚀

[Josh @JMurima]

The only party 🕺🏾map you'll need in Nairobi 🇰🇪 next week😉

[Briter @briter_co]

Get full visibility 🔎 on what’s happening 🍾🫱🏻‍🫲🏾🍸 in #Nairobi 🇰🇪 next week. Find all networking events, cocktails, roundtables and #tech #innovation data on https://t.co/zDDFwinFWY!

[Briter @briter_co]

Many wins for #Africa's tech in the past few weeks, with more liquidity💰being announced for growth funding, but who's in the pipeline for this funding?

Here are some of the 'growth' 🚀 stage companies that have raised $10-50M in total disclosed values over the last 1️⃣0️⃣yrs

['Tokunboh Ishmael @tolushola]

According to @briterbridges' 2022 Africa investment report, payments and solar energy remain the products attracting the largest amount of funding value, followed by supply chain management and B2B commerce.

[Josh @JMurima]

@Julio_Bizimungu @StiglerCenter 👏🏾