Grace Ashiru is a Content & Community Manager at Tech in Africa. She focuses on themes such as finance, financial technology, and business, with a particular interest in startups, entrepreneurship, and corporate finance. Grace has been featured in Next Billion, Winchester Ridge Primary School, and various platforms highlighting her expertise in the intersection of technology and finance.
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Grace Ashiru's coverage predominantly focuses on business and entrepreneurship in Africa, with a specific emphasis on technology innovation, fintech, investment, and startups. She heavily relies on press releases and private sector announcements.
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By: Grace Ashiru
Kenya's Investment Authority (Invest Kenya) has partnered with the East Africa Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) to pull more domestic and international private capital into the country, aiming to cement Kenya's position as a top investment hub in East Africa.
By: Grace Ashiru
The cheque is a follow-on. Convergence was already on Yellow's cap table, and this round deepens a relationship the firm says has performed since its first investment.
By: Grace Ashiru
The Africa Business Investment Summit (ABIS) 2026 opens in Washington D.C. on Thursday, August 27, with roughly $4 billion in African investment opportunities on offer and a target of $500 million in signed deals by the close of the two-day event.
By: Grace Ashiru
Even with a solid due‑diligence process, buyers of a used car often struggle with incomplete, conflicting or unattributed information on digital platforms. Transparency is not measured by the number of fields on a page—it is measured by whether a user car answer three questions: what exactly is this vehicle, where did each claim come from, and who owns the next action? A useful platform therefore needs discovery, evidence and transaction layers.
By: Grace Ashiru
Founder Collective led the international side of the cheque. Andrena Ventures, Cambridge Enterprise and Summit Ventures also came in, joined by angels Alan Knott-Craig and Shayne Mann.
By: Grace Ashiru
The fund took more than three years to put together. Two South African financial institutions anchored it, which matters more than the headline
By: Grace Ashiru
Ventures Platform has raised $84 million for its second fund , giving the investor more capital — and a wider geographic mandate — to back technology startups across Africa.
By: Grace Ashiru
The Kenya Innovation Ecosystem Intelligence Platform has launched as an independent initiative bringing together information on startups, investors, innovation
By: Grace Ashiru
Swvl Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: SWVL) has announced strategic private placements totaling approximately $14.5 million , providing fresh capital to support its expansion in the United States and strengthen its financial position.
By: Grace Ashiru
Flowt has completed the first close of its pre-seed funding round as it looks to expand access to working capital for climate-focused small businesses across Africa.
