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Nigeria-based ISP, Tizeti, has raised $3 million in funding led by early stage VC 4DX Ventures with participation from existing investors Y Combinator Continuity, Lynett Capital, Social Capital, Western Technology Investment, Friále and Golden Palm Investments. The startup will use the funds to take its solar-powered base stations into other African markets – starting with Ghana. Tizeti (a YC Winter 2017 alumni) previously raised $2.1 million in seed funding and entered into a partnership with Facebook to offer Express Wi-Fi in the Nigeria in 2017.

Google Kenya is hosting the first Web Rangers Summit in Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. Web Rangers is a Google-led digital literacy programme aimed at promoting and educating the youth about how the internet is an empowering tool relevant to their lives and their future. More deets and info here. 

South African field sales management software company, Skynamo, is expanding into the US. Founded in 2012, the company says its cloud-based app is used by over 5,000 users at 440 companies globally. 

Netherlands-based Goodwell Investments has launched a new $23 million Africa-focused fund which it says will go to investments in the “inclusive economy in Sub-Saharan Africa.”

Digital money transfer service World Remit is making a play in East Africa by launching its services in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.

Rwanda-based women-focued mobile e-commerce platform, Kasha, is expanding to Kenya. Launched in 2016, the social impact startup claims to have served over 5,000 orders.

There aren’t many Kenyan Facebook pages with a high number of likes and a good engagement rate but if you are curious, Githinji Mwai, a a Kenyan Digital Media analyst, tweeted a list of the best performing pages. 

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