New Marketing Firm Bets on Taxis to Lure in Advertisers

A local marketing firm, MBY Ethiopia, is installing tablets on taxis in Addis Ababa to air paid content on them.

Issue 57: Development Bank of Ethiopia Allocates 4 Billion Br for Financing Startups  

The Development Bank of Ethiopia announced it has allocated four billion birr that will go into financing startups. Meanwhile, Cooperative

Second Episode of EdTech Mondays to Look at Edtech from the Gender Perspective

The second episode of EdTech Mondays, a radio show launched to facilitate critical conversations on using technology for teaching and

Coop’s Uncollateralized Digital Lending Product, Michu, Disburses 200M Br Loans in 6 months 

Cooperative Bank of Oromia’s (coop) uncollateralized digital lending product, Michu, has disbursed over 200 million birr loan facilities since it

Shega, Make-IT in Africa, Briter Bridges Launch Fundraising Guide for Founders in Ethiopia

Shega, in partnership with the GIZ project Make-IT in Africa and Briter Bridges, has developed a guide for early-stage startups

Addis Alemayehou Partners with Japanese Entrepreneur to Bring Clean Tech Startup Dodai to Ethiopia

Serial investor and Chairman of Kazana Group, Addis Alemayehou, has partnered with Japanese entrepreneur Yuma Sasaki to set up clean