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Supporting Women's Employment
With an 80% female staff, Kabana Leather is focused on creating meaningful employment opportunities for women and contributing to...
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Feb 5, 20231 min read


Tech Collaboration for Developers
Stackshare is becoming a go-to platform for numerous players in the startup ecosystem🔌 Air BnB, Dropbox, Spotify and other major...
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Innovative Design for Sustainability
Aklill is blending culture and sustainability by unleashing the potential of Ethiopian bamboo ✔️ Aklill recently made history with it's...
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Powering Local Digital Solutions
The Ethio Locate app is making it easier to find your next travel spot 📍 The travel guide platform is helping users locate information...
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Fusing Culture and Modernity
It all started with founder Tewodros Dechase’s travel to Addis in 2015, which led to a barbershop encounter with a man wearing “the most...
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Empowering Ethiopian Women
As a woman owned apparel company established in 2016, women empowerment is at the core of the Gaber Wear brand. 👏🏾 With an 85% female...
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Re-Imaging The Dialer App
Viable Solutions, the Ethiopian firm behind the EPhone super dialer software raised $200K pre-seed funding that has valued the company at...
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Addis' Co-Working Hub for Business & Tech
ShegerHive Business & Tech Hub offers co-working and co-living spaces, consulting and mentorship, and project management and training...
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Introducing Digital Farming
With over 80% of Ethiopians engaged in the agriculture sector, Lersha aims to push the agriculture economy forward through digital...
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Ethiopia's Payment Gateway
Chapa Financial Technologies is introducing a safe, quick and modern approach to make and receive payments to and from anywhere in the...
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Ethiopia's First Digital Equb
The eQub app is blending modern technology and traditional savings practices to create a more refined approach to credit access ✔️ Equb...
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Haile Gebrselassie's Coffee Business
The Olympic legend turned business man has become one of Ethiopia's most promising sustainable coffee farmers 🌱 Haile concluded a deal...
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Tourism As You Know It Is Changing
Tourism in Ethiopia is about to radically change with Triopia. Developed in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, Triopia is...

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Apr 24, 20221 min read


How Zafree is Disrupting the Paper Industry
Zafree is changing the face of the paper industry. By using crop-residue as an input instead of wood, Zafree: 1. Saves trees from being...

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Apr 24, 20221 min read


Backed by investors such as Jim O’Neill (former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management)
Backed by investors such as Jim O’Neill (former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management) and Tim Draper (one of the world’s most...

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Nov 3, 20211 min read


Ethiopia, despite registering a 6% reduction in inflows to $2.4 billion
Ethiopia, despite registering a 6% reduction in inflows to $2.4 billion, accounted for more than one third of foreign investment to East...

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Nov 3, 20211 min read


World Economic Forum announced its 2021 Technology Pioneers
The World Economic Forum announced its 2021 Technology Pioneers, young and growing tech companies taking on top global concerns with...

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Nov 3, 20211 min read


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