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Kenya startups

10 stories on the Trade & Mobility desk in the last 30 days (10 this week). Latest: Bolt rewards drivers in Kenya as it highlights road safety and electric mobility. Updated 9 October 2026.

Latest raise: Tanzania’s East Africa Foods Raises $40M to Expand into Kenya as Twiga Foods Enters Administration →

• Bolt rewards drivers in Kenya as it highlights road safety and electric mobility ↗

  9 October 2026

• Tanzania’s East Africa Foods Raises $40M to Expand into Kenya as Twiga Foods Enters Administration ↗

  9 October 2026 · raise card

• Copia Kenya raised $123 million and left behind assets worth $1.6 million ↗

  30 September 2026 · raise card

• Copia’s USD 123 M Collapse Exposes Kenya’s Rural E-Commerce Math Problem ↗

  30 September 2026

• Kenyan High Court orders Copia into liquidation ↗

  30 September 2026

• Emirates sends newest jet to Kenya as Dubai carrier deepens fight for East African travellers ↗

  28 September 2026

• 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – ARC-ing for an EV market ↗

  28 September 2026

• Yango Eyes Kenya Ride-Hailing Market With SME Fleet Model ↗

  21 September 2026

• Jumia is cutting 200 jobs as AI takes over more of its business ↗

  15 May 2026

• 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Jumia plans job cuts ↗

  15 May 2026