M-KOPA Makes TIME’s List of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2024
June 6, 2024
M-KOPA has been honoured in the TIME100 Most Influential Companies list for the second year in a row. This recognition highlights M-KOPA’s significant growth, having recently celebrated its 4 millionth customer. The company’s financing solutions have expanded…
Bolt Partners with Roam Electric, Ampersand, and M-Kopa to Introduce Electric Motorcycles to Its Platform
April 22, 2024
Earlier today, Bolt announced a strategic partnership with Roam Electric, Ampersand and M-Kopa that will see the addition of electric motorcycles to its platform. Bolt says this is part of its long term sustainability strategy….
[Updated] M-KOPA Unlocks $10M Digital Credit as it Expands to Ghana
December 5, 2023
This article has been updated with clarifications from M-KOPA M-KOPA has today announced its official launch in Ghana. This is the second country in West Africa after Nigeria. The launch on M-KOPA in Ghana follows…
Improving lives with AI and digital and financial inclusion in Kenya, one smartphone at a time
November 10, 2023
By Chris Welsch Jane Omondi sells freshly cooked fish from a stand on a bustling roadside in Utawala, a low- to medium-income neighborhood about 16 kilometers, or 10 miles, east of central Nairobi. Omondi grosses…
M-KOPA To Debut the First Smartphone with 'Designed by HMD' Branding
November 9, 2023
Back in September, HMD Global announced it will expand its product portfolio to have a comprehensive ecosystem of HMD-branded products. These will include smartphones, feature phones, IoT devices just to name a few. HMD Global…
Insuretech firm, Turaco, raises over Ksh 1 Billion in funding to help drive insurance adoption among low-income earners
September 15, 2022
Insuretech firm, Turaco, has today announced that it has closed a series A equity round that has seen it raise $ 10 million (over 1 billion shillings). This round was led by AfricInvest, via the…
M-Kopa has sold over 1 million solar home products
September 14, 2022
M–Kopa, has released its 2021 impact report that shows its social and environmental impact. The report presents findings on M–KOPA’s smartphone, solar and cash loan customers across Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria and Ghana. While much of…
M-KOPA to make it easier for individuals to acquire Roam Electric motorbikes on Loan
August 18, 2022
A few weeks back, we informed you about a company called Roam Electric, that unveiled its electric motorcycles in western Kenya. The company hopes to capitalize on the current trend that has seen the adoption…
M-KOPA announces a $75M Growth Equity Round
March 1, 2022
M-KOPA has today announced its $75M Growth Equity round*. The round was led by Generation Investment Management and Broadscale Group, with participation from new investors including LocalGlobe’s Latitude Fund and HEPCO Capital Management. M-KOPA’s existing…