Kenyan insurtechs raise Sh8.5bn in five years
The report attributes the growth to initiatives such as the BimaLab accelerator and the regulatory sandbox, which have helped position Nairobi as one of Africa's leading insurtech hubs alongside Johannesburg and Lagos...
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Kenyan insurtech firms have successfully raised a significant Sh8.5 billion over the past five years, highlighting a burgeoning investor appetite for insurance technology in the region.
- Kenyan insurtechs secured Sh8.5 billion in funding over the last five years.
- The report was released by Pan-African investment firm AfricInvest.
- Initiatives like the BimaLab accelerator and the regulatory sandbox have helped establish Nairobi as a leading insurtech hub in Africa.
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