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TZ Tech & Finance Roundup [Sep 21-27, 2026] (opens the original)
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Good Tuesday morning.Twenty young technologists spent this past week in an NM-AIST lab in Arusha, building fintech tools for farmers with a trip to South Korea waiting for the winners.Across the country in Dar es Salaam, Absa closed its own hackathon with an all-women podium, crowning three teams built entirely by women coders.And Tanzania’s telecom operators had a big infrastructure week of their own, with TTCL, the government’s Digital Tanzania Project and Yas all reporting fresh numbers on to
FUNGUO Backs 14 Companies With Sh1.3 Billion in Its Fifth Cohort (opens the original)
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FUNGUO unveiled its fifth cohort of investees earlier this month, after closing out the 12th Innovation Week Tanzania (IWTz) at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) in Dar es Salaam. It selected 14 companies from 1,057 submitted applications and 311 longlistees, backing them with a combined TZS 1.3 billion in catalytic, non-equity grants. Atoms & Bits was a documentation partner at IWTz2026, where the cohort was announced.Programme manager Joseph Manirakiza said the fund op
This Week in Tanzanian Tech & Finance [Sep 7-13, 2026] (opens the original)
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Good Monday morning.The DSE closed the week above Sh40 trillion in market value for the first time in its history. NMB Bank brought wearable tap-to-pay technology to Kariakoo’s traders ahead of this month’s festival, betting on rings and wristbands over cash. And Mohammed Dewji’s MeTL Group closed out a week in which a new total put his 2026 African commitments at $680 million across seven countries. Below are ten stories this week, plus a rundown of open tenders and roles worth your attention.
The Device That Took Paschal Kija From A University Prize To MIT’s Global List (opens the original)
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The Roundup [Aug 31 - Sep 6, 2026] (opens the original)
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Good Monday morning. Tanzania completed procurement this year for TanSat-1, its first (small) satellite, built by five Tanzanian universities and set to deploy from the International Space Station (ISS). Tanzania’s startups raised $52 million in the first half of 2026, closing in on the country’s first $100 million funding year. And Tembo and Selcom’s founders told Tanzania’s banks and fintechs to rebuild how they work together, as the country’s fintech count grew fivefold in five years.<a class
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