Kopi Kenangan and other tech-powered coffee companies span digital and physical experiences. But some elements of the coffeetech wave remain stubbornly low-tech — for instance, the way that the coffee is still overwhelmingly made by humans. As of February 2022, Kenangan operated 600 stores and had offices in Singapore and Malaysia.

That’s according to a new report by Africa tech news site Disrupt Africa, which documented a dramatic increase in the amount of funding flowing to health tech startups on the continent. Partly thanks to the pandemic, health tech is catching up to the fintech sector in funding.

Jumia, the African e-commerce giant, received a 30% bump in its New York Stock Exchange depository receipts after it was revealed the company would soon make use of UPS’ logistics and delivery networks through the collaboration. Jumia has struggled with delivery challenges on the continent, such as limited mapping in major African cities. The UPS partnership will begin in Kenya, Nigeria, and Morocco.

That’s according to a new report by the International Finance Corporation, which found that women account for more than half of all business owners on the Jumia platform in Kenya and Nigeria. But women-owned businesses were hit hard during the coronavirus pandemic: they saw a 39% drop in sales, compared with 28% for businesses owned by men.