By Thabiso Foto Startups have become vital engines of change that can have an outsized impact on an economy. They are crucial in fueling innovation and enhancing economic and digital competitiveness. They improve access to [c]
MEST Africa has announced Sproutly (Nigeria), Kweli (Senegal), Swoove (Ghana), Hisa (Kenya) and Desert Green Africa (South Africa) as the start-ups who have made it into the grand finale of the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge [c]
AfricInvest, a multi-asset investment platform in Africa and global venture capital firm Cathay Innovation, have completed the final close of their joint pan-African Venture fund, Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund [CAIF], at €110 million ($112.2 million). [c]
Wimbart, the tech focused PR agency that specialises in Africa and emerging markets, has launched its fourth edition of Wimbart Office Hours, a PR mentorship and business support programme designed to equip early-stage African start-ups [c]
The pan-African “Investing in Innovation” program will provide grants and commercialization support to 60 health-tech companies over two years. The launch of the funding program coincides with the release of Salient Advisory’s latest market intelligence [c]
By Patrick Ndegwa Kenya is set to benefit from a $1 billion investment by Google over the next five years to boost digital transformation in Africa. Announced at the company’s Google for Africa virtual event [c]
Mozilla has unveiled a course for SMEs and startups in Kenya to increase their awareness and capabilities on the use and management of data collected in their day-to-day business operations. The online course, Lean Data [c]
Luno, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (DCG), has announced the launch of Luno Expeditions, a global, early-stage investment arm to support the best fintech and crypto/web3 founders on their journeys to build the [c]
By Angel Jones The recently concluded fourth edition of Africa Tech Summit held in Nairobi was a major eye-opener, given the rich menu of presentations and networking opportunities it offered. The summit, held under three [c]
Google has announced the participants in Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7. The selected startups are developing solutions in areas such as healthcare, education, fleet management, logistics automation and recruiting. The seventh class includes [c]
Curacel, the African insurance infrastructure startup, has launched Curacel Grow, an embedded insurance product that empowers technology companies to seamlessly offer insurance as part of their existing products and services. The startup, part of the [c]
Glovo, one of the world’s leading multi-category delivery players, has in partnership with Esade Business School, Ashoka Africa and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), organized a competition for early-stage tech-based startups based in Kenya that deliver [c]
Under the remit of its recently established Africa Transformation Office (ATO), Microsoft has announced new initiatives to accelerate the growth of 10,000 African start-ups and fast-track investment in Africa’s start-up ecosystem over the next five [c]
The Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a globally open innovation program is inviting fintech and payment startups to showcase their innovative products and solutions, with finalists set to gain firsthand exposure to key fintech stakeholders from [c]
Nigeria’s Co-creation Hub, in collaboration with Google, Mojaloop Foundation, and the government of Rwanda, have launched the Fintech Innovation Programme. The programme was unveiled on Saturday, December 11, 2022 at the Hanga Pitchfest 2021. Fintech Innovation Programme [c]
Ventures Platform, the early-stage “discovery” venture capital fund championing the next generation of African entrepreneurs, has announced the first close of its new $40 million pan-African, early-stage fund to invest in market-creating innovations. With this [c]
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) held an event to congratulate 5 innovative start-ups shaping East Africa’s healthcare sector. The forum [c]
The 5th edition of EMERGING Valley will be held on December 13 to14, 2021 at the Palais du Pharo in Marseille and online for an unprecedented event with the most influential African Tech stakeholders. The [c]
African unicorns have made big news in recent months, with four startups having recently reached a $1 billion valuation or more this year alone, taking the total up to seven. Two of the new entrants [c]
TLcom Capital, the Africa-focussed venture capital firm, has announced the launch of the 2021 Africa Tech Female Founder Summit, which will be held virtually on Wednesday 13 October 2021. The keynote session is headlined by [c]
Birimian, the operational investment company focused on African luxury and premium heritage brands, has selected the finalists of its first call for applications (see list below). These finalists will join the acceleration program IFM-Birimian Accelerator [c]
Absa Bank Kenya has partnered with Pan African impact investment platform – Melanin Kapital – to launch an investor readiness program that places startups driving social impact on the path to accessing up to Kshs [c]
TecXposition has launched the second edition of its annual Africa’s premier tech event. Taking place from November 11 – 12, 2021, the virtual event offers the opportunity to experience technology through a global lens, with local [c]
LG Electronics (LG) has launched Mission for the Future, a global competition for startups to unlock innovative technologies and business ideas into the future. This inaugural competition is hosted by the company’s new Silicon Valley-based innovation center, LG [c]
The Tech Trailblazers Awards, the first independent global awards program dedicated to enterprise tech startups, has launched three new regional awards spanning the Americas, Asia Pacific, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). Recognizing a [c]
With the goal of developing youth’s digital skills in Egypt, Vodafone Egypt has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft. The partnership combines the efforts of Vodafone through Begin platform and Microsoft initiative Tawar [c]
The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) has announced the four startups that will go on to the prestigious HiiL Justice Accelerator. The four legal startups are part of a global cohort of 18 [c]
On the back of Cape Town being recognised as the tech capital of Africa, topping international rankings for foreign direct investment strategy, Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC, says several other African cities are quickly emerging as leading startup [c]
Olumide Soyombo, one of Africa’s most prolific and active early-stage investors in tech startups, has announced the launch of Voltron Capital – a pan-African pre-seed and seed firm for elite tech founders tackling critical problems [c]
FSD Africa, the Insurance Regulatory Authority, and Tellistic Technology Services have launched BimaLab, a Kshs 5.3 million accelerator programme designed to support Kenyan innovators to develop innovative solutions for the insurance sector. The BimaLab accelerator [c]
Wimbart, the PR agency specialising in Africa and emerging markets, returns with the launch of its third PR Office Hours programme. The programme has been designed to equip African and Africa-focussed startups with the PR [c]
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