BFA Global, FSD Africa, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have launched the Africa Blue Wave, a $1 million initiative to support tech startups which will contribute to more sustainable livelihoods and [c]
The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa, in partnership with Wits University’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and Dogpatch Labs Ireland has opened applications to local technopreneurs to enter the Irish [c]
Safaricom shareholders have approved two new subsidiaries, one dedicated to investing in seed-stage and another on growth-stage start-ups. The significant developments, approved at Safaricom’s 15th Annual General Meeting (AGM), represent a momentous step towards supporting tech [c]
Mozilla’s Africa Mradi programme, in collaboration with Nairobi City County Government (NCCG), have entered into a partnership to support tech-startups in Nairobi County. This is part of a new Mozilla grant making mechanism dubbed Mozilla [c]
Seven start-ups from Uasin Gichu County have been awarded Kshs 1 million through the Mozilla Mashinani tech-innovation challenge launched by Mozilla Africa Mradi and the Gladys Boss Foundation (GBF), during a workshop for tech-startups and [c]
Amid the drastic pullback in global VC funding, the African tech ecosystem stands out with over 8% growth from 2021. Debt funding doubled in volume to $1.5 billion, accounting for nearly a quarter of the [c]
Flourish Ventures, a global venture capital firm investing in mission-driven fintech entrepreneurs, has announced the launch of affiliate Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed stage technology companies in Africa. Aiming to serve mission-driven and [c]
The Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO), an impact investor that supports sustainable private sector growth in frontier markets, has partnered with pan-African tech accelerator, Startupbootcamp AfriTech, for the third installment of the Africa Startup Initiative [c]
In December 2020, CcHUB launched Syndicate by CcHUB, a new investment vehicle that allows angels, investing groups and institutional investors to invest alongside CcHUB in high growth technology startups in Africa. The investment vehicle was designed [c]
Adanian Labs has launched the Adanian Labs Venture Building Program call for startups for 2022. The program invites applications from tech entrepreneurs for the 2022 cohort of exceptional startups to join Adanian Labs in Kenya, [c]
Adanian Labs has launched the Adanian Labs Venture Building Program call for startups for 2022. The program targets applications from tech entrepreneurs for the 2022 cohort of exceptional startups to join Adanian Labs in Kenya, [c]
Wimbart, the Public Relations agency specialising in Africa and emerging markets, has launched the inaugural edition of Wimbart Office Hours, a webinar and mentorship programme designed to equip African startups with the PR tools required [c]
iHub and the World Bank Group will host a one-week intensive boot camp in Nairobi, as part of a business acceleration program to help East African tech start-ups commercialize and scale innovative digital products. The [c]
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