Unprofitable IPOs Are Getting Bigger by Alex Wilhelm, Crunchbase
Morning Markets: Going public and being profitable continue to drift further apart as unicorns make their way to the public
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Google buys business intelligence software and big data analytics company, Looker, for $2.6B
Google buys Looker for $2.6B Google announced it’s acquiring Looker, a business intelligence software and big data analytics company, for
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TWAS─Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Prize 2019
Application Deadline: 31 July 2019 This annual Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Prize, named after the TWAS Fellow Samira Omar,
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Apply for 2019 Facebook Grace Hopper Women in Computing Scholarships
Application Deadline: Friday, June 28th, 5:00pm PDT. Facebook is committed to advancing women in technology, and we are very excited
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Apply for the 2019 Peace Revolution 4th Amani Training for Africa
Application Deadline: August 3rd 2019 Come, let’s take a walk, and see through the rush and bustle for another goal,
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Ashoka/Robert Bosch Stiftung ChangemakerXchange (CXC) Program Zanzibar 2019
Application Deadline: 16th June at 23:00 CET Co-created by Ashoka and Robert Bosch Stiftung, ChangemakerXchange is a global collaborative community
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DHL rolls out DHL Africa eShop platform to more African markets following initial success
DHL Africa eShop sees impressive growth in first seven weeks; Platform has been rolled out to nine more countries across
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2X Challenge Members Launch 2X Invest2Impact – Business Competition in Africa
Leading development finance institutions (DFIs) including FinDev Canada, CDC Group (CDC) of the United Kingdom, Proparco of France, and the
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Call for Participation: Innovating Education in Africa Expo 2019 in Gaborone-Botswana
Application Deadline: July 31st 2019 Education and training remain the bedrock for human empowerment, inclusive prosperity and progressive development. However,
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Female-founded unicorns proliferate in 2019
Female-founded unicorns proliferate in 2019 So far, 2019 is tracking to becoming a historic year for female-founded unicorns. While still
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C40 Cities’ Financing Sustainable African Cities Forum explores potential of African cities in tackling global climate change
The Forum will be held in Africa for the first time; Africa’s leading city officials to connect with investors at
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FIFA and French Development Agency (AFD) sign landmark cooperation agreement to promote women’s football and develop school football in Africa
New strategic alliance will see FIFA and the French Development Agency use football as a vehicle for education, development and
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Trending programs on VC4A: GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize and the 2019 Innovate Accelerator Program
VC4A Update Trending programs Pan-African 21 July 2019 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Is looking for young entrepreneurs
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Pizza startups take bigger slice of VC funding
Pizza startups take bigger slice of VC funding Venture and growth investors have tossed hundred of millions of dollars at
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China startups close fewer supergiant rounds
China startups close fewer supergiant rounds Globally, supergiant funding rounds of $100 million or more are still closing at a
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Stanbic IBTC Plc CP Offer; Tepid Performance in the T-Bills Market as Average Yield Remains at 12.2%
The Treasury Bills (“T-Bills”) market witnessed a lukewarm performance in the four trading sessions last week, as market players’ appetite
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Ranking The Startup Ecosystems of 1,000 Cities and 100 Countries: Nigeria on No. 56 with 5.99 points
StartupBlink has launched the Startup Ecosystems Rankings Report 2019 that now ranks 1,000 cities and 100 countries worldwide. This is
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Getty Images and APO Group announce strategic partnership to provide innovative and integrated text, photo and video services to companies operating in Africa and the Middle East
Getty Images (www.GettyImages.com), a world leader in visual communications, and APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), a leading media relations consultancy and press
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DoorDash, AlloVir, Awfis and PlanetScale Palo Alto Networks, Brex, SoFi, Crowdstrike, Sante Ventures and Northwestern Mutual
DoorDash picks up $600M On-demand food delivery remains hot. San Francisco-based DoorDash just raised $600 million, and is now worth
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Brand Africa 100: Top 100 brands in Africa for 2017/18
At an event with industry leaders from across Africa and hosted by the JSE in partnership with Geopoll, Kantar and
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ECOWAS launches Regional Competition Authority ERCA
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is launching its Regional Competition Authority, on the 31st
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Apply for the AWDF African Women Writers Workshop 2019 for African women Writers & Journalists
Application Deadline: June 24th 2019 THE AFRICAN WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT FUND (AWDF)INVITES AFRICAN WOMEN WRITERS AND JOURNALISTS TO APPLY FOR THE
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Apply for the Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship 2019 for Africa
Application Deadline: June 30th 2019 The Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa (ARIFA) is the capacity development component of
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GTBank and Development Bank of Nigeria invest $70 million to boost Nigeria SMEs
In line with its long-term commitment to growing small and medium enterprises, African Financial Institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, is
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President Buhari Signs 2019 Budget into Law as Analysts Call for Efficient Execution
Following the signing of the 2019 budget into law yesterday by President Muhammadu Buhari, analysts have advised him to ensure
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