SMEs and Ventures

A logistics and delivery business called Fez Delivery announced its $1 million seed investment. Acasia Ventures (formerly Cairo Angels), Voltron

For active members of the Tekedia Capital Syndicate, Tekedia Capital is introducing a unique investing and portfolio management program in

In order to assist its continuous growth and expansion, Robert Granados, a veteran of the US automotive industry and pioneer

As the digital lender seeks to expand its financial services offering to merchants, PayForce (a sub-brand of YC-backed CrowdForce), a

With your startup idea, how do you create a minimal viable product (MVP)? Michael demonstrates how to choose your initial

Yabx technologies has expanded operations into the Nigerian ecosystem. The startup intends to offer banks and Nigeria’s new-to-credit sectors digital

A new US$95 million Seed Fund has been unveiled by Flat6Labs (www.Flat6Labs.com), the top seed investor in MENA, to support

On Thursday, March 23, 2023, Catalyst 8.0: “Revolutionary Technology And The Future Of African Startups” will be held by Co-Creation

Leading logistics and delivery services provider, Kabo, is happy to announce the launch of its brand-new bicycle last mile delivery

Small and medium-sized companies (SMMEs) are demonstrating that they are the engines of economic growth and job creation throughout the

The largest innovation and incubation hub in Africa, Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), has announced the introduction of an accelerator program for

To help SMEs lower the risk of cyberattacks, Mastercard has teamed with NowNow, a Nigerian startup that specializes in digital

Startupbootcamp AfriTech, with the help of its partners, will launch Cohort 3 of the ASIP Accelerator Program on February 20,

Despite the 2022 VC downturn, young unicorn funding is still strong.Even though startup prices declined last year, fresh unicorns still

The company founders were chosen after participating in TECA’s fellowship program, where they received assistance in developing concepts for businesses

Umba, a pan-African digital bank that last year purchased Kenya’s Daraja Microfinance Bank, has formally begun operating there. Despite solely

With the addition of a new track called Incubator, where early-stage startups are invited to further develop innovations, Volvo Group

IDT Corporation, a global provider of cloud communications, traditional communications, and fintech services, declared today that it is renaming its

The first cohort of the ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator, a Lagos-based initiative to develop early-stage African fintech and proptech

IFC has announced a partnership with Union Bank of Nigeria Plc to assist the bank in expanding lending to hundreds

A investment round led by BITKRAFT Ventures and including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), TTV Capital, Alumni Ventures, Lateral Capital, Kepple Ventures,

Ride-hailing business Bolt has teamed with Nigerian financial company CredPal to provide its consumers ride-now pay-later services. Customers must first

TeamApt has rebranded to Moniepoint as a testament to its success as the all-in-one digital banking solution for businesses throughout

According to a survey by The Big Deal, a research group that tracks startups on the continent, African firms with

10 entrepreneurs developing solutions to strengthen the resilience of climate-vulnerable populations in Africa will receive a $2 million investment from

YouTube has announced the launch of a new revenue-sharing model on Shorts, which will go into effect on February 1,

On 1st January 2023, The Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneurship programme’s application will commence and Entrepreneurs are invited to apply HERE

As of December 2022, MTN has amassed an impressive 20 million monthly active users in collaboration with ayoba, Africa’s Super

Aruwa Capital, a growth equity and early-stage investor, has announced a $2.5 million investment round for Nigerian online retailer Taeillo.

A pan-African early-stage venture capital firm called Ventures Platform today announced the final closing of its international fund, which totaled

Anza Investment Readiness Accelerator Programme Anza provides growth-stage business owners with access to inexpensive, risk-tolerant finance for the rest of

According to data from a Nigerian poll, 33% of IT decision-makers in Nigeria and 34% of them aim to relocate

The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Africa’s leading and largest entrepreneurship foundation and business catalyst, today released the list of entrepreneurs and

According to Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, the CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, TEF has disbursed well over $85m to over 18,000

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has started educating 500 Bayelsa State youths on GSM phone technology in

An oversubscribed pre-seed fundraising round netted $670,000 for VENCO, a technology business that offers solutions to improve living conditions in

NopeaRide, the first fully-electric taxi company that has been in operation since 2018 is folding up its business in Kenya, after failing

Nigerian food-tech platform Orda announced has raised a $3.4 million seed round to further digitize food businesses across the continent. Orda, which

Nigerian fintech startup, Pivo, has closed a $2 million seed round that included participation from Precursor Ventures, Vested World, Y

Autochek, the automotive technology startup making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the launch of Autochek

Flapmax (www.Flapmax.com) announced today the launch of AI Builders Garage, a global on- and offline platform designed to help young entrepreneurs

Following the success of the MultiChoice (www.MultiChoice.com) Africa Accelerator (https://bit.ly/3OtthRz) Programme, which secured $16 million (USD) of funding for six emerging

Two African startups, BleagLee and LiquidGold in addition to Ryp Labs, Earthly, Koltiva have been announced as winners of the

City rankings by the number of Unicorns, Exits, Pantheons, and Influencers; Most Recent Industry Reports; Somalia’s startup ecosystem; CrunchBase Exclusive

It’s now emerging that the collapse of American crypto platform FTX last week has had an impact on Nigeria’s Web3 startup Nestcoin,

PalmPay (www.PalmPay.com), a fintech innovator aiming to make digital payment more accessible and flexible, has obtained a compliance status on

Three Nigerian fintech startups DT2 Technologies, Bunce and ShipBubble are among the nine African startups selected for the €7.5 million Startup Wise

Social impact investor and worldwide cooperative Oikocredit is providing a three-year term loan of $1 million to Standard Life Organisation,

Twenty African youth-led enterprises have won grant funding of up to $100,000 each in this year’s African Youth Adaptation Solutions

In this interview, the Business Director/Chief Operating Officer of Fonbol Energy Services, Mr. Idris Fonahanmi, shares the vision and activities

Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com) is proud to announce that Touch and Pay a Nigeria-based fintech has won the 2022 edition of

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has launched a multinational project to create jobs and improve livelihoods for youth in three

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced it has awarded a grant to Nigeria’s Mobihealthcare (Mobihealth) for a feasibility

LHoFT has announced the 15 fintech startups that have been selected to participate in the fifth edition of the CATAPULT: Inclusion

A record 29 cities across Africa and beyond will play host in November to a physical gathering of investors, in

Union Bank of Nigeria “Union Bank” has announced the first banking partnership with globally recognised telehealth services company Mobihealth International

Some of Africa’s newest business success stores are gaming start-ups. Much of Africa’s economy is stable and the gaming culture

The six finalists were chosen following extremely strong competition from over 700 fintechs from 59 countries; Grand Finale to be

Nigerian health-tech startup Lifestores Healthcare has raised $3M for expansion across the country in a pre-Series A funding round. The

Alibaba Global Initiatives (AGI), a professional training arm of Alibaba Group (https://www.AlibabaGroup.com/), today enrolled the second class of more than

Vella had initially launched to provide a platform that powers crypto infrastructure and spending ability in Africa. With this iteration, the

Experts at the WTO Public Forum deliberate on greening micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to harness the benefits of the

OmniBiz, a platform digitizing the essential goods ecosystem has announced a brand refresh. The refresh reaffirms OmniBiz’s commitment to digitizing

Nigerian blockchain payments startup Bitmama announced a pre-seed extension of $1.65 million, adding to the $350,000 it received last October, thus

More startups scale up to serve freelance and contract workers Freelancers and contract workers now make up a vast and

Flutterwave merchants can now process payments in eNaira, the Nigerian digital currency issued and distributed by the Central Bank of

300 women from across Africa have graduated from Binance’s First Blockchain Bootcamp which kicked off in March 2022. The women were selected from

On August 30th, the SIBC officially launched its6th edition, welcoming the 43 entrepreneurs selected for the 2022 cohort. These social and inclusive

Nigerian fintech startup NowNow Digital Systems has raised  $13M in its seed round for expansion across Africa. The company was

The federal government has concluded plans train 2,000 residents in Nasarawa on various skills as part of its commitment to lift 100

Duplo, a business-to-business payment platform that makes it easier for African businesses of all sizes to pay each other, has

Today’s generation do everything from ordering meals to scheduling doctor’s appointments on their mobile phones or online. To better meet

Anchor (https://getAnchor.co/), a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform making it possible to seamlessly build financial products in Africa announces its public beta

There is a growing number of startups across Africa that are helping to connect manufacturers with wholesalers and retailers. Nigeria’s

As part of its Global Youth Initiative, Nestlé has launched the Nestlé Youth Entrepreneurship Platform (YEP), a new digital platform

The Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) (https://www.FMO.nl), a leading impact investor that supports sustainable private sector growth in frontier markets,

The Edo Agric Digital Innovation Hub is a new virtual hub made up of a group of organisations with complementary

Kwik (https://Kwik.delivery) announces today that it officially launched its innovative and award-winning just-in-time delivery solutions to merchants, entrepreneurs, businesses, government agencies

The Venture Lab at The American University in Cairo (AUC) was recognized as the Best Accelerator in Africa at the inaugural Global Startup

The August edition of the CcHUB community Product Showcase is here! For this edition, we will be hosting Akinniran Oke, the founder of Hremsoft. This

TeamApt has just completed a financing round and brought onboard one of the world’s largest fintech specialists, QED Investors. With

Yellow Card Financial is proud to announce its new payment feature – Yellow Pay. This innovative solution will make it easier

Klasha, a Lagos and San Francisco -based technology company transforming cross-border African commerce has appointed Ayman Jawhar as its Chief Product Officer.

EdTech innovators will showcase their products, polished or work in progress, and the community will contribute by giving insightful feedback.

Seedstars has announced plans to invest in 100 more startups through its second emerging market seed-stage fund, called Seedstars International Ventures

Kwik is expanding its offer of digital services today with the launch of KwikStore –  adding yet another exciting service to

Applications are open for the third cohort of the Africa Digital Accelerator program sponsored by SME Growth Lab AFRICA. Through this program,

Women’s World Banking and the UN Capital Development Fund today announced the launch of the Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion (WDFI) Advocacy Hub, a

African Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is partnering with the African Development Bank Group Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa

Bloc, Nigeria’s full-service FinTech and Banking as a Service infrastructure provider, announces its acquisition of Getwallets, the wallets-as-a-service provider that

In the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2022, we have introduced for the first time the country rankings by Absolute Power. This

The British International Investment (BII) and INOKS Capital announced first-of-its-kind Africa-focused Trade Access Programme (TAP), to help to increase needed

Clintonel Advanced Engineering Centre (AEC) Aba has received the prestigious national award as the Most Outstanding MSME in Nigeria 2022,

Nigerian lender, Unity Bank Plc has doled out a N10 million business grant to 30 corps members who emerged the winners

In observation of UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day, today 27 June, we highlight small businesses that are

Startup Ecosystems in Africa received the least funding compared to their counterparts in China, Isreal, USA and Europe. This is

In furtherance of the need to empower female business owners across the country, The ELOY Foundation, in partnership with FirstBank

27 June 2022. TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has appointed Eloho Omame as a Partner, bolstering its capabilities as

Nigerian at-home lab testing startup HealthTracka has raised US$1.5 million in funding to expand its operations into Kenya and Ghana.

Wimbart, the London-based Public Relations agency specializing in Africa and emerging markets, has launched the fourth edition of its Office

Afrilabs has announced the selected winners of the AfriLabs Virtual Meetup Grant – series 7. Three hubs across Africa including

Nigerian fintech firm VeendHQ announced it has secured $330k pre-seed fund, backed by Magic Fund, The Oak Capital, Future Africa,

We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative of the African Development Bank

WhatsApp has announced the launch of the WhatsAppreneurs campaign, profiling small entrepreneurs from Africa who are using the WhatsApp Business

This year’s Global Startup Ecosystem Index highlights some interesting shifts in the global top 10 cities for startups. Below you can find

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company has announced the appointment of Oneal Bhambani as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Bhambani joins the Nigerian fintech

Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) has partnered with Pan African University Life and Earth Sciences Institute (PAULESI) and De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) in efforts to

Constant Ventures, a part of the Constant Group, is raising a $100 million venture capital fund to invest across a

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022 Suitable start-ups to be funded through develoPPP Ventures are being selected during an open ideas

Application Deadline: 17th June 2022 Beer Garage Accelerator is a program by Beer Garage – Global tech innovation hub of AB

Application Deadline: May 31, 2022 Regardless of your industry, data protection, privacy, security, and compliance are critical to a startup’s

Nigerian fintech startup Grey has announced the launch of its service to East Africa starting with Kenya in partnership with

CCHUB is excited to announce the offering of free Co-working spaces to entrepreneurs and professionals building innovative businesses and projects in

African merchants encounter many challenges when it comes to international shipping, ranging from logistics and customs to hidden and excessive

Nigerian entrepreneur Mustapha Gajibo has been converting petrol mini-buses into electric vehicles at his workshop, but he is now going

Application Deadline: June 6, 2022  The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is now accepting applications from aspiring social entrepreneurs

Application Deadline:  15 July 2022.  The African Fact-Checking Awards, the longest-running awards programme honouring fact-checking journalism by the media in

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Forum (WFF) have launched the WFF’s

Nominations are now open for the 2022 edition of the prestigious AWIEF (www.AWIEForum.org) Awards, which recognise, honour and celebrate women

Viva Technology and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced the top 45 start-ups that have been long-listed for the first edition

Application Deadline: May 11, 2022 Beer Garage Accelerator is a program by Beer Garage – Global tech innovation hub of

African digital payments company DPO Group has added a new form of payment that will allow merchants in Nigeria to

Despite growth, crypto-corn sector not immune to macro trends Crypto sometimes seems like the darling of venture capital—impervious to a

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved an equity investment of €9.8 million to support

Application Deadline: April 15th, 2022 Because Quickteller understands the work that goes into building a business, Quickteller will like to

Nigerian fintech startup ImaliPay has closed $3 million seed funding round to bring financial services to gig workers. Founded in late 2020 in Nigeria,

Asia venture funding falls after record 2021 The venture market in Asia is not immune to the decline in funding

Tiger roars into the lead as top startup investors scale back While the top startup investors globally are still spending,

Application Deadline: May 15th, 2022 The world has already invented products and services to end poverty. Yet we have found

The number of POS terminals in Nigeria grew from 150,000 in 2017 to 543,000 in April 2021, according to Statista. During that

Based on a sample of nearly 100,000 entities on the StartupBlink map, we can pinpoint interesting trends related to core

Egypt’s on-demand bus-hailing company Swvl has announced a new partnership with African fintech mobility startup Moove to scale Moove’s revenue-based vehicle financing

Last year we took ten startups from across the continent through the three-month Telecel Group Africa Startup Initiative Program (ASIP).

The LHoFT Foundation has announced the 10 African fintech startups that will take part in the special edition of CATAPULT:

Application Deadline: March 25th, 2022 Oxfam believes SMEs have the potential to contribute to sustainable growth through increased employment, higher

Application Deadline: April 10th, 2022 UNLEASH Plus is a global 6-month incubation program for entrepreneurs working on social or environmental

Google and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have announced an inaugural Google.org Fellowship to provide 1 million more people in

Application Deadline: April 1st, 2022 Launching in early 2021, the Market-Creating Innovation (MCI) Bootcamp is an eight-session curriculum designed to

Google has announced the 15 African startups that have been selected for its Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7 programme. The

Application Deadline: March 25th, 2022 VivaTech, with support from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), launched the first edition of the AfricaTech

Global financial transactions are facilitated mainly by payment processors such as Visa or Mastercard. They are responsible for communication between

Application Deadline: May 31, 2022, The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) has opened applications for the 2022 cycle of

Application Deadline:  April 15, 2022. The WE Empower UN SDG Challenge is the first-of-its-kind global competition for social entrepreneurs who

African Tech Vision, a non-profit-organization supporting early-stage female tech founders, has announced 26 startups that will be joining its 2nd

pplication Deadline: May 31, 2022. Through its WIA 54 programme, WIA is committed to supporting 10,000 African women entrepreneurs by

Application Deadline: March 18, 2022 Applications are open for the second DFS Labs Blockchain Bootcamp, designed to give early to mid-stage

Application Deadline: March 5th, 2022 Hackaholics 3.0 is centered around exploring the possibilities of Emerging Technologies (NFTs, Metaverse, Blockchain, AR,

Ukraine conflict could further rankle supply of chips and funding Last year set a record for venture funding to semiconductor

GIZ Accelerator Program for Climate Change Innovations GIZ and partners are seeking to support climate change innovators in Benin, Niger

Application Deadline: March 11th, 2022 The GrowthAfrica Accelerator is a 6-months support programme that guides you in understanding all components

The coalition for a sustainable and inclusive recovery of the private sector ( https://bit.ly/3oV8zOV), an international group of 20 development finance institutions that

Four African fintech startups have been selected to join the tenth cohort of the Catalyst Fund accelerator. The startups are among the

We are excited to announce the first edition of the Creative Business Series by the Creative Economy Practice at CcHUB. The Series

The deadline for receiving applications is: 24 February. APPLY This is an opportunity provided by the Environment, Health & Resilience

Earnipay, a financial technology solution that provides flexible and on-demand salary access to income-earners, has closed a Seed round of

SAIS Investment Readiness Programme 2022 – Farmed Animal Tech Start-upsThe Investment Readiness Programme by GIZ and the Bill & Melinda

Healthtech startup Remedial Health has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to digitize neighbourhood pharmacies across Africa starting with Nigeria. 

Moove, the African mobility fintech, has partnered with CFAO Motors and purchased over 5,000 brand-new, fuel-efficient Suzuki vehicles for its mobility

Nigeria has more than 12 million registered vehicles, and approximately 90% of them are used cars that need frequent checkups to

Google has announced the launch of a new academy to offer free training to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and

Application Deadline: March 4th, 2022 The Creative Economy Practice at CcHUB has launched a call for applications for Createch Accelerator 1.0. The

Application Deadline: March 13th 2022 The Westerwelle Young Founders Programme (YFP) is a six-month fellowship for 25 leaders uplifting emerging

Nexford University, the Washington D.C.-based next generation university platform, has announced the Nigerian launch of its global mentorship program –

Application Deadline:March 21, 2022 The Next Generation Women Leaders EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) Program kicks off with a

Application Deadline:27th of February 2022. The professional certificate programmes are 3-6 month-long, fully online. You can learn from anywhere, at

Application Deadline: 11 February 2022 ImpactAim SDGs Tech PreAccelerator powered by UNDP, Seedstars, and Financial Times is a 15-day intensive

Application Deadline: March 4th, 2022 The effects of climate change have birthed a consistent global drive to disrupt energy consumption

Casava, Nigeria’s digital insurance company has secured $4 million in pre-seed funding to provide affordable and accessible insurance products for

Junior Achievement (JA) Africa and The Richer Media Limited have signed a partnership to produce The Junior Billionaires Club TM (JBC), an animated

Kenya-based digital trucking logistics startup Amitruck has announced today that it has secured $4m in a seed funding round that had the participation of

To better engage with communities in the diaspora, Nigerian prop-tech startup Seso Global has launched regional offices in the United States

The Microsoft GrowthX accelerator program’s mission is to connect startups with the best of Microsoft and help them scale.The virtual

Idea Hatch (iHatch) is a 5-month free intensive incubation program organized by the National Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Acumen’s vision is of a world based on dignity, where every human being has an opportunity to thrive. We are

FinDev Canada announced a $20 million loan to Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, the parent company of the Ecobank Group, to strengthen

A small handful of Instagram content creators can now directly charge followers a monthly subscription fee for exclusive content and

QED Investors, a global venture capital firm focused on investing in disruptive financial services companies, has hired Chidinma (Chid) Iwueke to support

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has charged African leaders and citizens to be united in the promotion of the

Kaspersky experts have uncovered a series of attacks by advanced persistent threat (APT) actor BlueNoroff against small and medium-sized companies

Home Grown Solutions Accelerator for Pandemic Resilience The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD aims to work with local private sector healthcare

Swedish Institute She Entrepreneurs Program 2022: Do you want to take your businesses to a new level and develop both as

ViewSonic, a leading global provider of visual solutions, and Hustle Fund, a pre-seed venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups,

Attention visionaries, innovators, change-makers, and risk-takers! FORBES AFRICA is back, once again on the hunt for Africans under the age

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its subsidiary, the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR), in

Deadline: January 31, 2022 Applications are open for the AUDA-NEPAD Home Grown Solutions Accelerator for Pandemic Resilience 2022. The Home

Deadline: January 14, 2022 Applications are open for the Women in News Leadership Accelerator Program 2022. WIN Leadership Accelerator is

Metro Africa Express (MAX), a Nigerian mobility tech startup, has raised $31 million in a Series B funding round and

Application Deadline: January 14th, 2022 Women in News Leadership Accelerator Programme is an intensive nine-month long career and leadership programme

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a loan of $170 million to finance a

Ecobank Group’s Commercial Banking business has partnered with Old  Mutual, Allianz, SUNU, Sanlam & NSIA, to offer a range of

The Global Startup Ecosystem returns with the 3rd annual Nigeria Tech Summit which will take place on December 17, 2021 (10am-5pm EST)

More new startups valued at $10 billion or above have been minted in 2021—far more than in any prior year,

Application Deadline: January 14, 2022 The Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards recognize global excellence in the broad area of food

Application Deadline: November 28th 2021 JUMPSTARTER is a not-for-profit initiative curated by Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund that provides a platform for all entrepreneurs

The African Development Bank’s (AfDB.org) Coding for Employment (https://bit.ly/3kMNqEF) program will train over 500 digital ambassadors to lead a peer-to-peer

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has selected 4,949 entrepreneurs

Co-creation Hub (Africa’s largest innovation hub) and Ojoma Ochai announce the launch of a new Creative Economy Practice. The Africa-focused

Application Deadline: 1 December 2021 11:59 pm (CET) The Kofi Annan Award has been initiated by the Austrian Federal Chancellery,

Application Deadline: December 22nd, 2021 at 17:00 PST Climate finance entrepreneurs from all over the world can apply for the Global

An additional 50 women are to benefit from the second phase of Nestlé Nigeria’s project (www.Nestle-CWA.com)- Empowering Rural Women in

Finalists to compete for the top prize and could be inducted into the coveted Ecobank Fintech Fellowship to pursue commercial

Momentum and capital behind an Africa tech revolution. Investors at the 8th Africa Early Stage Investor Summit celebrated record-breaking deal-making

Application Deadline: December 23rd 2021 The Startupper of the year Challenge by TotalEnergies is back for its 3rd edition in 32 African

Mastercard has been actively expanding its platform capabilities through the Mastercard Developers portfolio, adding a multitude of differentiated services to

Here are some trending opportunities and events on VC4A platform for entrepreneurs AICCRA Zambia Accelerator Grant AICCRA Zambia aims to achieve

Four decades since their last album, Swedish pop legends ABBA are finally back, in one of the most anticipated musical

Application Deadline: November 30th 2021 Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship The Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship gives you

Zuhura Innovation Africa, a women-led and youth-focused organization has launched the 3rd edition of the Africa Basque Challenge (ABC) targeting

Bloomberg estimated Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s net worth at $335 billion after Tesla’s stock rose again. Tesla’s stock has risen

Husk Power Systems, the rural clean energy services leader in Africa and Asia,has  launched its first six solar hybrid minigrids

Leading Pan African entrepreneurship and innovation non-profit, the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org), has announced the top

Digital Realty, the global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions and Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund

Application Deadline: 31 November 2021 The Anzisha Prize is Africa’s biggest award for her youngest entrepreneurs aged 15 – 22

Today, Administrator Samantha Power announced the launch of USAID’s new Africa Trade and Investment program at the African Growth and

AKON, the Senegalese descent international superstar met the Merck Foundation CEO, Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, at her office to discuss

Brass, a Nigerian digital bank delivering easy access to affordable premium banking services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), has

Catalytic Africa was established by ABAN and AfriLabs with the purpose of supporting the African startup ecosystem in the most

Application Deadline:January 15, 2022 The Wise Guys SaaS–Africa Acceleration Program is mainly for East- and West-African early-stage digital B2B SaaS

Application Deadline: November 7th, 2021 Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation is a grant making organization established in 2016 to support

Application Deadline: October 31st, 2021 The President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, announced the African App Launchpad initiative within the

Last week, tech giant Google announced that it plans to invest up to $50 million in African early- and growth-stage startups

Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing , has partnered with Access Bank, to launch a new auto-finance scheme that allows customers to buy

Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, has officially taken over as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for Airtel Africa. The African arm

The African Union (https://AU.int/) has announced a partnership with the APO Group (https://APO-opa.com/), the leading pan-African communications agency and press

Application Deadline: November 30, 2021 The Ag Plastics Innovation Challenge seeks to identity solutions that have potential to scale commercially.

Application Deadline: September 30th 2021 The WSA Young Innovators Award is an open call. The participation in the WSA Young Innovators is

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have jointly launched Centres of Entrepreneurship in Africa,

Hiveonline, a company that uses blockchain technology to build sustainable digital economies for communities of farmers in five countries across sub-Saharan Africa,

For the second consecutive year, The Jack Ma Foundation has invited APO Group Founder and Chairman Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard (www.Pompigne-Mognard.com) to

Endeavor Nigeria has unveiled the inaugural cohort of entrepreneurs for its new 10-week Endeavor ScaleUp Program that aims to support Nigeria’s

Innovative solutions by African entrepreneurs continue to make local impact while having a global appeal.  uLesson, one such innovation is

Invest Africa (www.InvestAfrica.com), the leading trade and investment platform for African markets, has launched a new programme of support for

Do you have what it takes to be on THE NEXT TITAN NIGERIA Season 8, The Uncaged Edition? The Season 8, The

CcHub is excited to launch the “Facebook Design for Epidemiology Challenge”.  This project is aimed at exploring and leveraging Facebook

Despite the gender gap and social challenges, entrepreneurial women across the world and in the Middle East and Africa (MEA)

The Pan-African Banking Group seeks innovative start-ups to partner and collaborate with; Applications are now open. The pan-African banking group,

Moove, an African mobility fintech, today announced that it has raised $23 million in Series A funding. The round was

Twenty-five African female-founded tech startups have been selected for the second edition of The Future is Female Mentorship Program. This is a PR

Application Deadline: 15 August 2021 The Changemakers Innovation Challenge is conceived by ACT Foundation as a response to the impressive work of

Meaningful Business, a curated network and content platform, is inviting nominations from African impact leaders for the global Meaningful Business 100 (MB100)

Over 200 graduates emerge from the Ecobank Group and AUDA-NEPAD MSME Training for Financing program The leading pan-African banking group,

The best way to grow your business is by referrals generated from a strong trusted network. In the previous blog,

Application Deadline: August 31st, 2021 ‘Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations through Startups’ (SAIS) is a project implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale

Application Deadline: 2 August 2021 The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to make up to $100K equity-free investments to provide early stage

The Top 50 finalists chosen from 12,000+ entries, selected by a prestigious pool of 233 judges; 16 countries from Africa

Application Deadline: July 25th, 2021 23:59 Pacific time. UNLEASH Plus is a global 6-month incubation program for entrepreneurs working on social

New research by Mastercard has highlighted the important role of government support in helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has explained that its increased and consistent support to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs)

Application Deadline: 31 August 2021 Birimian and the Institut Français de la Mode are supporting African emerging designers through a unique accelerator

Grace Wangui wakes up every morning to beat the traffic jam as she goes to buy supplies for her greengrocery

The African Development Bank (AfDB), approved a loan of $50 million to Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to channel

Being resilient, having multiple streams of income, and building emergency funds, have been identified as key attributes of an individual on their way to financial

Application Deadline: July 12th, 2021 Accelerate2030 – Nigeria identifies the most innovative startups in Nigeria tackling the Sustainable Development Goals, and supports them

As he prepares to blast off into a new career stage, Jeff Bezos leaves an enduring legacy after transforming Amazon from a modest online

Eng. Tanui takes the mantle from his predecessor Ms. Hauwa Yabani who is the CEO of Abuja Technology Village Free

A study conducted by Genesis Analytics in eight African countries – Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, the DRC, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana,

Application Deadline: 22 June 2021 The application process is now open for the 5th edition of the Paradigm Initiative (PIN) Digital Rights

Application Deadline: June 30th 2021 The MultiChoice Talent Factory is an Africa-wide, multi-tiered training and experiential learning programme by MultiChoice Africa.

Application Deadline: June 4th 2021 BudStart is an Accelerator program of Beer Garage with a focus on solving real world

The Virtual Meetup Grant is part of the AfriLabs Capacity Building Programme, which is funded by the Agence Française de

Application Deadline: June 2nd 2021 In partnership with the U.S. State Department’s Africa Regional Services (ARS), the International Center For Journalists (ICFJ)

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to the promotion and empowerment of young women and girls in

For the first time ever, future-shapers from all 55 African Union member states now have the chance to participate in

Tekedia Capital will have an Open Session on May 29, 2021 at 4pm WAT on Zoom to answer questions on Tekedia Capital

Application Deadline: 22nd June 2021 The RNTC Netherlands training centre provides training for media professionals from all over the world: from

Application Deadline: June 30th 2021 Every year the TED Fellows program selects a new group of extraordinary, multidisciplinary individuals by open application.

The “Africa’s Business Heroes” (ABH) prize competition (www.AfricaBusinessHeroes.org) will close applications for its third annual edition on June 7. Already,

Nigerian fintech startups Igugu Global, Awabah and Crop2cash are among the 14 Fintech start-ups selected to take part in the

The Rural Electrification Agency has engaged BeebeeJump, Solar Sisters Inc., Fenchurch Offgrid Energy Ltd., Creeds Renewable Energy and Azuri Nigeria