Fez Delivery raises $1 million from Angel Investors for expansion
A logistics and delivery business called Fez Delivery announced its $1 million seed investment. Acasia Ventures (formerly Cairo Angels), Voltron
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A logistics and delivery business called Fez Delivery announced its $1 million seed investment. Acasia Ventures (formerly Cairo Angels), Voltron
Read moreFor active members of the Tekedia Capital Syndicate, Tekedia Capital is introducing a unique investing and portfolio management program in
Read moreIn order to assist its continuous growth and expansion, Robert Granados, a veteran of the US automotive industry and pioneer
Read moreAs the digital lender seeks to expand its financial services offering to merchants, PayForce (a sub-brand of YC-backed CrowdForce), a
Read moreWith your startup idea, how do you create a minimal viable product (MVP)? Michael demonstrates how to choose your initial
Read moreYabx technologies has expanded operations into the Nigerian ecosystem. The startup intends to offer banks and Nigeria’s new-to-credit sectors digital
Read moreA new US$95 million Seed Fund has been unveiled by Flat6Labs (www.Flat6Labs.com), the top seed investor in MENA, to support
Read moreOn Thursday, March 23, 2023, Catalyst 8.0: “Revolutionary Technology And The Future Of African Startups” will be held by Co-Creation
Read moreLeading logistics and delivery services provider, Kabo, is happy to announce the launch of its brand-new bicycle last mile delivery
Read moreSmall and medium-sized companies (SMMEs) are demonstrating that they are the engines of economic growth and job creation throughout the
Read moreThe largest innovation and incubation hub in Africa, Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), has announced the introduction of an accelerator program for
Read moreTo help SMEs lower the risk of cyberattacks, Mastercard has teamed with NowNow, a Nigerian startup that specializes in digital
Read moreStartupbootcamp AfriTech, with the help of its partners, will launch Cohort 3 of the ASIP Accelerator Program on February 20,
Read moreDespite the 2022 VC downturn, young unicorn funding is still strong.Even though startup prices declined last year, fresh unicorns still
Read moreThe company founders were chosen after participating in TECA’s fellowship program, where they received assistance in developing concepts for businesses
Read moreUmba, a pan-African digital bank that last year purchased Kenya’s Daraja Microfinance Bank, has formally begun operating there. Despite solely
Read moreWith the addition of a new track called Incubator, where early-stage startups are invited to further develop innovations, Volvo Group
Read moreIDT Corporation, a global provider of cloud communications, traditional communications, and fintech services, declared today that it is renaming its
Read moreThe first cohort of the ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator, a Lagos-based initiative to develop early-stage African fintech and proptech
Read moreIFC has announced a partnership with Union Bank of Nigeria Plc to assist the bank in expanding lending to hundreds
Read moreA investment round led by BITKRAFT Ventures and including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), TTV Capital, Alumni Ventures, Lateral Capital, Kepple Ventures,
Read moreRide-hailing business Bolt has teamed with Nigerian financial company CredPal to provide its consumers ride-now pay-later services. Customers must first
Read moreTeamApt has rebranded to Moniepoint as a testament to its success as the all-in-one digital banking solution for businesses throughout
Read moreAccording to a survey by The Big Deal, a research group that tracks startups on the continent, African firms with
Read more10 entrepreneurs developing solutions to strengthen the resilience of climate-vulnerable populations in Africa will receive a $2 million investment from
Read moreYouTube has announced the launch of a new revenue-sharing model on Shorts, which will go into effect on February 1,
Read moreOn 1st January 2023, The Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneurship programme’s application will commence and Entrepreneurs are invited to apply HERE
Read moreAs of December 2022, MTN has amassed an impressive 20 million monthly active users in collaboration with ayoba, Africa’s Super
Read moreAruwa Capital, a growth equity and early-stage investor, has announced a $2.5 million investment round for Nigerian online retailer Taeillo.
Read moreA pan-African early-stage venture capital firm called Ventures Platform today announced the final closing of its international fund, which totaled
Read moreAnza Investment Readiness Accelerator Programme Anza provides growth-stage business owners with access to inexpensive, risk-tolerant finance for the rest of
Read moreAccording to data from a Nigerian poll, 33% of IT decision-makers in Nigeria and 34% of them aim to relocate
Read moreThe Tony Elumelu Foundation, Africa’s leading and largest entrepreneurship foundation and business catalyst, today released the list of entrepreneurs and
Read moreAccording to Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, the CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, TEF has disbursed well over $85m to over 18,000
Read moreThe Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has started educating 500 Bayelsa State youths on GSM phone technology in
Read moreAn oversubscribed pre-seed fundraising round netted $670,000 for VENCO, a technology business that offers solutions to improve living conditions in
Read moreNopeaRide, the first fully-electric taxi company that has been in operation since 2018 is folding up its business in Kenya, after failing
Read moreNigerian food-tech platform Orda announced has raised a $3.4 million seed round to further digitize food businesses across the continent. Orda, which
Read moreNigerian fintech startup, Pivo, has closed a $2 million seed round that included participation from Precursor Ventures, Vested World, Y
Read moreAutochek, the automotive technology startup making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the launch of Autochek
Read moreFlapmax (www.Flapmax.com) announced today the launch of AI Builders Garage, a global on- and offline platform designed to help young entrepreneurs
Read moreFollowing 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
Read moreTwo African startups, BleagLee and LiquidGold in addition to Ryp Labs, Earthly, Koltiva have been announced as winners of the
Read moreCity rankings by the number of Unicorns, Exits, Pantheons, and Influencers; Most Recent Industry Reports; Somalia’s startup ecosystem; CrunchBase Exclusive
Read moreIt’s now emerging that the collapse of American crypto platform FTX last week has had an impact on Nigeria’s Web3 startup Nestcoin,
Read morePalmPay (www.PalmPay.com), a fintech innovator aiming to make digital payment more accessible and flexible, has obtained a compliance status on
Read moreThree Nigerian fintech startups DT2 Technologies, Bunce and ShipBubble are among the nine African startups selected for the €7.5 million Startup Wise
Read moreSocial impact investor and worldwide cooperative Oikocredit is providing a three-year term loan of $1 million to Standard Life Organisation,
Read moreTwenty African youth-led enterprises have won grant funding of up to $100,000 each in this year’s African Youth Adaptation Solutions
Read moreIn this interview, the Business Director/Chief Operating Officer of Fonbol Energy Services, Mr. Idris Fonahanmi, shares the vision and activities
Read moreEcobank Group (www.Ecobank.com) is proud to announce that Touch and Pay a Nigeria-based fintech has won the 2022 edition of
Read moreThe African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has launched a multinational project to create jobs and improve livelihoods for youth in three
Read moreThe U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced it has awarded a grant to Nigeria’s Mobihealthcare (Mobihealth) for a feasibility
Read moreLHoFT has announced the 15 fintech startups that have been selected to participate in the fifth edition of the CATAPULT: Inclusion
Read moreA record 29 cities across Africa and beyond will play host in November to a physical gathering of investors, in
Read moreUnion Bank of Nigeria “Union Bank” has announced the first banking partnership with globally recognised telehealth services company Mobihealth International
Read moreSome of Africa’s newest business success stores are gaming start-ups. Much of Africa’s economy is stable and the gaming culture
Read moreThe six finalists were chosen following extremely strong competition from over 700 fintechs from 59 countries; Grand Finale to be
Read moreNigerian health-tech startup Lifestores Healthcare has raised $3M for expansion across the country in a pre-Series A funding round. The
Read moreAlibaba Global Initiatives (AGI), a professional training arm of Alibaba Group (https://www.AlibabaGroup.com/), today enrolled the second class of more than
Read moreVella had initially launched to provide a platform that powers crypto infrastructure and spending ability in Africa. With this iteration, the
Read moreExperts at the WTO Public Forum deliberate on greening micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to harness the benefits of the
Read moreOmniBiz, a platform digitizing the essential goods ecosystem has announced a brand refresh. The refresh reaffirms OmniBiz’s commitment to digitizing
Read moreNigerian blockchain payments startup Bitmama announced a pre-seed extension of $1.65 million, adding to the $350,000 it received last October, thus
Read moreMore startups scale up to serve freelance and contract workers Freelancers and contract workers now make up a vast and
Read moreFlutterwave merchants can now process payments in eNaira, the Nigerian digital currency issued and distributed by the Central Bank of
Read more300 women from across Africa have graduated from Binance’s First Blockchain Bootcamp which kicked off in March 2022. The women were selected from
Read moreOn August 30th, the SIBC officially launched its6th edition, welcoming the 43 entrepreneurs selected for the 2022 cohort. These social and inclusive
Read moreNigerian fintech startup NowNow Digital Systems has raised $13M in its seed round for expansion across Africa. The company was
Read moreThe federal government has concluded plans train 2,000 residents in Nasarawa on various skills as part of its commitment to lift 100
Read moreDuplo, a business-to-business payment platform that makes it easier for African businesses of all sizes to pay each other, has
Read morePalmPay (https://PalmPay.com/), a fintech innovator aiming to make digital payment more accessible and flexible, announced that it has reached 10
Read moreToday’s generation do everything from ordering meals to scheduling doctor’s appointments on their mobile phones or online. To better meet
Read moreAnchor (https://getAnchor.co/), a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform making it possible to seamlessly build financial products in Africa announces its public beta
Read moreThere is a growing number of startups across Africa that are helping to connect manufacturers with wholesalers and retailers. Nigeria’s
Read moreAs part of its Global Youth Initiative, Nestlé has launched the Nestlé Youth Entrepreneurship Platform (YEP), a new digital platform
Read moreThe Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) (https://www.FMO.nl), a leading impact investor that supports sustainable private sector growth in frontier markets,
Read moreWe invite you to Tekedia Capital OPEN which is scheduled on Saturday, Aug 27, 2022 at 4-5pm WAT. Prof Ndubuisi Ekekwe, the
Read moreThe Edo Agric Digital Innovation Hub is a new virtual hub made up of a group of organisations with complementary
Read moreKwik (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
Read moreThe Venture Lab at The American University in Cairo (AUC) was recognized as the Best Accelerator in Africa at the inaugural Global Startup
Read moreThe August edition of the CcHUB community Product Showcase is here! For this edition, we will be hosting Akinniran Oke, the founder of Hremsoft. This
Read moreTeamApt has just completed a financing round and brought onboard one of the world’s largest fintech specialists, QED Investors. With
Read moreYellow Card Financial is proud to announce its new payment feature – Yellow Pay. This innovative solution will make it easier
Read moreKlasha, a Lagos and San Francisco -based technology company transforming cross-border African commerce has appointed Ayman Jawhar as its Chief Product Officer.
Read moreEdTech innovators will showcase their products, polished or work in progress, and the community will contribute by giving insightful feedback.
Read moreSeedstars has announced plans to invest in 100 more startups through its second emerging market seed-stage fund, called Seedstars International Ventures
Read moreKwik is expanding its offer of digital services today with the launch of KwikStore – adding yet another exciting service to
Read moreApplications are open for the third cohort of the Africa Digital Accelerator program sponsored by SME Growth Lab AFRICA. Through this program,
Read moreWomen’s World Banking and the UN Capital Development Fund today announced the launch of the Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion (WDFI) Advocacy Hub, a
Read moreAfrican Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is partnering with the African Development Bank Group Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa
Read moreBloc, Nigeria’s full-service FinTech and Banking as a Service infrastructure provider, announces its acquisition of Getwallets, the wallets-as-a-service provider that
Read moreIn the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2022, we have introduced for the first time the country rankings by Absolute Power. This
Read moreThe British International Investment (BII) and INOKS Capital announced first-of-its-kind Africa-focused Trade Access Programme (TAP), to help to increase needed
Read moreEricsson announces the launch of its Together Apart Hackathon in Nigeria. The Hackathon’s objective is to identify innovative solutions using
Read moreClintonel Advanced Engineering Centre (AEC) Aba has received the prestigious national award as the Most Outstanding MSME in Nigeria 2022,
Read moreNigerian lender, Unity Bank Plc has doled out a N10 million business grant to 30 corps members who emerged the winners
Read moreIn observation of UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day, today 27 June, we highlight small businesses that are
Read moreStartup Ecosystems in Africa received the least funding compared to their counterparts in China, Isreal, USA and Europe. This is
Read moreIn furtherance of the need to empower female business owners across the country, The ELOY Foundation, in partnership with FirstBank
Read more27 June 2022. TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has appointed Eloho Omame as a Partner, bolstering its capabilities as
Read moreNigerian at-home lab testing startup HealthTracka has raised US$1.5 million in funding to expand its operations into Kenya and Ghana.
Read moreWimbart, the London-based Public Relations agency specializing in Africa and emerging markets, has launched the fourth edition of its Office
Read moreAfrilabs has announced the selected winners of the AfriLabs Virtual Meetup Grant – series 7. Three hubs across Africa including
Read moreNigerian fintech firm VeendHQ announced it has secured $330k pre-seed fund, backed by Magic Fund, The Oak Capital, Future Africa,
Read moreWe are thrilled to announce our new partnership with the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative of the African Development Bank
Read moreWhatsApp has announced the launch of the WhatsAppreneurs campaign, profiling small entrepreneurs from Africa who are using the WhatsApp Business
Read moreThis year’s Global Startup Ecosystem Index highlights some interesting shifts in the global top 10 cities for startups. Below you can find
Read moreFlutterwave, 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
Read moreAfrica represents one of the highest potential markets for growth with significant natural and human capital resources untapped. Diverse and
Read moreCo-creation Hub (CcHUB) has partnered with Pan African University Life and Earth Sciences Institute (PAULESI) and De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) in efforts to
Read moreConstant Ventures, a part of the Constant Group, is raising a $100 million venture capital fund to invest across a
Read moreApplication Deadline: June 30, 2022 Suitable start-ups to be funded through develoPPP Ventures are being selected during an open ideas
Read moreApplication Deadline: 17th June 2022 Beer Garage Accelerator is a program by Beer Garage – Global tech innovation hub of AB
Read moreApplication Deadline: May 31, 2022 Regardless of your industry, data protection, privacy, security, and compliance are critical to a startup’s
Read moreNigerian fintech startup Grey has announced the launch of its service to East Africa starting with Kenya in partnership with
Read moreCCHUB is excited to announce the offering of free Co-working spaces to entrepreneurs and professionals building innovative businesses and projects in
Read moreAfrican merchants encounter many challenges when it comes to international shipping, ranging from logistics and customs to hidden and excessive
Read moreNigerian entrepreneur Mustapha Gajibo has been converting petrol mini-buses into electric vehicles at his workshop, but he is now going
Read moreApplication Deadline: June 6, 2022 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is now accepting applications from aspiring social entrepreneurs
Read moreApplication Deadline: 15 July 2022. The African Fact-Checking Awards, the longest-running awards programme honouring fact-checking journalism by the media in
Read moreThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Forum (WFF) have launched the WFF’s
Read moreNominations are now open for the 2022 edition of the prestigious AWIEF (www.AWIEForum.org) Awards, which recognise, honour and celebrate women
Read moreApplication Deadline: 28 May 2022 Enhancing socio-economic rights and reducing vulnerability of migrants in the Middle East and Africa. If
Read moreViva Technology and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced the top 45 start-ups that have been long-listed for the first edition
Read moreApplication Deadline: May 11, 2022 Beer Garage Accelerator is a program by Beer Garage – Global tech innovation hub of
Read moreAfrican digital payments company DPO Group has added a new form of payment that will allow merchants in Nigeria to
Read moreDespite growth, crypto-corn sector not immune to macro trends Crypto sometimes seems like the darling of venture capital—impervious to a
Read moreThe Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved an equity investment of €9.8 million to support
Read moreApplication Deadline: April 15th, 2022 Because Quickteller understands the work that goes into building a business, Quickteller will like to
Read moreNigerian fintech startup ImaliPay has closed $3 million seed funding round to bring financial services to gig workers. Founded in late 2020 in Nigeria,
Read moreAsia venture funding falls after record 2021 The venture market in Asia is not immune to the decline in funding
Read moreTiger roars into the lead as top startup investors scale back While the top startup investors globally are still spending,
Read moreApplication Deadline: May 15th, 2022 The world has already invented products and services to end poverty. Yet we have found
Read moreThe number of POS terminals in Nigeria grew from 150,000 in 2017 to 543,000 in April 2021, according to Statista. During that
Read moreBased on a sample of nearly 100,000 entities on the StartupBlink map, we can pinpoint interesting trends related to core
Read moreEgypt’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
Read moreLast year we took ten startups from across the continent through the three-month Telecel Group Africa Startup Initiative Program (ASIP).
Read moreThe LHoFT Foundation has announced the 10 African fintech startups that will take part in the special edition of CATAPULT:
Read moreApplication Deadline: March 25th, 2022 Oxfam believes SMEs have the potential to contribute to sustainable growth through increased employment, higher
Read moreApplication Deadline: April 10th, 2022 UNLEASH Plus is a global 6-month incubation program for entrepreneurs working on social or environmental
Read moreGoogle and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have announced an inaugural Google.org Fellowship to provide 1 million more people in
Read moreApplication Deadline: April 1st, 2022 Launching in early 2021, the Market-Creating Innovation (MCI) Bootcamp is an eight-session curriculum designed to
Read moreGoogle has announced the 15 African startups that have been selected for its Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7 programme. The
Read moreApplication Deadline: March 25th, 2022 VivaTech, with support from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), launched the first edition of the AfricaTech
Read moreGlobal financial transactions are facilitated mainly by payment processors such as Visa or Mastercard. They are responsible for communication between
Read moreApplication Deadline: May 31, 2022, The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) has opened applications for the 2022 cycle of
Read moreApplication Deadline: April 15, 2022. The WE Empower UN SDG Challenge is the first-of-its-kind global competition for social entrepreneurs who
Read moreAfrican Tech Vision, a non-profit-organization supporting early-stage female tech founders, has announced 26 startups that will be joining its 2nd
Read morepplication Deadline: May 31, 2022. Through its WIA 54 programme, WIA is committed to supporting 10,000 African women entrepreneurs by
Read moreApplication Deadline: March 18, 2022 Applications are open for the second DFS Labs Blockchain Bootcamp, designed to give early to mid-stage
Read moreApplication Deadline: March 5th, 2022 Hackaholics 3.0 is centered around exploring the possibilities of Emerging Technologies (NFTs, Metaverse, Blockchain, AR,
Read moreUkraine conflict could further rankle supply of chips and funding Last year set a record for venture funding to semiconductor
Read moreGIZ Accelerator Program for Climate Change Innovations GIZ and partners are seeking to support climate change innovators in Benin, Niger
Read moreApplication Deadline: March 11th, 2022 The GrowthAfrica Accelerator is a 6-months support programme that guides you in understanding all components
Read moreThe coalition for a sustainable and inclusive recovery of the private sector ( https://bit.ly/3oV8zOV), an international group of 20 development finance institutions that
Read moreFour African fintech startups have been selected to join the tenth cohort of the Catalyst Fund accelerator. The startups are among the
Read moreWe are excited to announce the first edition of the Creative Business Series by the Creative Economy Practice at CcHUB. The Series
Read moreThe deadline for receiving applications is: 24 February. APPLY This is an opportunity provided by the Environment, Health & Resilience
Read moreEarnipay, a financial technology solution that provides flexible and on-demand salary access to income-earners, has closed a Seed round of
Read moreSAIS Investment Readiness Programme 2022 – Farmed Animal Tech Start-upsThe Investment Readiness Programme by GIZ and the Bill & Melinda
Read moreHealthtech startup Remedial Health has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to digitize neighbourhood pharmacies across Africa starting with Nigeria.
Read moreMoove, the African mobility fintech, has partnered with CFAO Motors and purchased over 5,000 brand-new, fuel-efficient Suzuki vehicles for its mobility
Read moreNigeria has more than 12 million registered vehicles, and approximately 90% of them are used cars that need frequent checkups to
Read moreGoogle has announced the launch of a new academy to offer free training to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and
Read moreApplication Deadline: March 4th, 2022 The Creative Economy Practice at CcHUB has launched a call for applications for Createch Accelerator 1.0. The
Read moreApplication Deadline: March 13th 2022 The Westerwelle Young Founders Programme (YFP) is a six-month fellowship for 25 leaders uplifting emerging
Read moreNexford University, the Washington D.C.-based next generation university platform, has announced the Nigerian launch of its global mentorship program –
Read moreApplication Deadline: 11 February 2022 Africa No Filter (ANF), a donor collaborative working to shift stereotypical and harmful narratives within
Read moreApplication Deadline:March 21, 2022 The Next Generation Women Leaders EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) Program kicks off with a
Read moreApplication Deadline:27th of February 2022. The professional certificate programmes are 3-6 month-long, fully online. You can learn from anywhere, at
Read moreApplication Deadline: 11 February 2022 ImpactAim SDGs Tech PreAccelerator powered by UNDP, Seedstars, and Financial Times is a 15-day intensive
Read moreApplication Deadline: March 4th, 2022 The effects of climate change have birthed a consistent global drive to disrupt energy consumption
Read moreApplication Deadline: February 22nd, 2022 FAST is an initiative of Flapmax in partnership with Microsoft. The program combines business development,
Read moreCasava, Nigeria’s digital insurance company has secured $4 million in pre-seed funding to provide affordable and accessible insurance products for
Read moreJunior Achievement (JA) Africa and The Richer Media Limited have signed a partnership to produce The Junior Billionaires Club TM (JBC), an animated
Read moreKenya-based digital trucking logistics startup Amitruck has announced today that it has secured $4m in a seed funding round that had the participation of
Read moreTo better engage with communities in the diaspora, Nigerian prop-tech startup Seso Global has launched regional offices in the United States
Read moreThe Microsoft GrowthX accelerator program’s mission is to connect startups with the best of Microsoft and help them scale.The virtual
Read moreIdea Hatch (iHatch) is a 5-month free intensive incubation program organized by the National Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Read moreAcumen’s vision is of a world based on dignity, where every human being has an opportunity to thrive. We are
Read moreFinDev Canada announced a $20 million loan to Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, the parent company of the Ecobank Group, to strengthen
Read moreA small handful of Instagram content creators can now directly charge followers a monthly subscription fee for exclusive content and
Read moreQED Investors, a global venture capital firm focused on investing in disruptive financial services companies, has hired Chidinma (Chid) Iwueke to support
Read morePresident of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has charged African leaders and citizens to be united in the promotion of the
Read moreKaspersky experts have uncovered a series of attacks by advanced persistent threat (APT) actor BlueNoroff against small and medium-sized companies
Read moreHome Grown Solutions Accelerator for Pandemic Resilience The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD aims to work with local private sector healthcare
Read moreSwedish Institute She Entrepreneurs Program 2022: Do you want to take your businesses to a new level and develop both as
Read moreViewSonic, a leading global provider of visual solutions, and Hustle Fund, a pre-seed venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups,
Read moreAttention visionaries, innovators, change-makers, and risk-takers! FORBES AFRICA is back, once again on the hunt for Africans under the age
Read moreThe National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its subsidiary, the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR), in
Read moreDeadline: January 31, 2022 Applications are open for the AUDA-NEPAD Home Grown Solutions Accelerator for Pandemic Resilience 2022. The Home
Read moreDeadline: January 14, 2022 Applications are open for the Women in News Leadership Accelerator Program 2022. WIN Leadership Accelerator is
Read moreMetro Africa Express (MAX), a Nigerian mobility tech startup, has raised $31 million in a Series B funding round and
Read moreApplication Deadline: January 14th, 2022 Women in News Leadership Accelerator Programme is an intensive nine-month long career and leadership programme
Read moreNigeria has moved a step closer to rolling out its landmark Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB) that will further deepen the
Read moreThe Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a loan of $170 million to finance a
Read moreEcobank Group’s Commercial Banking business has partnered with Old Mutual, Allianz, SUNU, Sanlam & NSIA, to offer a range of
Read moreApplication Deadline: 15th March 2022. Each year, the LVMH Prize and the Graduates Prize are awarded to young designers selected
Read moreThe Global Startup Ecosystem returns with the 3rd annual Nigeria Tech Summit which will take place on December 17, 2021 (10am-5pm EST)
Read moreMore new startups valued at $10 billion or above have been minted in 2021—far more than in any prior year,
Read moreApplication Deadline: January 14, 2022 The Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards recognize global excellence in the broad area of food
Read moreApplication Deadline: November 28th 2021 JUMPSTARTER is a not-for-profit initiative curated by Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund that provides a platform for all entrepreneurs
Read moreThe United States of America has the highest number of Startup Ecosystems for 2021 in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index
Read moreThe 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
Read moreThe Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has selected 4,949 entrepreneurs
Read moreCo-creation Hub (Africa’s largest innovation hub) and Ojoma Ochai announce the launch of a new Creative Economy Practice. The Africa-focused
Read moreApplication Deadline: 1 December 2021 11:59 pm (CET) The Kofi Annan Award has been initiated by the Austrian Federal Chancellery,
Read moreApplication Deadline: December 22nd, 2021 at 17:00 PST Climate finance entrepreneurs from all over the world can apply for the Global
Read moreAn additional 50 women are to benefit from the second phase of Nestlé Nigeria’s project (www.Nestle-CWA.com)- Empowering Rural Women in
Read moreFinalists to compete for the top prize and could be inducted into the coveted Ecobank Fintech Fellowship to pursue commercial
Read moreMomentum and capital behind an Africa tech revolution. Investors at the 8th Africa Early Stage Investor Summit celebrated record-breaking deal-making
Read moreApplication Deadline: December 23rd 2021 The Startupper of the year Challenge by TotalEnergies is back for its 3rd edition in 32 African
Read moreMastercard has been actively expanding its platform capabilities through the Mastercard Developers portfolio, adding a multitude of differentiated services to
Read moreHere are some trending opportunities and events on VC4A platform for entrepreneurs AICCRA Zambia Accelerator Grant AICCRA Zambia aims to achieve
Read moreFour decades since their last album, Swedish pop legends ABBA are finally back, in one of the most anticipated musical
Read moreApplication Deadline: November 30th 2021 Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship The Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship gives you
Read moreZuhura Innovation Africa, a women-led and youth-focused organization has launched the 3rd edition of the Africa Basque Challenge (ABC) targeting
Read moreBloomberg estimated Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s net worth at $335 billion after Tesla’s stock rose again. Tesla’s stock has risen
Read moreHusk Power Systems, the rural clean energy services leader in Africa and Asia,has launched its first six solar hybrid minigrids
Read moreLeading Pan African entrepreneurship and innovation non-profit, the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org), has announced the top
Read moreThe flip flop status changes of the World’s most valuable company has the baton returning to Microsoft after the close
Read moreDigital Realty, the global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions and Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund
Read moreApplication Deadline: 31 November 2021 The Anzisha Prize is Africa’s biggest award for her youngest entrepreneurs aged 15 – 22
Read moreToday, Administrator Samantha Power announced the launch of USAID’s new Africa Trade and Investment program at the African Growth and
Read moreAKON, the Senegalese descent international superstar met the Merck Foundation CEO, Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, at her office to discuss
Read moreBrass, a Nigerian digital bank delivering easy access to affordable premium banking services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), has
Read moreCatalytic Africa was established by ABAN and AfriLabs with the purpose of supporting the African startup ecosystem in the most
Read moreApplication Deadline:January 15, 2022 The Wise Guys SaaS–Africa Acceleration Program is mainly for East- and West-African early-stage digital B2B SaaS
Read moreApplication Deadline: November 7th, 2021 Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation is a grant making organization established in 2016 to support
Read moreApplication Deadline: October 31st, 2021 The President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, announced the African App Launchpad initiative within the
Read moreLast week, tech giant Google announced that it plans to invest up to $50 million in African early- and growth-stage startups
Read moreInnoson Vehicle Manufacturing , has partnered with Access Bank, to launch a new auto-finance scheme that allows customers to buy
Read moreOlusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, has officially taken over as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for Airtel Africa. The African arm
Read moreThe 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
Read moreApplication Deadline: November 30, 2021 The Ag Plastics Innovation Challenge seeks to identity solutions that have potential to scale commercially.
Read moreApplication Deadline: September 30th 2021 The WSA Young Innovators Award is an open call. The participation in the WSA Young Innovators is
Read moreThe Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have jointly launched Centres of Entrepreneurship in Africa,
Read moreHiveonline, a company that uses blockchain technology to build sustainable digital economies for communities of farmers in five countries across sub-Saharan Africa,
Read moreFor the second consecutive year, The Jack Ma Foundation has invited APO Group Founder and Chairman Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard (www.Pompigne-Mognard.com) to
Read moreEndeavor Nigeria has unveiled the inaugural cohort of entrepreneurs for its new 10-week Endeavor ScaleUp Program that aims to support Nigeria’s
Read moreInnovative solutions by African entrepreneurs continue to make local impact while having a global appeal. uLesson, one such innovation is
Read moreInvest Africa (www.InvestAfrica.com), the leading trade and investment platform for African markets, has launched a new programme of support for
Read moreDo you have what it takes to be on THE NEXT TITAN NIGERIA Season 8, The Uncaged Edition? The Season 8, The
Read moreCcHub is excited to launch the “Facebook Design for Epidemiology Challenge”. This project is aimed at exploring and leveraging Facebook
Read moreDespite the gender gap and social challenges, entrepreneurial women across the world and in the Middle East and Africa (MEA)
Read moreThe Pan-African Banking Group seeks innovative start-ups to partner and collaborate with; Applications are now open. The pan-African banking group,
Read moreMoove, an African mobility fintech, today announced that it has raised $23 million in Series A funding. The round was
Read moreTwenty-five African female-founded tech startups have been selected for the second edition of The Future is Female Mentorship Program. This is a PR
Read moreApplication Deadline: 15 August 2021 The Changemakers Innovation Challenge is conceived by ACT Foundation as a response to the impressive work of
Read moreMeaningful Business, a curated network and content platform, is inviting nominations from African impact leaders for the global Meaningful Business 100 (MB100)
Read moreOver 200 graduates emerge from the Ecobank Group and AUDA-NEPAD MSME Training for Financing program The leading pan-African banking group,
Read moreThe best way to grow your business is by referrals generated from a strong trusted network. In the previous blog,
Read moreApplication Deadline: August 31st, 2021 ‘Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations through Startups’ (SAIS) is a project implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Read moreApplication Deadline: 2 August 2021 The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to make up to $100K equity-free investments to provide early stage
Read moreThe Top 50 finalists chosen from 12,000+ entries, selected by a prestigious pool of 233 judges; 16 countries from Africa
Read moreApplication Deadline: July 25th, 2021 23:59 Pacific time. UNLEASH Plus is a global 6-month incubation program for entrepreneurs working on social
Read moreNew research by Mastercard has highlighted the important role of government support in helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across
Read moreFirst City Monument Bank (FCMB) has explained that its increased and consistent support to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs)
Read moreApplication Deadline: 31 August 2021 Birimian and the Institut Français de la Mode are supporting African emerging designers through a unique accelerator
Read moreGrace Wangui wakes up every morning to beat the traffic jam as she goes to buy supplies for her greengrocery
Read moreThe African Development Bank (AfDB), approved a loan of $50 million to Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to channel
Read moreBeing resilient, having multiple streams of income, and building emergency funds, have been identified as key attributes of an individual on their way to financial
Read moreApplication Deadline: July 12th, 2021 Accelerate2030 – Nigeria identifies the most innovative startups in Nigeria tackling the Sustainable Development Goals, and supports them
Read moreAs he prepares to blast off into a new career stage, Jeff Bezos leaves an enduring legacy after transforming Amazon from a modest online
Read moreEng. Tanui takes the mantle from his predecessor Ms. Hauwa Yabani who is the CEO of Abuja Technology Village Free
Read moreA study conducted by Genesis Analytics in eight African countries – Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, the DRC, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana,
Read moreApplication Deadline: 22 June 2021 The application process is now open for the 5th edition of the Paradigm Initiative (PIN) Digital Rights
Read moreApplication Deadline: June 30th 2021 The MultiChoice Talent Factory is an Africa-wide, multi-tiered training and experiential learning programme by MultiChoice Africa.
Read moreApplication Deadline: June 4th 2021 BudStart is an Accelerator program of Beer Garage with a focus on solving real world
Read moreThe Virtual Meetup Grant is part of the AfriLabs Capacity Building Programme, which is funded by the Agence Française de
Read moreApplication Deadline: June 2nd 2021 In partnership with the U.S. State Department’s Africa Regional Services (ARS), the International Center For Journalists (ICFJ)
Read moreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to the promotion and empowerment of young women and girls in
Read moreFor the first time ever, future-shapers from all 55 African Union member states now have the chance to participate in
Read moreTekedia Capital will have an Open Session on May 29, 2021 at 4pm WAT on Zoom to answer questions on Tekedia Capital
Read moreApplication Deadline: 22nd June 2021 The RNTC Netherlands training centre provides training for media professionals from all over the world: from
Read moreApplication Deadline: June 30th 2021 Every year the TED Fellows program selects a new group of extraordinary, multidisciplinary individuals by open application.
Read moreThe “Africa’s Business Heroes” (ABH) prize competition (www.AfricaBusinessHeroes.org) will close applications for its third annual edition on June 7. Already,
Read moreNigerian fintech startups Igugu Global, Awabah and Crop2cash are among the 14 Fintech start-ups selected to take part in the
Read moreThe Rural Electrification Agency has engaged BeebeeJump, Solar Sisters Inc., Fenchurch Offgrid Energy Ltd., Creeds Renewable Energy and Azuri Nigeria
Read moreApplication Deadline:July 16, 2021 Do you have an awesome idea to solve a social or environmental problem? Are you ready
Read moreApplication Deadline: June 4th 2021 Ashoka and HSBC are collaborating on the first-of-its-kind Green Skills Innovation Challenge. This global innovation competition
Read moreThe United Nations General Assembly created the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 to produce a set of universal goals
Read moreApplication Deadline: May 30th 2021 This May, the African Development Bank Group is launching a call for proposals for projects
Read moreThe Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at MIT has launched the Foundry Fellowship, a first-of-its-kind leadership program for accomplished entrepreneurs who are
Read moreLegatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship launches inaugural Legatum Foundry Fellowship for entrepreneurs in Africa. The Legatum Center for Development &
Read moreApplication Deadline: May 31st 2021 AB InBev, The Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever joined in a unique partnership to fund
Read moreFrom time immemorial, rural voices have been either missing or largely ignored in much of the debate and decision-making around
Read moreReturning for its third year, the ground-breaking US$100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition (http://GoGettaz.africa) continues to inspire agrifood entrepreneurs from Cape
Read moreStandard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has appointed Yinka Sanni as its new Chief Executive for Africa Regions
Read moreApplication Deadline: May 11th 2021 Building on 25 years of experience supporting, honouring and connecting artists and cultural practitioners in
Read moreApplication Deadline:June 20, 2021 11:59 PM (GMT-3) Are you a passionate young social entrepreneur with an early-stage social business? The
Read moreApplication Deadline: April 30th 2021 The Tony Elumelu Foundation is calling on extraordinary leaders from every field, who are passionate about the
Read moreApplication Deadline:21st of May 2021. Bloom Africa is looking for 6 African journalists. Join us and get the opportunity to
Read moreIn the lead-up to Facebook’s major developer event, F8 Refresh, in June, we’ll be welcoming global developers and creators to
Read moreApplication Deadline:July 30, 2021, 11:59 PM Microsoft is currently accepting proposals for the AI for Accessibility Grants Program to empower your work
Read moreApplication Deadline: April 23rd 2021 COVID-19 has affected youth across the globe in a disproportionate manner. In its very unprecedented
Read moreApplication Deadline: April 23rd 2021The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women’s flagship Mentoring Women in Business programme was born from the belief in the
Read moreApplication Deadline: April 23rd 2021 COVID-19 has affected youth across the globe in a disproportionate manner. In its very unprecedented
Read moreTechnology sectors such as FinTech, InsureTech, AgriTech, eCommerce, HealthTech, and CleanTech are not only solving some of Africa’s most pressing
Read moreDespite its struggles and not making it to the semi finals of the ongoing UEFA champions league, Barcelona FC remains
Read moreApplication Deadline: 15 April 2021 Innovate4Climate (I4C) and REVOLVE are pleased to jointly launch the call for participation in the I4C
Read moreApplication Deadline: April 30th, 2021 The Junior Chamber International (JCI) Nigeria Creative Young Entrepreneurs Award (CYEA) is a pioneering award aimed
Read moreApplication Deadline: July 9th 2021 Ian Parry was a photojournalist who died while on assignment for The Sunday Times during the
Read moreThought For Food (TFF), the world’s pioneer and leader in next-gen innovation and startup acceleration for food and agriculture, today launches
Read moreFemale Founder Challenge Powered by VivaTech and 50InTech, this challenge provides female startup founders and co-founders exclusive access to investors, fundraising
Read moreApplication Deadline: May 7th 2021 Introduced in 2017, the WIA 54 programme promotes women entrepreneurship in Africa. Each year, it endows 54
Read moreAliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), has invested in 16,000 women in all the 16 local governments area of Nigeria’s Kwara State.
Read moreApplication Deadline:Friday, 30 April 2021. The WIN WIN Youth Award is an international award that aims to empower and reward young
Read moreApplication Deadline:23 May 2021The Global Peace Photo Award recognizes and promotes photographers from all over the world whose pictures capture human
Read moreApplication Deadline: August 31st 2021 The World Summit Award (WSA) is a unique awards system, selecting and promoting local digital innovation with high impact on
Read moreApplication Deadline: May 10th 2021 Oxfam believes SMEs have the potential to contribute to sustainable growth through increased employment, higher income
Read moreASIP Accelerator Program The Africa Startup Initiative Program is looking for the next generation of tech startups to join its
Read moreApplication Deadline: 7th June 2021 23:59:59 GMT. The Africa Business Heroes Competition (ABH) aims to identify, support and inspire the next
Read moreApplication Deadline: April 11th 2021 AWDF is happy to invite applications for grants from all eligible women-led and women’s rights groups
Read moreApplication Deadline:April 9th 2021 Entrepreneurship, innovation and failing will unlock all the opportunities that we see in Africa. There has
Read moreApplication Deadline: 16 April, 2021 ShEquity and MBC Africa announced today the launch of the ShEquity Business Accelerator (SHEBA). Located in
Read moreTechnology sectors such as FinTech, InsureTech, AgriTech, eCommerce, HealthTech, and CleanTech are not only solving some of Africa’s most pressing
Read moreHexgen in Partnership with Passion Incubator Leadspace and HubOne by FCMB is empowering startups to pursue their dreams and contribute
Read moreApplication Deadline: APRIL 15, 2021 The WE Empower UN SDG Challenge is the first-of-its-kind global competition for women social entrepreneurs who
Read moreApplication Deadline: May 14 2021 11:59 PM (EDT) The Nokia Bell Labs Prize is a competition for innovators from participating countries
Read moreApplication Deadline: March 27th 2021 Code Jam is back for its 18th year! Join the Code Jam community and take on
Read moreApplication Deadline: March 23rd 2021 Next Generation Women Leaders EMEA will begin the evening of Thursday, May 6 with welcome words,
Read moreMicrosoft and non-profit social enterprise, Tech4Dev have partnered to train girls and women across Africa in coding and deep tech
Read moreVisa has announced the 2021 edition of the Everywhere Initiative – a global innovation program and competition for fintech startups. This year,
Read moreApplication Deadline: March 10th 2021 Douar Tech, in partnership with AfriLabs and L’Agence Française de Développement, invites female entrepreneurs from
Read moreThe third annual Land Accelerator Program will be held via virtual meetings and mentorship beginning in mid-2021 and is open to
Read moreApplication end date March 13, 2021 Union Bank, one of Nigeria’s foremost financial institutions, has unveiled the 2021 UnionX Innovation
Read moreCcHUB is thrilled to announce that they have closed the first round of investments for the CcHUB Syndicate. Through the
Read moreApplication Deadline: April 23, 2021 The WISE Accelerator supports innovative initiatives developing solutions in education technology with high potential for scalability
Read moreApplication Deadline: March 5th 2021 The Duke-UNICEF Innovation Accelerator, housed at Duke University, was established to help social entrepreneurs acquire the
Read moreApplication Deadline: March 26, 2021. Applications for the next Apple Entrepreneur Camp for Female Founders and Developers are now open. Schedule : July
Read moreVisa Everywhere Initiative is an open innovation program that helps startups like yours unlock new opportunities—and gives you a global platform
Read moreApplication Deadline:February 27, 2021 The Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship Program’s mission is to recruit, develop, and upscale unconventional talent for employability
Read moreCall for Applications Application Deadline: Monday , 31 May 2021. 2021 Photographer of the Year is open for entries from 1
Read moreApplication Deadline: 5th March 2021 OceanHub Africa is launching the second cohort of its six-month online acceleration program to support
Read moreApplication Deadline: February 28th 2021 The MEET Africa program was born from an observation and a desire shared by two continents. Africa
Read moreApplication Deadline: February 27th 2021 Women Techsters Fellowship is a year-long coding program for young girls and women across Africa. For
Read moreApplication Deadline: March 31st 2021 UN-Habitat and the Laboratory of Architecture and Environmental Design (LaCoMoFa) of Biskra University invite young photographers
Read moreInterswitch Group, Africa’s technology-driven company focused on the digitization of payments in Africa, has launched Quickteller Business, a new comprehensive
Read moreAfter four decades in the business world, I have found that three laws truly summarize an entrepreneurial success recipe: Passion, People,
Read moreSaya International Corporation has announced the appointment of Olatorera Oniru to its Board of Directors. William Wassink, Chairman of the
Read moreApplication Deadline:March 12, 2021 Every year, Technovation invites teams of young people from all over the world to learn and apply the
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