Google
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation Social Entrepreneurship Technology

Applications Open for Cohort 4 of Google Launchpad Africa Accelerator

Google has launched applications for the fourth class of its Launchpad Africa accelerator. Ten startups will be selected to join

MDaaS
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Health Investment Social Entrepreneurship

MDaaS Global Set to Launch 100 Additional Centres After Raising $1m

MDaaS Global, which is building a network of tech-enabled diagnostic facilities in Nigeria, has closed a seed funding totaling US$1

PwC Innovation Experience Centre
Entrepreneurship Event Innovation Hub Technology

PwC Innovation Experience Centre Launches to Support Entrepreneurs

Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) as part of efforts to support enterprise development and technological advancement in Nigeria has launched the PwC

PayNas
Africa Entrepreneurship Events Fintech SMEs

Egypt’s Fintech Startup PayNas Wins $50k at Seamless North Africa 2019 Pitch Competition

PayNas, an HR & payroll management startup based in Egypt has won the first place at Seamless North Africa 2019

Naspers
Funding Investment Startup

Naspers Buys $2.1m Stake in South Africa Online Cleaning Service SweepSouth

Naspers has made the first investment through its new Naspers Foundry startup fund, buying a stake in Internet-based domestic cleaning

Africa’s Business Heroes
Africa Business Funding Investment Transport Venture Capital

MAX.ng Raises $7m to Scale Moto-taxi Transportation in Africa

MAX.ng, the pioneering Nigerian mobility startup, announced today that it has raised $7 million from an elite group of strategic

Swvl
Africa Funding Venture Capital

Egyptian Bus Booking Startup, Swvl Raises $42 Million As it Prepares to Launch in Lagos

Swvl, an Egyptian app for booking buses, has raised $42 million as it prepares to debut in Lagos and finalise

Kuda
Business Entrepreneurship Fintech Payment

Kudimoney Becomes Kuda After Securing CBN License

Kudimoney, a leading Nigeria Fintech company has metamorphosed into Kuda after being granted a license by the Central Bank of

Twitter
Social Media

Twitter to Remove Precise Location Tagging in Tweets Bcoz No One Uses Them

Twitter, the social networking site will no longer support the precise location tagging of tweets because no one uses them.

MIT D-Lab
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Funding People SMEs Social Entrepreneurship

MIT D-Lab Awards Fellowship to Six East African Social Entrepreneurs

The MIT D-Lab Scale-Ups fellowship program, which offers one year of support to social entrepreneurs bringing poverty-alleviating products to market at scale, has announced