Venture Capital For Africa
Africa Entrepreneurship Event

Venture Capital For Africa Announces 12 Startups For 2019 Venture Showcase

Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A) has announced the 12 ventures (11 Series A and 1 Seed+) for its 2019 Venture

Bpifrance Challenge
Leadership Security

Nigeria’s Tech Leaders Launches  #StopRobbingUs Campaign To Fight Against Illegal Arrests of Software Engineers

Nigeria’s technology leaders have launched #StopRobbingUs, a campaign to put an end to the common practice where Nigerian police stop young

Facebook
Accelerator Africa Startup

African Startups Invited to Apply For Facebook Accelerator in London

Facebook Accelerator in London is now open to African startups for the first time. The 12-week Facebook Accelerator London program

Publiseer
Africa Digital Entrepreneurship

Publiseer Selected For ITU Magnet Accelerator Program in Turkey

Publiseer, a Nigerian digital content distribution startup, has been selected for the ITU Magnet Accelerator Program taking place in Turkey

Facebook Accelerator
Accelerator Innovation Technology

Facebook Accelerator Nigeria Unveils 12 startups For 2019 Cohort

Facebook in partnership with Co-Creation Hub, has announced the commencement of season two of its the Facebook Accelerator Program. The

Co-creation
Acquisition Business Innovation Hub

Nigeria’s Co-creation Hub Has Acquired Kenya’s iHub

Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), the leading technology innovation centre in Nigeria, has acquired Kenya’s iHub for an undisclosed fee. The deal will see

Bolt
Apps Security Transport

Bolt (Taxify) Allegedly Hacked in Nigeria as Ridehailing Firm Denies Reports

Bolt formerly known as Taxify has allegedly been hacked in Nigeria according to different accounts on social media. Some Twitter

Snapplify
Edtech Funding Investment

South Africa Edtech Startup Snapplify Secures $2m to Boost International Expansion

Snapplify, a South African edtech startup has secured $2 million funding round to boost international expansion and advance its data

MaxAB
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian B2B e-Commerce Marketplace, MaxAB Closes $6.2 Million Seed Round

MaxAB, an Egyptian B2B e-commerce marketplace that connects informal food and grocery retailers with suppliers via an easy-to-use app, has

Inclusive Innovation Challenge
Africa Entrepreneurship Event

Nigeria’s Social Lender, 3 Others to Represent Africa at Finals of MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge

MIT in partnership with Liquid Telecom held the African regional finals of the Inclusive Innovation Challenge in Ethiopia. Twelve startups from across