SAIS
Investment

Five African Startups Receive $5k Grant And Entrepreneurial Support From SAIS

Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme (SAIS) and Seedstars have awarded five startups from this year’s startup batch of the Investment Readiness Program a

Tony Hsieh
Business Entrepreneurship People Tips

7 Entrepreneurial Lessons to Learn From Former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh

Tony Hsieh, the prolific entrepreneur, and former CEO of online shoe and clothing retailer Zappos is dead. He was 46.

Awards Entrepreneurship Funding Startup

Nigeria’s Staffbus Wins Seyi Tinubu’s Step Entrepreneurial Challenge

Staffbus.ng, a tech startup solving the challenges of daily commute in Lagos has won the grand prize of ₦5million at

Madica
Startup

Pre-seed Investment Programme, Madica Announces First Set Of African Tech Portfolio Companies

Madica, a structured investment program designed for pre-seed stage startups in Africa, announced its first set of investments in three

Endeavor Kenya
Startup

Endeavor Kenya Launches Inaugural Cohort of Entrepreneurs For its ScaleUp Program

Endeavor Kenya has unveiled the inaugural cohort of entrepreneurs for its Endeavor ScaleUp Program, which aims to support high-growth start-up

Venture Capital

Partech Africa II Fund Reaches $300m+ Final Close to Expand Team and Portfolio

Partech, the global technology investment firm, has announced the final closing of its second Africa fund, Partech Africa II, at

Flourish Ventures
Venture Capital

Flourish Ventures Launches African Founder Well-Being Survey

Flourish Ventures, an early-stage global fintech venture capital firm, has announced the launch of a research effort titled The African Founder

FCMB
Accelerator Banking

FCMB Launches Accelerator Programme to Empower SMEs

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has launched an accelerator programme to upskill and grow over one million small and medium-sized

Competition Health

Founder of WellaHealth Named 2023 Winner of Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition

Ikpeme Neto, the founder of WellaHealth, a Nigerian digital health insurance company, has been named winner of Africa’s Business Heroes

Saviu Ventures
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Saviu Ventures Reached First Close €12m of its Second Fund Saviu II

Saviu Ventures, a Venture Capital firm in Francophone Africa, has announced the first close of its second fund Saviu II,