Westerwelle Foundation
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Westerwelle Foundation Selects 9 Africans For its Founders Programme

Westerwelle Foundation has selected nine African startup founders to take part in the Westerwelle Young Founders Programme, offering them access

Farmcrowdy
Africa Agro-tech Business Entrepreneurship

Farmcrowdy Launches Farmgate Africa, an Agro Commodity Marketplace

Farmcrowdy Group (FCG), has launched a new subsidiary, Farmgate Africa, a technology-driven agro-trading marketplace for agriculture commodities in Africa. Led

Kudi
Africa Entrepreneurship Fintech Funding Investment Payment Startup Technology

Confirmed! Nigeria’s Kudi Secures $5M Series A Funding Led by Partech

Kudi, the Nigerian leader of digital payment and collection for the cash economy, raises a Series A led by Partech

Naspers
Africa Business News

Naspers Shuts Down Bounce News Raising Concerns About DSTV

Naspers, the South African media and internet company will be shutting down its aggregator-based news platform Bounce News Nigeria and

Startup
Africa Business Entrepreneurship SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Ugandan Startup Xente Set to Disrupt Nigeria’s Digital Commerce Space

Ugandan startup, Xente has expanded to Nigeria. The startup allows customers from all over the world to buy products from

Mastercard
Africa Business Ecommerce Funding Investment Payment Press Release

Why Mastercard is Investing in ‘Africa’s Alibaba’, Jumia

Jumia, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform has announced that Mastercard has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to become an investor

GIST Tech-I competition
Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup

6 Africans Selected For Finals of GIST Tech-I Competition

GIST Tech-I competition has selected six, who will join 18 other finalists from across the globe to compete in the

Logistics
Africa Entrepreneurship SMEs Startup Technology Transport

African Logistics Startup, Kobo360 Unveils App to Boost Transport Biz

African Logistics startup, Kobo360 has launched its new app recently at its Lagos office. The app according to the logistics

Ez-Farming
Africa Agro-tech Awards Entrepreneurship Startup

Agrictech Startup, Ez-Farming Wins $5k at US Pitch Competition

Agritech startup, EZ-Farming has won $5k at the 2019 Georgetown African Business conference New Venture Competition organised by the Young

MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge
Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Call For Entries For $1.6m MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge

The Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) is MIT’s premier future of work prize, awarding $1.6 million annually to entrepreneurs using technology