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

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

Pithc Ethiopia
Acquisition Africa Entrepreneurship Event SMEs Startup Venture Capital

Pitch Ethiopia: Lions@frica & Gebeya Partner to Showcase Ethiopian Startups

Lions@frica and Gebeya are joining forces to present the inaugural edition of Pitch Ethiopia on July 6, 2019, at the UN Economic Commission

Apollo Agriculture
Africa AgricTech Agro-tech SMEs Social Entrepreneurship

Apply For Village Capital Agriculture Africa 2019 Program

Different African governments have established numerous initiatives to support agriculture such as the Maputo Declaration, the adoption of Sustainable Development

startup
Business Funding SMEs Startup Tech Tips

What to Do When Your Startup is Running Out of Money

Running a startup is one of the most fulfilling and yet hardest jobs you can have. It is great to

VC4A
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Investment SMEs Startup Venture Capital

Application Opens For VC4A Venture Showcase 2019

VC4A (Venture Capital For Africa) is looking for 10 innovative, high-growth scale-ups to showcase at Africa Early Stage Investor Summit on

Norrsken
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Innovation Hub Investment SMEs

Swedish Impact Hub, Norrsken Launches Tech Fund and Entrepreneurship Hub in Kigali

Sweden’s Norrsken Foundation, a coworking space, and investment fund launched its tech fund and entrepreneurship hub in Rwanda to support ventures

Kenya
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup Technology

World Bank, Kenya launch $50m Entrepreneurship Project

Kenya and the World Bank have launched Kenya Industry and Entrepreneurship Project (KIEP) aimed at providing a platform for Kenyan

Invest2Impact
Africa Entrepreneurship SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup Women

Invest2Impact Business Competition Launched to Support African Women Startups

Leading development finance institutions (DFIs) including FinDev Canada, CDC Group (CDC) of the United Kingdom, Proparco of France, and the

Jumia
Business Ecommerce SMEs

SMEs Repose Confidence in Jumia for Business Growth

A group of small and micro business owners across the country has said they are confident that Jumia will continue