ShEquity
Venture Capital

ShEquity Launches VC Fund, Business Accelerator to Support West African Female Founders

ShEquity, an investment firm that focuses on providing investments for African female entrepreneurs, has unveiled the ShEquity West Africa VC

Angaza
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Angaza Raises $13.5m Funding to Scale its Customer Service and Commercial Business Teams Located in Kenya

Angaza, a leading technology provider enabling consumer access to essential products in emerging markets, has closed $13.5 million in Series

Fintech
Africa Awards Fintech Startup

Meet 15 Africa-focused Startups Named Among Winners of Inclusive Fintech 50 Award For 2020

15 Africa-focused startups have been named among the winners of the Inclusive Fintech 50 Award for 2020. The awards recognises

Africa Transformative Mobility Accelerator
Accelerator Africa

Kenyan, Ugandan Startups Join Africa Transformative Mobility Accelerator

Africa Mobility Initiative (AMI) through its accelerator program, Africa Transformative Mobility Accelerator (ATMA) has selected 9 startups for the 2020/2021

LASG
Agro-tech Social Entrepreneurship

LASG to train 450 entrepreneurs in coconut’s waste-to-wealth initiative

The Lagos State Government (LASG) says it will train no fewer than 450 young entrepreneurs on the use of coconut

Africa Mobility

Vaya Africa Unveils Electric Car Services in Zimbabwe, Plans African Expansion

    Vaya Africa, an African mobility startup, has launched its on-demand/ ride-hailing electric car services as well as charging

Rensource
Business Ecommerce

Rensource Unveils Digital Distribution Platform to Enable SMEs Reach More Customers

Rensource, a Nigerian renewable energy startup, has launched Merchlist.co– a digital platform that helps small and medium-sized retailers get discovered

Next Einstein Forum
Africa Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship

10 Nigerian Startups, 15 Others Selected For Next Einstein Forum Invention to Innovation Competition

The Next Einstein Forum has selected 10 Nigerian startups and 15 others from across Africa for its Invention to Innovation

Google
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship

Google Startup Week Lagos Sees Startups Pitching to Top UK/African VCs

Google hosted its first Google Startup Week in Lagos earlier this week, which saw its Launchpad Accelerator Africa graduates pitch

Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Awards Entrepreneurship Innovation

Two Nigerian Entrepreneurs, 14 Others Shortlisted for Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2020

Two Nigerian entrepreneurs have been shortlisted for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2020. They are Aisha Raheem, Farmz2U and