Raise
Funding Product Launch

Raise Launches End-to-End Fundraising Platform For African Startups

Raise has launched an end-to-end fundraising platform through a beta program to support the African venture capital ecosystem. Founders can

Y Combinator
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship

Meet 12 African Startups That Pitched at Y Combinator Winter 2020 Batch Demo Day

Y Combinator, an American seed accelerator that provides seed funding for startups has concluded the winter 2020 Batch of its

SDG500
Uncategorized

New Investment Vehicle Dubbed SDG500 Launched to Accelerate Progress Towards SDGs

A new investment vehicle dubbed SDG500 has been launched by a coalition of private and public sector organisations, including United

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

Lidya
Africa Fintech

Nigerian Digital Loan Startup Lidya Expands to Europe

Nigerian digital loan startup Lidya has expanded to Poland and the Czech Republic. Having opened an office in New York,

BBOXX
Africa Energy Investment

Africa focused Off-grid Solar Firm, BBOXX Secures $50m Series D Funding Led by Mitsubishi

BBOXX, an Africa-focused off-grid solar firm has closed a $50 million Series D funding round led by a substantial investment

Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup

12 African Startups Selected For the Land Accelerator in Kenya

World Resources Institute (WRI), in partnership with Fledge, has launched a 4-day Land Accelerator to train and mentor 12 entrepreneurs from seven