Coronavirus
Business Health

How to Protect Your Business During Coronavirus

Coronavirus has forced businesses to shut down and people to stay home. The reason for this is simply to flatten

EPIC Hour
Entrepreneurship Event Funding

FCMB Expands ‘Epic Hour’ to Include a Pitching Session Known as EPIC Pitch

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has expanded its monthly knowledge-sharing event, EPIC Hour to include a pitching session known as EPIC

Investments
Africa Investment Newsletter

Last Week in Review (20th-26th): It Rained Investments in African Startups

Last week was a wonderful week for African startups as it rained dollars and equity investments from investors, fund managers

Facebook Accelerator
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship

Facebook Accelerator Nigeria Startups Have Raised Over $500k In investments

Startups participating in the second cohort of the Facebook Accelerator Program have raised over $500,000 in investments and grants in

Bpifrance Challenge
Africa Funding Report

Nigerian, Kenyan and SA Startups Received Most Funds Raised by African Startups in 2019

Nigerian, Kenyan and South African startups raised the most funds from the $1.34 billion African startups received in 2019. According

Rise Labs
Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship

14 Startups Selected For Rise Networks Artificial Intelligence Ideathon

The Rise Labs powered by the Rise Networks has selected 14 Nigerian Startups for the 2019 Artificial Intelligence Ideathon. The

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

Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship

Second Cohort of Itanna Accelerator Program Graduates

Itanna, the accelerator and investment vehicle of Honeywell Group has rounded off its second cohort with 3 startups pitching at

Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Edtech Technology

World’s First Artificial Intelligence University to Launch in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi has announced the establishment of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the first graduate-level, research-based

SweepSouth
Funding Investment Venture Capital

South Africa’s Online Cleaning Service SweepSouth Raises $3.3m Round to Scale its Services

SweepSouth, the online platform providing on-demand and regular home cleaning services has raised $3.3 million round to grow its market