Ascent
Funding Venture Capital

African Private Equity Fund Manager Ascent Announces Close of Ascent Rift Valley Fund II

African private equity fund manager Ascent has announced the first rolling close of its Ascent Rift Valley Fund II (ARVF II) at

Flutterwave
Partnership

Flutterwave, Basketball Africa League Announces Multi-year Partnership

Flutterwave and The Basketball Africa League (BAL) have announced a multi-year partnership that makes the payments technology company an associate

Startup
Feature Technology Venture Capital

Why a Wave of Technology Giants Will Come From Africa

Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC, investors in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses, notes a significant increase in investment demand for African

MyMedicines
Entrepreneurship Startup

MyMedicines’ Abimbola Adebakin Named Winner in Inaugural Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award

The founder and CEO of MyMedicines, Abimbola Adebakin has been named among the winners of the inaugural Bayer Foundation Women

4DX Ventures
Edtech Funding Investment

South African Edtech Firm iXperience Secures $2.5m Series A Investment

South African edtech firm, iXperience has secured a $2.5 million Series A funding from Kalon Venture Partners and Caleo Private

AWIEF
Accelerator Women

Nedbank, AWIEF Partner For Fourth Cohort of AWIEF Growth Accelerator

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is hosting the fourth cohort of its flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator, sponsored

Flextock
Funding Investment Logistics Venture Capital

Fresh Out of Y Combinator, Egyptian Startup Flextock Secures $3.25m

Flextock, an Egyptian on-demand logistics platform, has raised $3.25 million just two months after graduating from Y Combinator’s Winter 2021

Ninja Accelerator
Accelerator

5 Kenyan Startups Selected For First Cohort of JICA Ninja Accelerator Africa

Five Kenya startups have been selected for the 1st cohort of The “NINJA Accelerator in Kenya” – powered by the

MSMEs
Entrepreneurship SMEs

Meet MSMEs Selected For MTN’s Accelerator Programme, Y’ello 200

In the past five years, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria, have contributed an estimated 48% to the

Google
Accelerator Developer Partnership

Google Offers 40,000 African Developers Scholarships, Opens 6th Accelerator Programme

Google is offering scholarships to 40,000 African developers, through the launch of a new partnership with Pluralsight and Andela. It has also announced