Hackathon News

AFEX Expands Annual Code Cash Crop into Kenya, Opens Registration For Ag-hackathon

AFEX , a commodities market player, announces the expansion of its annual Code Cash Crop into Kenya, and unveils “Scaling

Goodwell Investments
Funding Partnership Venture Capital

Oxfam Novob Partners With Goodwell Investments in €20m Fund to Support East African SMEs

Oxfam Novib and Goodwell Investments have announced a new €20 million fund dubbed Pepea. The fund will support early-stage growth companies

Delta40
Venture Capital

Factor[e] Ventures Launches Delta40, a New Venture Studio to Transform African Startup Ecosystem

Factor[e] Ventures has announced the launch of Delta40, a new venture studio that aims to increase incomes and tackle climate

Orange
Africa

Application Opens For Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East 2023

The 13th Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East will open for submissions on Monday, March 13,

Africa’s Business Heroes Prize
Africa Competition

Applications Open for 2023 Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition

Africa’s Business Heroes, a philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, has launched its fifth annual

ThriveAgric
AgricTech

African Farmers, Heifer International Selects ThriveAgric, DigiCow and Brastorne as Winners of the 2022 AYuTe Africa Challenge

Heifer International has announced the 2022 winners of the AYuTe Africa Challenge that supports agritech innovators: ThriveAgric of Nigeria, Kenya’s

Funding Loans

eWAKA Secures a $540k Loan from Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Start-up Fund

eWAKA, a Kenyan sustainable mobility startup, has received strategic support from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Start-up Fund

Catalyst Fund
News

Catalyst Fund Announces $2m Investment into 10 Startups Accelerating Africa’s Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change

Catalyst Fund, a pre-seed venture capital (VC) fund and accelerator, has announced a $2 million investment into 10 startups building

Releaf
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Releaf Secures $3.3m Pre-Series A Funding Led by Samurai Incubate Africa

Releaf, a technology company that makes it easier for consumer goods manufacturers in Africa to access high-quality ingredients for their

Qualcomm
Innovation Technology

Qualcomm Announces Africa Innovation Platform

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced the launch of the Africa Innovation Platform, a suite of mentorship, education, and training programs created