Catalyst Fund
Africa Fintech Funding Payment Technology Venture Capital

3 Africa-Focused Fintechs Selected For Catalyst Fund’s 2019 Cohort

The Catalyst Fund, a JP Morgan Chase and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-backed accelerator that provides mentorship and non-equity funding

MDaaS
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Health Investment Social Entrepreneurship

MDaaS Global Set to Launch 100 Additional Centres After Raising $1m

MDaaS Global, which is building a network of tech-enabled diagnostic facilities in Nigeria, has closed a seed funding totaling US$1

Africa’s Business Heroes
Africa Business Funding Investment Transport Venture Capital

MAX.ng Raises $7m to Scale Moto-taxi Transportation in Africa

MAX.ng, the pioneering Nigerian mobility startup, announced today that it has raised $7 million from an elite group of strategic

MIT D-Lab
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Funding People SMEs Social Entrepreneurship

MIT D-Lab Awards Fellowship to Six East African Social Entrepreneurs

The MIT D-Lab Scale-Ups fellowship program, which offers one year of support to social entrepreneurs bringing poverty-alleviating products to market at scale, has announced

Inclusivity Solutions
Entrepreneurship Funding Insurtech Investment

InsurTech Startup Inclusivity Solutions Secures $1.5m Series A Funding Round

Inclusivity Solutions, the company that designs, builds and operates digital insurance solutions, has completed a US$ 1.5 million first tranche

Seedstars World
Africa Entrepreneurship Events Funding Innovation Startup Venture Capital

Applications Are Now Open For Seedstars World Competition

Seedstars World, the largest early-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is coming back to the continent

American Express Leadership Academy
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation Leadership Social Entrepreneurship

Apply For American Express Leadership Academy Emerging Innovators 2019 

The American Express Leadership Academy Emerging Innovators Bootcamps are 2-3 day intensive training for social entrepreneurs and changemakers who can

Startup
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation Social Entrepreneurship Tech Tips

Nestlé Debuts R&D Innovation Challenge to Accelerate African Tech Startups

Nestlé has kicked off a Research and Development (R&D) innovation challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of the company’s efforts

Startup
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Innovation Hub Startup

Twelve Startup Accelerators & Incubators From MENA Announce Partnership

Startup accelerators and incubators number 12 in total from different countries of the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) have

Publiseer
Accelerator Digital Entrepreneurship Press Release SMEs

Nigeria’s Publiseer Selected as a Finalist For The Halcyon Incubator Fellowship

Publiseer, Nigerian digital content distribution platform, has been selected as a finalist for the Halcyon Incubator Fall 2019 Fellowship. Out