SAIS
Investment

Five African Startups Receive $5k Grant And Entrepreneurial Support From SAIS

Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme (SAIS) and Seedstars have awarded five startups from

ABH
Competition Entrepreneurship

Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Expands Ecosystem of Partners and Extends Application Deadline

Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition, a philanthropic program established

Funding Investment Mobility Transport Venture Capital

SA Mobility Startup WhereIsMyTransport Raises $14.5m Investment Led by Naspers

WhereIsMyTransport, a South African mobility startup, has raised a $14.5

MVX
Logistics

Multi-product Logistics Booking Platform, MVXTransit Rebrands to MVX

MVXtransit, a multi-product logistics booking platform, has rebranded and reintroduced

Funding Investment

Kenyan Startup, Kibanda TopUp Secures $460k Pre-seed Investment

Kibanda TopUp, a Kenyan-based startup which aims to digitise the

Buhari
Social Media Twitter

Twitter Deletes Buhari’s Civil War Tweet Prompting Government Anger

Twitter has deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet where he threatened

Pegasus Fintech Challenge
Fintech

DLM Capital Group Launches First Pegasus Fintech Challenge For Nigerian Tech Innovators

Prominent Development Investment Bank, DLM Capital Group through its digital

CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa
Fintech

Ugandan Fintech Startup, Emata Emerges Winner of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa 2021

Emata, a Ugandan fintech that gives farmers access to digital

Tony Elumelu Foundation
Entrepreneurship

The Tony Elumelu Foundation and DEG Partner to Empower 200 Additional Entrepreneurs Across Africa

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering young

Onyeka Akumah
AgricTech Leadership

Onyeka Akumah Steps Down As Farmcrowdy CEO After Spearheading Agritech Startup to Break Even

Akindele Philips takes over as CEO Akumah will become Executive