Koolboks
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

France-based Startup, Koolboks Closes $2.5m Seed Round to Scale Solar Refrigeration Across Africa

Koolboks, the sustainable cooling company providing accessible cold storage solutions to businesses across Africa, has closed a $2.5 million Seed

Husk Power
Renewable Energy

Solarise Africa Expands Energy Footprint in Africa

Solarise Africa, a Pan-African energy leasing company, has announced its expansion into three new countries in Africa after signing a

AgricTech Funding Social Entrepreneurship

Two Winners of the US$100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize for 2020 Announced

The two winners of the 2020 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize have been announced at the Africa Green Revolution Forum Virtual Summit

Apollo Agriculture
AgricTech Entrepreneurship Startup

24 Semi-Finalists Selected For 2nd GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition

The 24 semi-finalists for the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2020 have been announced. The Top 24 semi-finalists include drone pioneers,

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

MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge
Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Call For Entries For $1.6m MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge

The Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) is MIT’s premier future of work prize, awarding $1.6 million annually to entrepreneurs using technology

MITIIC
Africa Awards Entrepreneurship Funding Innovation Startup Technology

Meet the Startups Repping Africa at the 2018 MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge

The MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy has announced the four regional winners for their 2018 global economic prize, the MIT

Pitch AgriHack
Africa Agro-tech

Nigeria Agrictech Startups Dominate the Final list of 2018 Pitch AgriHack 

Nigeria has again shown that it is the hub for African technology startups as 6 Agrotech innovations are among the

Kenyan
Accelerator AgricTech Entrepreneurship Investment

11 Kenyan Agritech Tackling Food Security Set to Receive $100,000 Investment

11 Kenyan agribusinesses tackling food security have been selected for the Food Africa Accelerator program. The three-month accelerator program will