Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Entrepreneurship

Nigeria’s Social Lender, Three Others Emerge Finalists of Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021

Nigerian startup, Social Lender, and three others have been selected as finalists for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021.

Social Lender
AgricTech Fintech

Farmers Benefit From Social Lender-OCP Africa Collaboration

Over 100,000 smallholder farmers received personalised financial services from a smart funding initiative of Social Lender, a fintech company, and

Inclusive Innovation Challenge
Africa Entrepreneurship Event

Nigeria’s Social Lender, 3 Others to Represent Africa at Finals of MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge

MIT in partnership with Liquid Telecom held the African regional finals of the Inclusive Innovation Challenge in Ethiopia. Twelve startups from across

Social Lender
Entrepreneurship Events Fintech

Social Lender Wins N5m at IE University’s Digital Solutions Venture Day in Lagos

Social Lender, a Nigerian digital loan startup, has won 5 million at the IE University’s Digital Solutions Venture Day in

CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa
Startup

10 Fintech Startups Selected For 2022 CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa: Special Edition in Dubai

LHoFT Foundation has selected 10 fintech startups for the 2022 CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa: Special Edition in Dubai. This Dubai edition

Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Entrepreneurship Innovation

Noël N’guessan Wins the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021

Chemical Engineer Noël N’guessan has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with a biowaste

Apps Awards Event Innovation

Meet Finalists For AppsAfrica Awards 2020

The final shortlist for the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2020 which celebrates the best in mobile and tech from across Africa has been announced.

Africa’s Business Heroes
Competition Entrepreneurship Funding

7 Nigerian Startups Among 50 Finalists Selected For 2020 “Africa’s Business Heroes” Competition

The fifty finalists for the 2020 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition powered by the Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa Netpreneur

MEST Africa Challenge
Africa Competition Edtech

EdTech Startup, Gradely To Rep Nigeria at Grand Finale of MEST Africa Challenge

Gradely, an edtech startup, has been named the winner of the Nigerian leg of the MEST Africa Challenge Country Final

MEST Africa
Entrepreneurship Funding

83 Startups Shortlisted For 2020 MEST Africa Challenge Country Finals

The finalists for the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge have been announce by Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST). In total,