Farmshine
Africa AgricTech Investment

Kenya’s Farmshine Raises $250k From Gray Matters Capital’s coLABS

Farmshine, a Nairobi based agritech startup has raised  $250,000 investment from US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital’s gender lens sector-agnostic

Bookings Africa
Africa Business Startup

Nigerian Creatives Marketplace, Bookings Africa Expands to Kenya

Bookings Africa, a Nigerian marketplace for creatives, has expanded to Kenya after raising undisclosed funding from Unicorn Group. The startup

AfDB
Africa Coding Digital

AfDB Launches Digital Coding Platform As Part of Plans to Create 25m Jobs by 2025

The African Development Bank (AfDB) in partnership with technology firm Microsoft has launched the ‘Coding for Employment’ digital training platform,

YouTube
Africa Entertainment Music

Kizz Daniel, Reekado Banks, Simi & Teni Get YouTube Support

Kizz Daniel, Reekado Banks, Simi and Teni have been selected by YouTube to receive career support at a recent event

ColdHubs
Africa CleanTech Technology

Nigeria’s ColdHubs Wins £75k in UK Aid-funded Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge

ColdHubs, a Nigerian startup that operates solar-powered walk-in cold rooms, has been named the winner of stage 2 of the

New Venture Competition
Africa Competition Entrepreneurship

Hurry! Application For New Venture Competition 2020 Closes in Two Days

The 22nd Africa Business Conference will be held in Boston, MA on February 14th and February 15th, 2020 under the

Tony Elumelu Foundation
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding

Tony Elumelu Foundation to Open Applications For 2020 TEF Entrepreneurship Program on January 1, 2020

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) — Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs has announced that applications for the

Google
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship

Google Startup Week Lagos Sees Startups Pitching to Top UK/African VCs

Google hosted its first Google Startup Week in Lagos earlier this week, which saw its Launchpad Accelerator Africa graduates pitch

The Next Einstein Forum
Africa Entrepreneurship Technology

African Sciencepreneurs Invited to Apply For Next Einstein Forum Investor Meet Up

The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) is looking for African Sciencepreneur with a breakthrough innovation that is solving a critical problem

Copia
Africa Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Copia Raises $26m Series B Round Led by LGT Lightstone

Copia, a Kenyan logistics and e-commerce firm, has raised $26 million series B funding round led by LGT Lightstone with