Pineapple
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Innovation Insurtech Startup Technology

South Africa’s Insurtech Startup Pineapple Accepted Into US-based Accelerator

South African startup, Pineapple, has been accepted into the Hartford Insurtech Hub accelerator programme as it prepares to launch its product

Funding Innovation Startup

UNICEF Innovation Fund to Invest in Tunisian Startup, Utopixar

UNICEF Innovation Fund will invest up to $100k in Tunisian startup, Utopixar to solve global challenges using blockchain technology within

Entrepreneurship Startup Technology Travel

No African Startup Selected For 1st UNWTO Tourism Startup Competition

After receiving 3,000 projects from 132 countries, 10 finalists have been chosen for the 1st UNWTO Tourism Startup Competition, a pioneering initiative that

MyMedicines
Entrepreneurship Health Interview Startup

Meet Abimbola Adebakin, Founder of MyMedicines, a Controlled Marketplace For Genuine Drugs

Despite being at the top echelon of her career as the COO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Abimbola Adebakin exited

MyMedicines
Africa Entrepreneurship Health Innovation Startup Technology

Meet the Woman Behind My-Medicines.com

We are focused on performance improvement for small and medium-sized enterprises in the health sector. Currently, our flagship health tech venture

Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Events Funding Health Innovation Investment Startup Technology

Uganda Healthtech Startup, M-SCAN Wins $25k as Winner of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa

TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa which was recently held in Lagos saw the best 15 startups in Africa pitching for $25,000.

Business Innovation Technology Transport

Waymo Launches Self-driving Taxi Service in US

Alphabet Inc’s Waymo has launched a significant development in its costly, decade-long quest for autonomous transportation: self-driving taxis that actually

Logistics
Business Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup Transport

World Bank’s IFC Invest  $6m in Nigeria’s Logistics Startup, Kobo360 

The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a $6-million equity investment in Nigerian tech startup Kobo360. The startup’s

Africa Entrepreneurship Events Startup Technology

Apply to Pitch at Africa Startup Summit Holding in Rwanda

Applications are open to startups from around the continent to Pitch Live at the Africa Startup Summit in Kigali in

Tony Elumelu Foundation
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup Technology

Applications For TEF Entrepreneurship Programme 2019 Opens Jan. 1

The Tony Elumelu Foundation has announced that it will begin accepting applications for the fifth cycle of its entrepreneurship programme