Y Combinator
Accelerator Investment

Y Combinator Cuts Investment Size to $125,000

Y Combinator, a popular accelerator that provides seed funding for startups, has announced that it will cut the size of

Orange Corners
Entrepreneurship Funding

5 Winners Emerge at FATE Foundation’s Orange Corners Program Cohort 2

5 Nigerian entrepreneurs have emerged winners at FATE Foundation’s Orange Corners Program cohort 2 whose final was recently held online.

COVID-19
Entrepreneurship Health

3 Nigerian Startups, 5 Others Receive £5,000 For Their COVID-19 Projects From Royal Academy of Engineering

8 African startups have been selected to receive £5,000 from the Royal Academy of Engineering through its Project CARE (COVID-19 Africa

AVCA
Report Venture Capital

Between 2014 and 2019, 613 VC Deals Worth $3.9bn Were Reported-AVCA

African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), the pan-African industry association which promotes and enables private investment in Africa,

Xcard
Entrepreneurship Fintech

Xcard Wins Inaugural EPIC Pitch by Hub One

Xcard, a fintech startup, has been named winner of the inaugural edition of Hub One’s EPIC Pitch and will receive

Google
Social Entrepreneurship

Google Introduces Google for Nonprofits in Nigeria

Google has launched Google for Nonprofits in Nigeria to empower not-for-profit organizations by providing them with free premium services. For organizations

Ingressive Capital
Funding Venture Capital

Ingressive Capital Fund Hits $10m, Set to Invests in More African Startups

Ingressive Capital, a Venture Capital company has disclosed that its investment fund has hit $10 million. This new funding will

Mobiz
Funding Investment

SA Mobile Marketing Platform Mobiz Secures Investment From HAVAÍC

Mobiz, a South African mobile marketing platform has secured undisclosed funding from HAVAÍC to fund the company’s growth and restructure

HelpNow
Crowdfunding Health

Softcom Launches ‘HelpNow’ to Support Nigerians Affected by COVID-19

Softcom Limited has launched a crowdfunding platform ‘HelpNow’, to seek and support Nigerians who have been adversely affected by COVID-19.

UNICEF
Blockchain Social Entrepreneurship

Apply: UNICEF to Invest Up to $100k in Startups Leveraging Blockchain to Benefit Humanity

The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to make up to $100,000 equity-free investments (in USD and/or cryptocurrency) to provide early-stage