Catapult: Inclusion Africa
Africa Financial Inclusion Fintech

Two Nigerian Fintech Startups Selected For Catapult: Inclusion Africa Program 2020

Two Nigerian fintech startups-Esusu and PaddyCover, have been named among the 12 startups that would participate in the Catapult: Inclusion

Off grid energy
CleanTech Renewable Energy Report

Report: Emerging Off-grid Africa Solar Market Worth $24 Billion

Many Africans are turning to off-grid solar to provide electricity in their various households. As such, there are massive opportunities

Africa Entrepreneurship Event

Meet 11 African Startups Pitching at Africa Startup Summit Next Month

The Africa Startup Summit is holding in Kigali, Rwanda in February (4-6) and 11 innovative African Startups have been selected

SolarX
CleanTech Funding Venture Capital

ResponsAbility Launches $200m Energy Fund to Invest Clean Power Startups in Sub-Saharan Africa

ResponsAbility, a Swiss impact asset manager, has announced the first close of its new energy access fund at $151m. The

Gricd
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Health

Healthtech Startup Gricd Wins GreenHouse Capital #Accelerator Program

Gricd has been named the winner of GreenHouse Capital immersive female-focused Tech Accelerator program run by GreenHouse Lab. Gricd which

Samurai Incubate Africa
Africa Startup Venture Capital

9 Startups Selected For Finals Of Daikin-Samurai Incubate Africa Ideathon 2020

Nine African startups have been selected for the finals of the ‘Daikin -Samurai Incubate Africa Ideathon, an initiative by the

Travelstart
Africa Business Travel

Update: Travelstart Takes Over Jumia Travel Across Africa

Travelstart has entered into a distribution and commercial agreement with Jumia Travel to power the latter’s pan-African online travel booking

Shell Foundation
Africa Energy Funding

This New $120m Shell Foundation & FMO Fund Aims to Support African Energy Startups

Shell Foundation, a UK-registered charity, in partnership with FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, has launched a US$120 million Energy

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

Social Innovators Program
Accelerator Social Entrepreneurship Tech Tips

Meet 20 Entrepreneurs Selected For Leap Africa’s 2019/2020 Social Innovators Program

Leap Africa in collaboration with Union Bank of Nigeria, has unveiled the 20 startups selected for the 2019/20 Social Innovators