Impulse
Accelerator Africa AgricTech Entrepreneurship Startup Technology

Moroccan Varsity Launches ‘Impulse’ Startup Accelerator Program, Opens Application

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) has announced that the launch of Impulse, a best-in-class startup acceleration program, with the support

Teraco
Africa Data Internet Technology

Google Names Third Undersea Cable That Will Transmit Data From Portugal to South Africa After Nigerian Writer Olaudah Equiano

Google, the global tech giant has named its third undersea cable after Nigerian Writer Olaudah Equiano. Dubbed Equiano, the cable

SongRoute
Apps Business Entrepreneurship Music Streaming

Playfre Launches SongRoute Service to Help African Artists Monetize Their Creative Contents

Playfre, African music streaming platform, has launched a music distribution arm, SongRoute, to help African artists monetize their creative contents.

afriQloud
Africa Business Internet Startup Technology

afriQloud Launches in Uganda With The Aim of Keeping African Tech Industry Data on The Continent

Pan-African connectivity provider, BringCom, in partnership with science and technology investor, Imprimatur Capital, and European edge cloud software company, GIG

Uber
Africa Apps Business Transport

On-Demand Motor Transport Competition Moves From Land to Sea as Uber Joins Gokada, Max.ng to Launch Boat Taxis in Lagos

The on-demand motor transport scene is getting really interesting in Lagos as competition has moved from land to sea. On

elmenus
Acquisition Africa AgricTech Business Entrepreneurship Investment SMEs Startup

Egypt’s Elmenus Raises Investment From Foodora’s co-founder, Julian Dames 

Elmenus, a Cairo-based food discovery and ordering platform, has raised investment from Foodora’s co-founder and Delivery Hero’s former Vice President

MumsVillage
Africa Business Ecommerce Entrepreneurship Women

Kenya’s MumsVillage Forays into E-Commerce

MumsVillage, a leading parenting website for expert advice and online community support in Kenya, has announced today its foray into

Arnergy
Africa Energy Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Renewable Energy Solutions Platform Arnergy Raises $9m Series A Investment

Arnergy, a Nigerian distributed utility company, today announced it has raised $9 Million in a Series A round of funding led

Catalyst Fund
Africa Fintech Funding Payment Technology Venture Capital

3 Africa-Focused Fintechs Selected For Catalyst Fund’s 2019 Cohort

The Catalyst Fund, a JP Morgan Chase and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-backed accelerator that provides mentorship and non-equity funding

MIT D-Lab
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Funding People SMEs Social Entrepreneurship

MIT D-Lab Awards Fellowship to Six East African Social Entrepreneurs

The MIT D-Lab Scale-Ups fellowship program, which offers one year of support to social entrepreneurs bringing poverty-alleviating products to market at scale, has announced