ThriveAgric
AgricTech

African Farmers, Heifer International Selects ThriveAgric, DigiCow and Brastorne as Winners of the 2022 AYuTe Africa Challenge

Heifer International has announced the 2022 winners of the AYuTe Africa Challenge that supports agritech innovators: ThriveAgric of Nigeria, Kenya’s

Thrive Agric
AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

ThriveAgric Raises $56.4m Debt Funding to Accelerates pan-Africa Expansion Plans

ThriveAgric, a fast-growing technology-driven agricultural company, has raised $56.4M in debt funding from local commercial banks and institutional investors. The

THRIVE Africa Challenge
Africa AgricTech

Apply: THRIVE Africa Challenge For Agritech Startups

The THRIVE Africa Challenge solves problems of the African agrifood industry, accelerates the development of the ecosystem, and selects the

EZ Farming
Accelerator AgricTech Venture Capital

Nigeria’s AgricTech Startup EZ Farming Selected For 500 Startups Accelerator Program

EZ Farming, a Nigerian agrictech startup has been selected for the 25th batch of the 500 Startups Accelerator program which

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Earnipay Nabs $4m to Offer On-demand Salary Access to African employees

Earnipay, a fintech solution that provides flexible and on-demand salary access to income earners, has closed a seed round of

Ventures Platform
Venture Capital

Ventures Platform Announces First Close of its $40m Fund

Ventures Platform, an African venture capital firm, has announced the first close of its $40 million pan-African fund. Though the

Appointment

MTN Appoints Shoyinka Shodunke and Adia Sowho as CIO and CMO

MTN Nigeria has appointed two new Nigerian executives as part of efforts to make its management team wholly Nigerian. They

Tutu Leadership Fellowship
Africa Leadership People

Meet 4 Nigerians Selected For Tutu Leadership Fellowship 2020

The African Leadership Institute has selected 21 outstanding emerging African leaders from 11 different African countries ranging in age 30

ThankUCash
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship

Nigeria’s Connected Analytics (ThankUCash) to Participate in 26th Cohort of 500 Startups

Connected Analytics (ThankUCash) has been selected for the 26th Cohort of 500 Startups Accelerator Programme. This makes Connected Analytics (ThankUCash)

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