GNI
Internet News

Google launches Second ‘Google News Initiative’ in Africa, Others

Google has announced the second Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge in Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey with an open call for

Women Who Tech
Entrepreneurship Funding Startup Women

Apply: Women Who Tech Launches Emerging Tech Challenge to Fund Innovative Female-led Startups

Women Who Tech has launched the Emerging Tech Challenge to fund innovative women-led startups in Africa, Europe and North America.

Partech Africa
Report

2020 Partech Africa Report: African Tech Ecosystem is Still Growing Despite the Global Pandemic

347 African tech start-ups raised a total of US$ 1.43 Billion in 359 equity rounds. Nigeria remains the leader with

Sakneen
Funding Investment PropertyTech Venture Capital

Egyptian PropertyTech Startup, Sakneen Raises $1.1m

Sakneen, an Egyptian property tech startup, has secured $1.1 million in a seed round led by Algebra Ventures. The round

Mono
Funding Investment

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Mono Selected For Y Combinator’s Winter 2021 Batch

Mono, a Nigerian fintech startup, has been selected for Y Combinator’s W21 startup accelerator program. Launched less than 3 months

OceanHub Africa
Accelerator

Calling For Innovative Ocean-minded Startups to Apply For OceanHub Africa Accelerator Programme

OceanHub Africa is launching the second cohort of its six-month online acceleration program to support up to six of Africa’s

Cowrywise
Fintech Funding Investment Startup

Nigerian Fintech Startup Cowrywise Secures $3m Pre-series A Investment to Grow Number of Nigerians Investing in Mutual Funds

Cowrywise, a Nigerian fintech startup, has raised $3 million in pre-Series A funding led by Quona Capital. Tsadik Foundation, Gumroad CEO Sahil Lavingia,

Spot Money
Fintech Payment Product Launch

Spot Money Launches South Africa’s First Open Banking Offering

In a positive move for the South African fintech landscape, Spot Money has launched the country’s first Open Banking offering.

FirstCheck Africa
Funding Venture Capital Women

Eloho Omame and Odunayo Eweniyi Launch FirstCheck Africa to Invest in Early Stage Female-African Startup

Eloho Omame, the Managing Director of Endeavor Nigeria and Odunayo Eweniyi, the Co-founder/Chief Operations Officer of Piggyvest, have launched FirstCheck

Africa Fintech Foundry
Fintech

Access Bank African Fintech Foundry Accelerator Program 2021

Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) is an Access Bank initiative that aims to nurture, fund, and accelerate the growth of Fintech