East Africa Fruits
AgricTech Investment Venture Capital

Tanzania’s East Africa Fruits Secures $3.1m Series A Investment Led by Goodwell Investments

  East Africa Fruits Co., a Tanzanian company addressing food distribution challenges to improve efficiencies in the farm-to-market sector, announced

Access Bank
Banking Job

Access Bank Debunks Report to Sack 75% of Workers, Close Branches

Access Bank Plc has denied reports that it plans to sack 75 percent of its workforce and close more than

MEST Africa Challenge
Africa Entrepreneurship Startup

MEST Africa Challenge 2020 Deadline Extended to 13 May

The MEST Africa Challenge 2020 application deadline has been extended to May 13th. Applications for this year’s MEST Africa Challenge

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

Ventures Platform
Entrepreneurship Health Investment

7 Nigerian Startups Selected For Ventures Platform #COVID19InnovationChallenge

Ventures Platform in partnership with Lagos State Science and Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) have selected 7 innovative Nigerian startup

Y Combinator
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship

Meet 12 African Startups That Pitched at Y Combinator Winter 2020 Batch Demo Day

Y Combinator, an American seed accelerator that provides seed funding for startups has concluded the winter 2020 Batch of its

JUMO
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

SA Fintech Startup JUMO Scores $55 Million to Support Expansion Into Nigeria and Other Markets

JUMO, a South African fintech startup has raised  US$55 million in debt and equity funding to accelerate the startup’s expansion

Carbon
Fintech Funding Investment

Carbon (Paylater) Establishes $100k Fund to Support African Founders

Carbon, formerly Paylater has established the ‘Disrupt Fund‘, a $100,000 fund to scale and support new entrepreneurs and founders in

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)

Injini
Accelerator Edtech Entrepreneurship

Meet 6 Edtech Startups Selected For Cohort 4 of Injini Edtech Incubator

After a long and highly competitive recruitment process, the Injini team has selected six new edtech startups who will embark