Pangea
Accelerator

APPLY: Pangea Scale-up Program 2021 For East African Startups

Pangea Accelerator is launching the scale-up program across East Africa to find the best scale-ups and grow them from seed

GoGettaz
AgricTech Competition

APPLY: $100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize 2021

GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize is an opportunity for young African agripreneurs to take their business venture to the next level. In

AECF
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

US$1.2m Innovation Fund Launched to Unearth Emerging Technologies

The African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) has launched a US$1.2 million Innovation Fund to unlock the potential of renewable energy

d.light
Renewable Energy

Kenyan-based SunCulture Secures $11m Debt Facility to Expand Solar Irrigation Across SSA

SunCulture, a solar irrigation company based in Nairobi has secured an $11 million debt facility from SunFunder, a fund manager

Business
Business

See The Top 5 Risks for Business in 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic, emerging digital threats, climate change, and the US-China relationship are among the Top 5 Risks for business

Daystar Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Nigerian Solar Power Company, Daystar Power Secures $38m Series B Investment to Accelerate Regional Expansion

Daystar Power, a leading provider of hybrid solar power solutions to businesses in West Africa, today announced a Series B

Oolu
Funding Investment Renewable Energy

Oolu, a West African Solar Distributor, Secures $8.5m in Series B Round

Oolu, a leading solar distributor in West Africa, has closed a $8.5 million Series B investment round led by independent

Kenyan
Accelerator AgricTech Entrepreneurship Investment

11 Kenyan Agritech Tackling Food Security Set to Receive $100,000 Investment

11 Kenyan agribusinesses tackling food security have been selected for the Food Africa Accelerator program. The three-month accelerator program will

FCMB Agritech Epic Pitch
AgricTech Entrepreneurship Startup

ColdHubs Emerges Winner of FCMB Agritech Epic Pitch 2020

ColdHubs has been named winner of the FCMB Agritech Epic Pitch 2020. ColdHubs beat 5 other startups–Farmz2U, Beat Drone, Tradebuza,

Beat Drone
Health Technology

COVID-19: Nigeria’s Beat Drone Deploys Drones to Disinfect communities

The COVID-19 pandemic that ravaged China became a threat to Nigeria when an Italian came into the country in March