Acumen
Business Entrepreneurship Funding Investment

Acumen’s KawiSafi Ventures Closes $70m Round to Support African Clean Energy Solutions

Acumen’s KawiSafi Ventures has announced that it has raised $70 million for-profit fund through Acumen Capital Partners. The fund will

Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Zayed Sustainability Prize 2020 Open For Submissions From African Innovators

The Zayed Sustainability Prize submissions for the 2020 edition are open to applicants from across the African continent. The UAE’s

Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation Leadership Startup

Here Are the Five Finalists of the Africa Youth Energy Innovator Award 

The African Energy Indaba 2019 platform has announced its top 5 nominees for Africa’s Youth Energy Innovator award. The aim

Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Innovation Social Entrepreneurship Startup Technology

African Innovators Shine During Zayed Sustainability Prize’s 2019 Awards Ceremony

The 2019 Zayed Sustainability Prize, which is the UAE’s pioneering global award in sustainability, honoured leaders whose work and spirit

Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Events Funding Health Innovation Investment Startup Technology

Uganda Healthtech Startup, M-SCAN Wins $25k as Winner of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa

TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa which was recently held in Lagos saw the best 15 startups in Africa pitching for $25,000.

Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation

Meet the Startups Shortlisted For the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

The 2019 shortlist for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation was announced today in Cape Town, South Africa, recognising the

MITIIC
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Meet the Startups Repping Africa at the 2018 MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge

The MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy has announced the four regional winners for their 2018 global economic prize, the MIT

SolarX
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Senegal Solar Power Startup, Oolu Secures Investment From GAIA Impact Fund

GAIA Impact Fund, a Francophone-focused venture fund specializing in clean energy, has announced a strategic investment in Oolu, a Senegal-based Y

Apollo Agriculture
Africa Agro-tech Startup

Meet The 10 Startups That Are Disrupting Agriculture In Africa

Gone are the days when you have to physically go to the farm before you can call yourself a farmer.