Thunes
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Helios Investment Partners Leads US$60mn Investment in Singapore-based Fintech Startup, Thunes

Helios Investment Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm, has led a Series B funding round in Singapore-based fintech startup Thunes,

AgriPitch Competition
Africa AgricTech Competition Social Entrepreneurship

Apply: African Development Bank – AgriPitch Competition

The African Development Bank’s Youth Agripreneur AgriPitch Competition and DealRoom connect expansion-ready, youth-led African businesses with global investors (debt, equity and/or grant).

Sparkle
Partnership Payment

Sparkle Partners With Visa to Make Payment Seamless For Customers, SMEs

Sparkle has partnered with Visa to enable the digital bank issue Visa cards to its users, thereby making payment seamless

Africa Competition Entrepreneurship Technology

Ghana’s BACE API Emerges Winner of Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2020

BACE API, a technology startup from Ghana has been named winner of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2020 powered

Kobo360
Entrepreneurship Leadership Logistics

Co-Founder & CEO of Kobo360, Obi Ozor Featured in Fortune’s 40 Under 40 List

Obi Ozor, Group CEO and Co-Founder of African technology-enabled logistics startup, Kobo360, has been named in Fortune’s prestigious annual 40

NCC
Entrepreneurship Government Telecom Uncategorized

KlassConnect, SmartClinic and Elizade University Emerge Winners of NCC COVID-19 Virtual Hackathon

KlassConnect, SmartClinic, and Elizade University have emerged winners of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) COVID-19 Virtual Hackathon Challenge which was

Resolution Social Venture Challenge
Africa Entertainment Social Entrepreneurship

13 Next-Generation African Leaders Announced as Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge

Thirteen teams of a total of 25 emerging African social entrepreneurs have been selected as winners of the 2020 Resolution

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,

Africa Fintech Foundry
Appointment Banking Fintech

Africa Fintech Foundry Gets New Head

Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) has gotten a new head in the person of Daniel Awe. The management and board of

SIP
Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Apply: Social Innovators Programme (SIP) 2020/21 Fellowship

LEAP Africa in partnership with Union Bank has announced the call for applications for the 2020/ 2021 cohort of the Social Innovators Programme