Africa’s Business Heroes
Competition Entrepreneurship Funding

7 Nigerian Startups Among 50 Finalists Selected For 2020 “Africa’s Business Heroes” Competition

The fifty finalists for the 2020 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition powered by the Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa Netpreneur

Kobo Plus
Digital Startup

Publiseer Announces Distribution to Kobo Plus Canada

In 2017, Rakuten Kobo rolled out Kobo Plus, a revenue-sharing model for authors distributing ebooks to the Netherlands and Belgium.

Mr Eazi
Entertainment Funding Music

Mr Eazi Launches $20 Million Africa Music Fund

Oluwatosin Ajibade, popularly known by the stage name Mr Eazi has disclosed that he is launching an African Music Fund

Rise Capital
Accelerator Payment

Nigeria’s Rise Capital Selected For Techstars & Western Union Accelerator

Rise Capital, a Nigerian-based digital wealth manager connecting Africans to global dollar investments, has been named among the startups selected

Women in Business
Startup Women

Apply: Women In Business Cohort 2 For Nigerian and Kenyan Startups

CcHUB and iHub have opened applications for the 2nd edition of the Women in Business program. The Women in Business

Komaza
Climate Change Funding Investment

Komaza, a Kenyan Tech-Enabled Forestry Firm Raises $28M Series B

Komaza, a tech-enabled, sustainable forestry company that is revolutionizing the wood industry in Africa through its innovative smallholder platform, has

TradeDepot
Ecommerce Funding Investment SMEs

TradeDepot Secures Additional $10M to Transform Informal Retail Supply Chain in Nigeria

TradeDepot, the B2B eCommerce platform for consumer goods in Africa, has raised a further $10 million in a pre-Series B

startup
Accelerator Startup Women

Apply: AWIEF Enterprise Development For Women-Owned Ventures in Green Energy Startup Incubator

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has launched a new initiative “Enterprise Development for Women-Owned Ventures in Green

Make-IT in Africa
Accelerator Africa Innovation Hub

Make-IT in Africa Names Winners of ‘Partners in Acceleration – Challenge Fund for Innovation Hubs’

Make-IT in Africa has selected the winners of the “Partners in Acceleration – Challenge Fund for Innovation Hubs“. Innohub Foundation

Facebook
Accelerator Startup

4 Nigerian Startups Join Facebook Community Accelerator Program 2020

The startups joining the 2020 Facebook Community Accelerator program have been announced and 12 Sub-Saharan Africa startups have been selected