AgriPitch Competition
Africa AgricTech Competition Startup

25 Young African Agripreneurs Advance to ‘Boot Camp’ in the AfDB’s $120,000 AgriPitch Competition

Twenty-five young African agripreneurs have advanced to the “boot camp” final round of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) AgriPitch competition,

Cars45
Business Event Mobility Press Release

Cars45 Restates Commitment to Enabling Trade Within Nigeria’s Automotive Industry

Cars45, Nigeria’s leading tech-enabled automotive trading platform, has reiterated its commitment to enabling trade within Nigeria’s automotive industry as well

CARMA
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

CARMA, a Credit Data Marketplace Secures Funding from Microtraction

CARMA, a Nigerian credit data marketplace with operations in Kenya and Zambia, has announced an early-stage venture funding round led by Microtraction, a Venture Capital firm

AWIEF
Awards Entrepreneurship Women

Finalists Announced for 2020 Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Awards

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF), leading pan-African entrepreneurship and innovation non-profit, has announced the top finalists for

e-commerce
Ecommerce Jumia Logistics

Jumia Opens Logistics Service to Third Parties

Jumia has announced that its logistics service is now available for use by third parties. Until today, Jumia’s logistics services

Swedfund
Funding Health Investment Startup Venture Capital

Swedfund Invests $1m in Kasha Global to Support Women’s Health and Self-care in East Africa

Swedfund, the Swedish Development finance institution, has announced its investment in Kasha Global, a Femtech e-commerce platform with subsidiaries in

Twiga
AgricTech Funding Investment

Twiga, IFC and KCB Partner US$30m on RSF Support to Farmers

Twiga and IFC’s Global SME Finance Facility are set to be part of an investment of up to Kshs 3.2billion

Villgro Africa
Entrepreneurship Event Health Venture Capital

Villgro Africa Celebrates 5-years of Pioneering Social Entrepreneurship in Healthcare and Life Sciences

Villgro Africa today celebrated its 5th anniversary as they go beyond boundaries to the rest of Africa, committed to tackling some of

dLocal
Africa Partnership Payment

dLocal Expands Payment Network in Africa, Partners With Verve and Fawry

dLocal, a cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, has expanded its payments network to include Kenya, Senegal, Ghana, and Cameroon. dLocal

54gene
Africa Health Partnership

54Gene Launches Clinical Research Program and COVID-19 Collaboration

54gene has announced the launch of its Clinical Program Services (CPS) division. The CPS division is focused on partnering with global