AgricTech Funding Social Entrepreneurship

Two Winners of the US$100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize for 2020 Announced

The two winners of the 2020 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize have been announced at the Africa Green Revolution Forum Virtual Summit

Google
Accelerator Africa

First Virtual Class of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Graduates

The first virtual class of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa which featured 20 startups from 7 countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya,

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

Mastercard Foundation
Edtech Education Press Release

Mastercard Foundation and USIU-Africa Partner to Expand Access to Higher Education in Africa

The Mastercard Foundation and USIU-Africa have announced a partnership that will enable 1,000 high-performing students to receive a quality education

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

ColdHubs
CleanTech

Meet ColdHubs, a Solar-powered Walk-in Cold Room Helping Farmers Increase Their Income

-We will kick off our food logistic business, where we will be providing refrigerated trucks for food transportation. -We will

AfricaVsVirus
Entrepreneurship Health

58 Nigerian Startups, 42 Others Named in AfDB’s #AfricavsVirus Challenge

The African Development Bank has announced the 100 finalists selected for the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge ideathon to find solutions to challenges

Gebeya
Edtech Funding Venture Capital

Gebeya Closes $2m Seed Round Co-led by Partech and Orange Digital Ventures 

Gebeya, an Edtech and online software outsourcing marketplace geared towards the development of Africa’s technological scene, has closed a $2

SDG500
Uncategorized

New Investment Vehicle Dubbed SDG500 Launched to Accelerate Progress Towards SDGs

A new investment vehicle dubbed SDG500 has been launched by a coalition of private and public sector organisations, including United

Farmshine
Africa AgricTech Investment

Kenya’s Farmshine Raises $250k From Gray Matters Capital’s coLABS

Farmshine, a Nairobi based agritech startup has raised  $250,000 investment from US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital’s gender lens sector-agnostic