Francophone
Africa Entrepreneurship SMEs

A Look at Francophone Africa’s Tech Ecosystem

Francophone countries of Africa experienced an economic growth rate of 3.2 per cent in 2017 according to the World Bank’s

Esusu Africa
Africa Competition Entrepreneurship Innovation SMEs Technology

Esusu Africa Wins Nigeria Final of DataHack4Fi Innovation Competition Season 3

Esusu Africa, a financial management platform, has emerged winner of the Nigeria final of DataHack4Fi Innovation Competition Season 3 held

Impulse
Accelerator Africa AgricTech Entrepreneurship Startup Technology

Moroccan Varsity Launches ‘Impulse’ Startup Accelerator Program, Opens Application

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) has announced that the launch of Impulse, a best-in-class startup acceleration program, with the support

afriQloud
Africa Business Internet Startup Technology

afriQloud Launches in Uganda With The Aim of Keeping African Tech Industry Data on The Continent

Pan-African connectivity provider, BringCom, in partnership with science and technology investor, Imprimatur Capital, and European edge cloud software company, GIG

Pitch AgriHack
Africa AgricTech Agro-tech Awards Entrepreneurship

Organizers of Pitch AgriHack 2019 Competition Have Announced its Semi-Finalists 

Organizers of Pitch AgriHack 2019, the annual competition that awards young entrepreneurs in ICTs for agriculture (ICT4Ag) have selected 104

Catalyst Fund
Africa Fintech Funding Payment Technology Venture Capital

3 Africa-Focused Fintechs Selected For Catalyst Fund’s 2019 Cohort

The Catalyst Fund, a JP Morgan Chase and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-backed accelerator that provides mentorship and non-equity funding

Google
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation Social Entrepreneurship Technology

Applications Open for Cohort 4 of Google Launchpad Africa Accelerator

Google has launched applications for the fourth class of its Launchpad Africa accelerator. Ten startups will be selected to join

PayNas
Africa Entrepreneurship Events Fintech SMEs

Egypt’s Fintech Startup PayNas Wins $50k at Seamless North Africa 2019 Pitch Competition

PayNas, an HR & payroll management startup based in Egypt has won the first place at Seamless North Africa 2019

Africa’s Business Heroes
Africa Business Funding Investment Transport Venture Capital

MAX.ng Raises $7m to Scale Moto-taxi Transportation in Africa

MAX.ng, the pioneering Nigerian mobility startup, announced today that it has raised $7 million from an elite group of strategic

Kuda
Business Entrepreneurship Fintech Payment

Kudimoney Becomes Kuda After Securing CBN License

Kudimoney, a leading Nigeria Fintech company has metamorphosed into Kuda after being granted a license by the Central Bank of