PitchDrive II
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Events Technology

Meet 10 African Startups Selected for Pitch Drive II Tour of Asia

Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) in partnership with Google for Startups has announced the 10 African startups selected for PitchDrive II, a

Farmcrowdy
Africa AgricTech Agro-tech Business Entrepreneurship SMEs

Farmcrowdy is Now a Bigger Agritech Firm as it Merges Farmgate Africa and Agricsquare As Farmcrowdy

Farmcrowdy, a Nigerian agrictech firm, and its sister companies, Farmgate Africa & Agricsquare will now be one company, birthing a

Inclusive Innovation Challenge
Africa Entrepreneurship Innovation SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Meet 12 African Regional Finalists For MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge

MIT in partnership with Liquid Telecom has announced 12 African startups that will contest the regional finals of the Inclusive

GreenHouse Lab
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup Technology

African Female-led Startups Can Now Apply For GreenHouse Lab Accelerator Program

Early-stage female-led African tech startups have been invited to apply for the GreenHouse Lab Accelerator. The three-month accelerator program is

PepsiCo
Acquisition Africa Business

PepsiCo Targets African Growth With Offer To Acquire SA’s Pioneer Foods For $1.7B

PepsiCo today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of Pioneer Foods Group

Carbon
Africa Fintech Guest Post Payment People SMEs

Chijioke Dozie of Carbon: Exploring Africa’s Fintech Success Story

Chijioke Dozie is the CEO and co-founder, Carbon. Here, Dozie takes a look into the dynamic African fintech landscape, as well as

VertoFX
Africa Business Fintech Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s VertoFX Secures $2M Seed Round to Make Currency Trading Seamless in Africa

VertoFX, an Africa and emerging markets-focused currency trading and payment startup has secured a $2.1 million investment led by Accelerated

SteamaCo
Africa Energy Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Social Entrepreneurship

Steamaco Completes $5m Series B Financing to Scale its Electricity Services to Underserved People in Africa and Asia

SteamaCo, a UK-based technology supplier to utilities in Africa and Asia has secured $5m Series B equity financing. This latest

Sub-saharan Africa
Africa Report Technology Telecom

“Youth Population to Drive Strong Subscriber Growth Across Sub-saharan Africa”

Sub-Saharan Africa will remain the world’s fastest-growing mobile region over the coming years as millions of young African consumers become

ANPI
Africa Entrepreneurship Startup

Over 9,000 African Entrepreneurs Apply For Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative

More than 9,000 African entrepreneurs have applied for the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI), founded by the Jack Ma Foundation.