Leapfrog Ventures
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Pacer Ventures Launches $3m Fund for Early-stage African Startups

Pacer Ventures, a venture firm for sub-Saharan Africa, has launched a USD3 million fund for early-stage startups, aimed at solving

Digital
Digital Entrepreneurship Startup

Apply: U.S.-Africa Business Center’s Digital Entrepreneurship Competition

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center (USAfBC) and the American Business Council Nigeria (ABC Nigeria) have teamed up

Google
Africa Internet Report Technology

New Google-IFC Report Estimates Africa’s Internet Economy Could be Worth $180 billion by 2025

e-Conomy Africa 2020, a new report released today by Google and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), estimates that Africa’s Internet economy

Future Africa
Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Bamboo, Releaf and 7 Other African Startups Receive Investment From Future Africa in Q3 2020

Future Africa, a platform that provides capital, coaching, and community for mission-driven innovators, has disclosed that it invested $1 million

Turaco
Funding Insurtech Startup Venture Capital

Kenyan Insurtech Startup, Turaco Secures $2m to Scale Operations in Sub-Saharan Africa

Turaco has raised $2 million investment to further grow the business and scale its operations across Sub-Saharan Africa. The funding round

Africahacks
Africa Hackathon

Apply: Africahacks Global Hackathon 2020

The 2020 AfricaHacks Global Hackathon, an initiative that enables participants to grow their idea into a startup or business concept

Orange
Awards Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Orange Reveals Winners of 10th edition of Orange Africa and Middle East Social Entrepreneur Prize

In 2020, the Orange Africa and the Middle East Social Entrepreneur Prize (POESAM) celebrates its tenth birthday! In addition to

Mondia
Digital Product Launch

Mondia Launches Entertainment Platform Monsooq in South Africa

Mondia, a leading mobile technology company specialising in the marketing and distribution of digital content, today announced the launch of

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,

Lori Systems
Funding Investment Logistics Partnership Startup

Lori Systems Secures Funding From Imperial Logistics to Expand its e-logistics Solutions Across Africa

Imperial, an African and European-focused provider of integrated market access and logistics solutions, has announced an investment in and partnership