Nigerian recruitment startup MyJobMag expands to Kenya
Nigerian startup MyJobMag, which launched in 2012 offering recruitment services, has expanded to Kenya. MyJobMag,…
Monthly Archives: September, 2016
Nigeria’s MAX acquires food delivery startup Easyappetite
Nigerian on-demand delivery startup Metro Africa Express (MAX) has acquired Lagos-based Easyappetite as it prepares…
Applications open for Lagos DealDay
The Lagos Angel Network (LAN) has opened applications for its last quarterly DealDay for 2016,…
Nigerian startup pilots e-commerce platform for cooking gas
Nigerian startup QuickGas has successfully completed piloting its e-commerce platform for cooking gas in the…
14 startups shortlisted for Africa Startups Challenge
Fourteen startups have been shortlisted for the Thomson Reuters Africa Startups Challenge, with one of…
Ethiopia-born entrepreneur launches e-learning marketplace
Ethiopia-born entrepreneur Brook Negussie has launched eLearnAfrica, an online marketplace for education that aims to…
$127m raised for African crowdfunding projects in 2015
There were 57 crowdfunding platforms operational across Africa in 2015, while African crowdfunding projects raised…
SA govt partners Global Innovation Fund to back social innovations
South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the UK-based Global Innovation Fund (GIF)…
Give more support to entrepreneurs in East Africa – Sage
Entrepreneurs in East Africa lack the support and time to bring their innovative ideas to…
Kenyan solar internet startup raises $4.1m OPIC loan
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US government’s development finance institution, has announced commitment…