SWIFT Innotribe Startup Challenge returns to Africa
Applications are open for the third edition of SWIFT Innotribe Startup Challenge for Africa, with…
Monthly Archives: January, 2017
Iroko co-founder Gotter steps down
Co-founder and seed investor of African digital entertainment company Iroko, Bastian Gotter, has announced he…
SA’s SiMODiSA to run GEC Venture Train
South African startup support organisation SiMODiSA is to run another edition of its Venture Train…
Nigeria’s nHub secures angel investment to scale operations
The nHub innovation space in the northern Nigerian city of Jos has raised a undisclosed…
Kenya’s BitPesa closes $2.5m funding round
Kenyan digital currency payments platform BitPesa has closed a US$2.5 million series A funding round,…
6 finalists named in AFIF Entrepreneurship Award
Six small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been named finalists in the Africa Finance and…
MENA startups get $15m boost
Netherlands-based development bank FMO has invested US$15 million in the SANAD Fund which provides support…
5 African e-shipping startups to watch
Fed up of the limited infrastructure available in Africa for transporting goods, the continent’s tech-savvy…
Last call for applications to StartUp Energy Transition Award
The German Energy Agency (dena) has issued a last call for applications to the StartUp…
SA’s Tribaltourist fundraising to bring tech innovation to African travel
Technology will bring more tourists to Africa, ultimately boosting economies and livelihoods across the continent,…