Seed Academy, Shell launch AccelerateHer for female entrepreneurs
Seed Academy, WDB Investment Holdings and Shell Downstream South Africa have partnered to launch AccelerateHer,…
Monthly Archives: January, 2017
Lagos to join global UN SDG hackathon
UK-based charity Influx Trust is to host a global hackathon around the United Nations’ (UN)…
Ecobank launches $500k Fintech Challenge
Fintech innovators across Africa have been asked to solve the continent’s most pressing banking issues,…
Snapplify rolls out learning projects in SA, Kenya, Uganda
South African startup Snapplify, an aggregator of digital education materials, is rolling out projects in…
Senegalese startup picked for global BigBooster accelerator finals
A Senegalese startup has been selected as one of 20 finalists in global acceleration programme…
“Tinder for new car buying” launches in SA
South African new car dealing app Carter has launched to market, aiming to become the…
Nigerian freelancing platform Asuqu raises seed funding
Nigerian freelancing marketplace Asuqu has raised a five-figure dollar funding round, with the startup rolling…
Lagos Cowork space opens
Real estate firm 3Invest has launched Nigeria’s latest co-working space, Lagos Cowork, offering office space…
Nigeria’s BuyChat helps traders connect digitally with customers
Nigerian startup BuyChat has rolled out its commerce-enabled chat app that connects traders with customers…
5 East African tech hubs partner for regional accelerator
Kenyan incubator m:lab has announced a partnership between multiple tech hubs in the East African…