Applications open for 2nd Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa
Google has opened applications for class two of its Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme, extending it…
Monthly Archives: June, 2018
Angel investor network launches in southern Nigeria
The South/South-East (SSE) Angel Network has launched in Nigeria, set to boost investment and mentoring…
Kenya’s Sip simplifies drinks distribution in Nairobi
Kenyan startup Sip is simplifying the distribution of alcoholic beverages in the country’s capital, and…
FundoLinker hits 600k users as it fixes Zimbabwean education
Zimbabwean student support platform FundoLinker has hit 600,000 registered users of its service, through which…
Marseille to host 1st Digital Africa event
The EMERGING Valley entrepreneurship summit is set to take place in Marseille, France, in November,…
SA’s Lumkani closes seed funding round from Accion, 4Di
South African startup Lumkani, which addresses the challenge of fire safety in informal settlements through…
Applications open for AfricArena innovation challenges
The Cape Town-based AfricArena conference, which takes place in November, has opened applications to a…
Seedstars to open Cape Town Seedspace hub
Global early-stage startups competition Seedstars World is merging with Cape Town-based co-working space Spin Street…
5 female entrepreneurs picked for Rise Scalarator
The Absa-owned Rise innovation hub has selected five female entrepreneurs to take part in the…
AfDB coding programme to develop African innovators
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has partnered the Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft and Facebook to launch…