Tanzania Startup Association launches to promote local ecosystem
The Tanzania Startup Association has launched, bringing into existence an umbrella organisation to help promote…
Monthly Archives: September, 2020
11 Kenyan agri-businesses selected for $100k FoodTech accelerator
Eleven Kenyan agri-businesses tackling food security have been selected for the FoodTech Africa Accelerator programme,…
How SA’s Yellow plans to expand beyond energy provision after banking funding round
South African startup Yellow, which enables low income, rural households in Malawi and Uganda to…
Kenyan digital addressing startup OkHi raises $1.78m funding from UK angel network
Kenyan startup OkHi, which has developed a digital addressing system for emerging markets, has a…
MEST invests $700k in 7 graduating tech startups
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has invested a combined US$700,000 in seven tech…
9 Kenyan, Ugandan startups admitted to Africa Transformative Mobility Accelerator
Nine East African startups have been selected to take part in the Africa Transformative Mobility…
Egyptian fintech startup Kashier raises seed funding round
Egyptian fintech startup Kashier Payments has raised a seed round of funding to help it…
What does entrepreneurship look like in the “new normal”?
For years, we’ve been told that entrepreneurs are key to South Africa’s economic growth and…
Founders of Kenyan, Nigerian startups accepted into Endeavor network
The founders of Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture and Nigeria’s 54gene have been accepted into the global…
20 finalists named for this year’s Anzisha Prize
Twenty finalists have been named for the tenth edition of the Anzisha Prize, which rewards…