Lagos, Nairobi, Kigali entrepreneurs invited to apply for Global Urban Innovation Challenge for Emergent Cities
Utopia and the World Economic Forum’s new Centre for Urban Transformation have launched a global…
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Applications open for Norrsken Impact Accelerator
Applications have opened for the Norrsken Impact Accelerator in Stockholm, Sweden, which offer selected early-stage…
12 African startups to watch in 2022
Tenacious and persistent to the very core, Africa’s tech entrepreneurs have pulled yet another smashing…
Kenyan BNPL startup Lipa Later secures $12m funding for expansion
Kenyan buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) startup Lipa Later has raised US$12 million from a consortium of investors…
4th Africa Tech Summit to take place live in Nairobi next month
The fourth edition of Africa Tech Summit is taking place live in Nairobi, Kenya on…
Y Combinator standard deal increases to $500k
Renowned Silicon Valley-based accelerator Y Combinator has increased its standard deal size to US$500,000. The…
Applications open for Ashoka health-focused accelerator
Social entrepreneurship network Ashoka and pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim have opened applications for their accelerator…
Meet the Investor: William Bao Bean, SOSV
Founded in 1995, US-based VC firm SOSV has more than 1,000 portfolio companies and about…
Kenyan money manager app Alvin raises $740k pre-seed funding round
Kenyan startup Alvin, a smart money manager app that helps people align their daily spending…
Tanzanian image-sharing startup Windowshoppi looks to boost local commerce
Tanzanian startup Windowshoppi, an image-sharing app that allows users to post photos, add locations, and…