0 How Kenya’s JiranisFood is helping users have local food experiences
“We’re like Airbnb, but for local food experiences in Africa.” That’s how co-founder Peter Muchemi describes JiranisFood, a Kenyan tech…
Browsing: East Africa
0 African proptech startups to benefit from continent-wide association
Startups in the property sector are set to benefit from the launch of Proptech Africa, a continent-wide association to encourage…
0 Applications open for $5k The Leap global pitch competition
Global online entrepreneurship ecosystem Bridge for Billions has launched its The Leap Pitch Challenge, which will give startups the chance…
0 CcHub’s Growth Capital fund raising $60m to invest across Africa
Nigeria’s Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) is raising US$60 million for its Growth Capital investment arm to back startups across Africa in…
0 Kenyan blockchain startup UTU launches IDO on Binance DEX
Kenya-based sharing economy trust engine UTU Technologies is to become the first African company to conduct an Initial DEX Offering…
0 UNICEF Innovation Fund seeks startups with innovative learning, job matching solutions
The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to make equity-free investments of up to US$100,000 in startups in startups that bridge…
0 Facebook opens London accelerator to African companies
Facebook is inviting applications for the third edition of its London-based accelerator programme, which is open for the first time…
0 Applications open for UK-Africa virtual accelerator programme
Applications are open for AfriTech XYZ, a fully-funded UK-Africa virtual accelerator programme that connects early-stage African tech startups to mentors…
0 Applications open for MEST class of 2021
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has opened applications for its next one-year, fully-sponsored entrepreneurial training programme in Accra,…
0 4 startups win Africa leg of MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge
Four startups have been named winners of the African leg of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge, and will now advance…