Applications open for Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa’s Business Heroes competition
Applications are open for this year’s Africa’s Business Heroes competition, the Jack Ma Foundation’s flagship…
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Applications open for East African social business plan development programme
The Yunus Environment Hub has opened applications for the second cohort of StartNow, an online…
A billion butterflies: early investment experience in an African unicorn
Tech founder, advisor and early-stage investor Victor Asemota tells us why Flutterwave, a startup he…
African impact ventures invited to apply for global advisory programme
African impact startups have been invited to apply for a global advisory programme that aims…
$1.2m Innovation Fund launched for renewable energy startups
The African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) has launched a US$1.2 million Innovation Fund to unlock…
AI4D, Villgro Africa launch call for AI innovations boosting development in Africa
The Artificial Intelligence for Development in Africa (AI4D Africa) programme and Villgro Africa have launched…
Is the “cult” of Y Combinator a good or bad thing for Africa’s startup ecosystem?
Last week, 10 African tech startups took to the virtual stage for Y Combinator Winter…
Kenyan agency banking startup Tanda secures funding to expand regionally
Kenyan agency banking as a service provider Tanda is expanding its operations regionally after closing…
Kenyan fintech startup Asilimia launches digital ledger app for MSMEs
Kenyan fintech startup Asilimia has launched a digital ledger app to allow MSME owners to…
This Ugandan grocery delivery startup has bootstrapped its way to prominence
Ugandan startup Minute5, which has developed a grocery delivery platform, now has hundreds of returning…