0 How Ethiopia’s BeBlocky is gamifying learning to code for thousands of kids
Ethiopian startup BeBlocky has developed a gamified learn-to-code app for children that has already been downloaded 2,500 times since its…
Browsing: East Africa
0 Could Andela lay-offs actually be good news for Africa’s startup ecosystem?
It hit the African tech space like a tsunami earlier this week – coding accelerator Andela was laying off 250…
0 Chivas opens applications for 6th $1m Venture competition
Scotch whisky manufacturer Chivas has opened for the sixth year of Chivas Venture, a global competition that gives away US$1…
0 Savings startup Exuus winner of Seedstars event in Rwanda
Savings platform Exuus has been named winner of Seedstars’ event in Kigali, Rwanda, securing a place in the global final…
0 Top 20 announced for this year’s Anzisha Prize
The top 20 young entrepreneurs have been selected for this year’s edition of the Anzisha Prize, the winner of which…
0 Female Kenyan entrepreneurs invited to apply for $10k Standard Chartered accelerator
Applications have opened for the Nairobi-based Women in Tech accelerator run by Standard Chartered and Strathmore University’s @iBizAfrica, which will…
0 12 startups selected for 4th Google Launchpad Africa accelerator
Twelve startups from across the continent have been selected to take part in the fourth edition of the Google Launchpad…
0 Meet the startups pitching at today’s Seedstars events in Kigali, Banjul
A total of 17 startups have been selected to take part in the local legs of the global Seedstars competition…
0 7 African startups named winners of Pitch AgriHack competition
Seven African startups have won combined prize money of EUR60,000 (US$66,000) after being named winners of the annual Pitch AgriHack…
0 Vodacom launches $150k startup accelerator in Tanzania
Mobile operator Vodacom has partnered innovation hub Smart Lab to launch a digital accelerator programme to help early-stage and growth-stage…