Search results for "venture fund"
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3.8KAppsHealth start-up Kangpe wins Seedstars Lagos
Seedstars Lagos took place last night in Seedspace, where 8 selected startups were invited to present their ideas in front of the...
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3.9KAdvisory NewsAfrica Tech Summit London To Host Tech Leaders & Investors From Across Africa
The Africa Tech Summit London will host technology leaders from across Africa and Europe, international investors, entrepreneurs and leading African start-ups for...
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3.3K1Innovation30 startups will launch at DEMO Africa 2016
Demo Africa, the continent’s premier launch pad for emerging technologies and trends has today released the list of its final 30 startups...
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5.6K1AppsFirst cohort pass out from Barclays Africa Accelerator
10 companies have showcased their innovative fintech businesses at a ‘Demo Day’ in Cape Town, as the first-ever cohort of the Barclays...
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3.4KAdvisory NewsIs Transport Tech a Game Changer For the Planet?
As an associate of Appsafrica Advisory, I was asked by the Cape Town pressure group Open Streets to prepare some thoughts for...
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5.0K1GadgetsHardware being used to drive entrepreneurship and employment in Ghana
Tackling critical challenges in communities and promoting youth entrepreneurship is a common theme for many tech start-ups across Africa, however very few...
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4.0KInnovationFacebook wakes up to Nigeria but is Free Basics enough?
Having already launched Internet.org in smaller markets such as Zambia, Kenya, Malawi, Ghana, Seychelles and Rwanda as reported last year, Facebook has finally launched...
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2.8KInnovationOrange invests €75 million in Africa Internet Group
Africa Internet Group, the largest e-commerce platform in Africa and parent company of Jumia, today announced a partnership with Orange to accelerate...
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3.1KAwardsDeadline for entries for the West Africa Mobile Awards
Mobile innovators have just one week left to submit their entries for the West Africa Mobile Awards, with winners announced at an awards...
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7.3KAppsSliide Airtime app offers free airtime for personalised content
Mobile connectivity in Nigeria now reaches more than 83M subscribers but affordability is a concern for many Nigerians, particularly those with lower...
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2.4KEventsiDEA fintech talk in Lagos
Entrepreneurs and start-ups integrating payments services, or wanting to launch a fintech company, are invited to iDEA Lagos event for mentorship from...
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2.7KAppsWeChat to invest $3.4M in start-ups in Africa
WeChat is to invest over $3.4 million in tech companies supporting local start-ups and innovations in Africa.
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3.1KAppsRwanda: SafeMotos celebrated in this year’s Nominet Trust 100
The Nominet Trust, the UK’s leading tech for good funder, has announced that SafeMotos has been named among the 2015 Nominet Trust...
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3.3KApps
iDEA incubator accepting new cohort
iDEA Nigeria has opened up applications to for its next accelerator and incubator programs to find the next cohort of start-ups in Lagos.
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3.6KEast AfricaOrange and ENGIE to bring electricity to rural Africa
An estimated 69% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa and 90% of the rural population in the same region have no access...
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4.6KAppsDeveloping the mobile ecosystem in Africa
There has been amazing growth in mobile internet access over the past few years and Africa is now primed to take advantage...
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3.0KEventsDEMO Africa ushered in with ABAN Investor Summit
The 2015 edition of Africa’s biggest startup event DEMO Africa was ushered in on Wednesday with the ABAN Investor Summit presented by...
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3.0KEventsEmpowering women and entrepreneurship drives “Africa Together”
African leaders representing a variety of fields from countries including Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Ghana, Kenya and Senegal convened in Cambridge for the...
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3.9KInnovationFrom motorists to expectant mothers, the CcHub is driving innovation in Nigeria
Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), Nigeria’s first social innovation centre based in Lagos has just announced three new start-ups have been admitted to its...
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2.6KEast AfricaAfrica’s era of tech entrepreneurs
Tech-oriented business incubators and accelerator programmes are opening their doors across Africa. Research by the World Bank has estimated that over 90...
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Ghana
MEST Incubator & Samsung partner in West Africa
Recognized as one of Fast Company’s Top 10 “Most Innovative Companies in Africa”, The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has announced...
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Nigeria
Nigerian start-up Travel Bay to launch at #SMWLagos
Travel Bay a Nigerian tourism start-up will be officially launched this week at Social Media Week 2015 in Lagos. The 3-day event at...
