Search results for "startup"
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3.0K1InnovationApplications closing for the World Bank Agritech Challenge 2017
The World Bank Agritech Challenge 2017 in association with Nest is the first open innovation program of its kind in Kenya. Its...
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4.8KGhanaOMG Digital raises $1.1M to drive expansion and content to African millennials
Ghanaian tech startup, OMG Digital, has announced it has closed a seed funding round of $1.1M from a host of international investors....
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3.8KAwards10 West Africa Mobile Award Winners Announced In Lagos
The 10 winners of the West Africa Mobile Awards, the first truly West African technology awards to recognise the region’s best mobile...
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3.8KNewsBest App in West Africa Award
The West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS) take place on May 18th in Lagos. We take a look at the finalists for Best...
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3.9KAwardsWAMAS finalists for Social, News & Entertainment Award
The West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS) take place on May 18th in Lagos .We take a look at the finalists for Social,...
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3.0KEventsTwo weeks to Mobile West Africa and WAMAS 2017
After 6 groundbreaking events, Mobile West Africa 2017 the leading technology conference in the West African region is returning to Lagos on a mission...
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3.8KAwardsWest Africa Mobile Awards Finalists announced
The 2017 shortlisted finalists for the second West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS), the first truly West African technology awards to recognise the...
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5.9KEast AfricaWhere, why and how to invest in African tech?
The African tech startup space is bucking the continental trend, with more startups raising money than ever before explains Tom Jackson, who...
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3.3KInnovationVisa announces first cohort for innovation boot camp in Africa with Nest
The Visa bootcamp will power collaboration opportunities between early stage technology companies, Visa and financial institutions from across Africa for potential integration....
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3.1KInnovationTime for African agritech to get hands dirty
As the cost of living continues to rise, the standard of living for Nigerians has plummeted and African agritech needs to step...
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6.9KEast AfricaAfrican Data Collection Agency Bamba Raises $1.1 Million
African data collection startup Bamba has announced today that it has closed its first seed investment round after raising US$1.1 million (Kes....
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4.0KAdvisory NewsSilvertree acquires Nigeria’s TopCheck to become Africa’s biggest comparison group
Silvertree Internet Holdings, the Cape Town based Internet holding company which owns and operates Internet assets across Africa has acquired Nigerian price...
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4.9KInnovationNew seed investment firm Outlierz launches in Morocco
After three years of hard work on the ground, connecting entrepreneurs and building a startup community in Morocco, a team of entrepreneurs...
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5.5KAdvisory NewsThe year serious money was invested in African tech
While difficult to put an exact figure on how much the African tech ecosystem is actually worth, the increased level of activity in...
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13.8KApps5 agri-tech ventures disrupting agriculture in West Africa
Disrupting agriculture through agri-tech in West Africa presents numerous opportunities to create efficiency and increase food production, however transforming this traditional industry is not...
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5.6KEgyptIFC invests $2 million in Flat6Labs Egyptian seed fund
Flat6Labs, the leading regional early-stage investment company has joined forces with IFC as the lead investors in its EGP 75 million Egypt-focused...
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3.8KEast AfricaVisa and Nest to run fintech bootcamp in Nairobi
Visa, in partnership with Hong Kong-based venture capital firm and incubator Nest will run a four-day fintech bootcamp in Nairobi, Kenya, for...
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4.7KInnovationChanzo Capital to raise $50M for high growth Africa tech fund
Chanzo Capital is looking to raise $50 million for its High-Tech High-Growth fund to invest in rapidly growing technology startups across Africa....
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5.4KInnovationmCommerce platform Kasha named Rwanda’s top start-up
Kasha has won the Rwanda round of Seedstars World and will represent the country at the Seedstars Summit in Switzerland to compete...
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4.4KEast Africa12 start-ups to pitch at Seedstars Africa in Kigali
All roads lead to Rwanda next week for the 12 start-ups pitching at Seedstars Africa in Kigali for the finale of the...
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3.4KInnovationSA marketing platform delvv.io raises over $450K
Less than a year after launching, South African creative technology startup delvv.io has successfully concluded first-round funding, securing R6.5 million to further...
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3.2KInnovationBarclays Africa and Techstars open applications for new fintech cohort
Applications have opened for the Barclays Accelerator programme, powered by Techstars, an initiative aimed at uncovering the next M-Pesa or Paypal by...
