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Apply for the UNICEF Innovation Fund for Data Science & AI Startups (Up to $100k in Funding)
If you run a data science or artificial intelligence (AI) startup and are looking for funding, then the…
The unsurprising yet disappointing silence over DealDey exit
One of the shortcomings of the tech space in Nigeria and elsewhere that I still fail to understand…
Apply: African App Launchpad Initiative 2019 for Young African Startups
The President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, announced the African App Launchpad initiative within the closing ceremony of…
Wakanow Secures $40 Million Investment Fund from Carlyle Group
Nigeria’s online travel company, Wakanow, has closed an investment fund from the Carlyle Group – Carlyle Sub Saharan…
Call for Applications: The Westerwelle Young Founders Program for African Startups
The Westerwelle Foundation, a German non-profit which aims to promote entrepreneurship and collaboration among innovators in emerging markets, has…
Apply: MTN Startup Program 2019 for Early-Stage Startups
Along with the MTN Open API, MTN will also be launching a Startup Program to support Early stage…
In Lagos, startups from Uganda and South Africa win TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018
Even though the competition was held in Nigeria’s tech capital city of Lagos, startups from east and southern…
Paylater’s parent company gets Africa’s first credit rating for a FinTech company
One Finance Limited [OneFi], the company behind Paylater, Nigeria’s leading digital financial services platform that specialises in consumer lending,…
Here’s what happened at Itanna’s inaugural Demo Day
The inaugural Demo Day for Itanna, Lagos-based accelerator and investment vehicle, was recently held in Lagos and marked the…
Submissions for the 2019 African Youth Energy Innovator are Open!
Africa needs to invest in and grow its next generations of energy leaders if its countries and the…