Startups Archives

June 25, 2018

Apply: UNICEF Innovation Fund for Drone Startups in Developing Countries 2018

If you’ve got a start-up registered in one of UNICEF’s programme countries and have a working, open-source drone prototype…

June 21, 2018

Applications are open for the VC4A Venture Showcase Series A 2018. Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A) is looking for 8…

June 1, 2018

Microsoft and First Bank of Nigeria are teaming together to further technology adoption, skills and capacity development among…

June 1, 2018

Piggybank.ng, a savings platform targeted at African Millennials has announced it has secured seed funding of $1.1 million,…

May 30, 2018

Ride-hailing company Taxify this morning announced it has completed an investment round of $175 million. The investment round was led…

May 30, 2018

The government of Edo state has announced it will be officially launching a state-backed innovation hub on June…

May 29, 2018

The World Bank SDGs&Her is an online competition for women entrepreneurs to showcase how they are supporting the Sustainable Development…

May 28, 2018

Lidya, a startup founded by by Tunde Kehinde, former CEO of Jumia Nigeria and Ercin Eksin, former director of Jumia…

May 25, 2018

Heartland Incubation Hub, a venture of Oluaka institute has partnered with Slush Global Impact Accelerator for 2018 edition of the…

May 23, 2018

May 24 is the deadline for innovators across Africa to apply for the final accelerator of Startupbootcamp Africa.…