EntrepreneurshipY Combinator-backed Nigerian fintech startup Paystack closes $1.3M seed round
Nigerian fintech startup Paystack today announces it has closed a Seed Investment of $1.3M from international investors Tencent, Comcast Ventures and …
EntrepreneurshipSomali accelerator graduates receive $15,000 investment at Hargeisa Demo Day
Innovate Ventures, the first Somali tech startup accelerator launched in partnership with VC4A, Telesom and the Work in Progress! Alliance, had their …
EntrepreneurshipFresh Direct NG, DeliveryBros and Medsaf win 2016 She Leads Africa Demo Day
A container farming company, a motorbike delivery service and an online medical procurement platform went home as the winners at the 2016 She Leads
EntrepreneurshipFarmDrive wins the Thomson Reuters Africa Startups Challenge
Earlier this year Thomson Reuters, in partnership with Venture Capital For Africa (VC4A), launched an initiative to find the best new companies coming…
EntrepreneurshipMeet the finalists of the PIVOT East 2016 startup competition
25 exceptional startups from across the East Africa region will compete to win market recognition and investor interest during the PIVOT East pitching…
Case studiesFirst ever Somali Tech Accelerator announces inaugural cohort
Innovate Ventures has announced the 12 early stage Somali startups to be accepted into the 2016 Innovate Accelerator in Hargeisa, Somaliland. In partn…
EntrepreneurshipAnnouncing the companies identified by the Thomson Reuters Africa Startups Challenge
Using smart data tools, teams from across Thomson Reuters have developed sophisticated assessment models to identify Africa’s up and coming vent…
EntrepreneurshipBienvenue au Cameroon! Join our Angel Investor Masterclass
ABAN is hosting a series of Angel Investor Masterclasses across the continent under the theme ‘Unlocking capital for early stage innovation.’ Cameroon…
Case studiesAfriLabs city meetups in Nairobi, Lagos, Dakar, Johannesburg and Cairo
AfriLabs is currently undertaking a series of city meet-ups in 5 countries in different African regions prior to the Annual Gathering slated for 25th-…
Case studiesTalking Early Stage Investing at the Somaliland Investment Forum
Since the outbreak of civil war in the early nineties the Somali region has been affected by decades of political and economical instability. This
