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Entrepreneurship
MEST Africa Challenge announces the top 5 finalists going into the final stage of the competition
MEST Africa has announced Sproutly (Nigeria), Kwely (Senegal), Swoove (Ghana), Hisa (Kenya) and Desert Green Africa (South Africa) as the startups who…
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Entrepreneurship
AGRF & Heifer International launch Pitch AgriHack 2021
The competition provides cash grants to innovators, increasing the use of technology and creating jobs across Africa’s agricultural sector AGRF and He…
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Entrepreneurship
MEST Africa Challenge announces nine country winners
This year has been a historic one for the MEST Africa Challenge. Not only was the entire competition held virtually, but over eighty finalists
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Entrepreneurship
NESG announces finalists of the startup pitching competition
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) is proud to announce the 10 finalists of the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES25) startup pitch competition…
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Entrepreneurship
Pitch AgriHack 2019: Finalists announced
The stage is set for the 2019 iteration of the Pitch AgriHack competition. 20 judges have completed the evaluation of semi-finalist start-ups and have
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Entrepreneurship
Meet the finalists of the PIVOT East 2019 startup competition
The PIVOT EAST is a program of targeted entrepreneurial workshops, pitching competition and conference for entrepreneurs leveraging technology to prov…
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Case studies
VC4A announces Series A Venture Showcase as part of 2018 Africa Early Stage Investor Summit
VC4A is calling for disruptive African scale-ups looking to raise between $250K and $5M. An exclusive Series A Venture Showcase will take place in
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Entrepreneurship
Ashoka’s Social Investment Accelerator: Scaling system-changing solutions
The Ashoka Social Investment Accelerator is designed to support 12 social enterprises from across Africa and aims to boost their fundraising efforts. …
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Case studies
VC4A Startup Academy: Learning resource for Africa’s rockstar entrepreneurs
We are excited to launch the VC4A Startup Academy, offering direct access to expertise proven to work for successful entrepreneurs and investors opera…
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Case studies
How start-ups should approach mobile operators for partnership
A new guide by the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator programme helps African start-ups approach mobile operators for partnership. The guide comes after this …