The Social and Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC), an annual acceleration program created to assist the most promising high-impact African entrepreneurs grow up their firms, has chosen 43 inclusive African enterprises to participate. Through cutting-edge training programs and networking with other businesses, mentors, and prospective financial backers, the SIBC strives to empower entrepreneurs and forge lasting…
Oluyemi Obadare Chief Executive Officer at Certification Partner Global, West Africa has been accepted into Forbes Business Council, the foremost growth and networking organization for successful business owners and leaders worldwide. Oluyemi Obadare was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of her experience. The criteria for acceptance include a track record of successfully impacting business growth…
Data modelling is a fundamental process in data engineering and analytics that entails designing and building data structures that accurately describe the relationships between data pieces. Effective data modelling is required for organising, storing, and analysing data in a way that supports corporate objectives while also providing useful insights and decision-making. In this in-depth post,…
South Africa is about to join Google’s 35 cloud regions and 106 zones global network. Through the use of Google Cloud regions, users can access a number of services from certain geographical locations, including cloud storage, processing engines, and key management systems. According to Google, customers in Africa are already utilizing the Cloud to solve…
The 2022 MEST Africa Challenge will begin with the regional pitch competition, which will feature 36 eligible technology startups from 5 different African nations. The Competition’s Upcoming Stage The MEST Africa Challenge and the next regional contests have received some important changes from MEST. The chosen firms will be divided into 4 primary groups for…
Today, Samsung Nigeria officially launched the Galaxy A04s into the Nigerian market. The launch of this device reinforces Samsung’s commitment in providing affordable yet quality devices that addresses the daily needs of consumers. The smartphone is packed with 4G/64 GB & 4G/128GB storage variants expandable to 1TB and runs on a One UI Core 4….
The first-ever sustainability-focused cohort of the MEST Express accelerator has chosen six impact-driven Ghanaian entrepreneurs to participate, and they will each get a grant of $5,000 in addition to various forms of support. Along with Pre-MEST and MEST Scale, MEST Express is one of three programs that MEST runs in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation….
The Grindstone Accelerator in South Africa has teamed up with Naspers Labs to introduce GrindstoneX, a new all-female accelerator programme intended to increase the investability, scalability, and exit-readiness of women-led firms. Grindstone, a company founded in 2014 and jointly owned by Knife Capital and Thinkroom, focused on helping high-growth, innovation-driven firms achieve scale. The youth…
An organization in its early phase of existence is referred to as a start-up. Entrepreneurs that desire to create a product or service think there is a market for launching start-ups. Because start-ups often have high startup costs and low revenue, founders frequently look for money from a variety of internal and external sources, including personal savings,…
This week, MTN South Africa released a request for proposals (RFP) that will transform the MTN Headquarters into a fully “green” workplace in order to secure and obtain dependable energy. As part of the company’s larger Project Zero program, which investigates all forms of renewable energy on both a large and local scale, Phase 1…
A list of 10 promising Nigerian startups that are overcoming the current obstacles and garnering attention in 2022 has been released by the world’s largest professional networking site, LinkedIn. This list’s main objective is to be a resource for job searchers who are willing to work for a cutting-edge startup, make a major contribution to…
The top non-banking financial services provider in Egypt, Contact Financial Holding, has agreed to provide Trella with a sizeable financing facility so it can develop its business in a number of ways. Trella, a transportation marketplace and B2B technology platform, links shippers and carriers in real-time. The firm, which operates across the Middle East and…
Standard Bank and the SA SME Fund have backed venture capital firm Knife Capital’s new USD50 million African Series B expansion fund, Knife Fund III, along with other respectable investors. The Fund’s mission is to close a crucial funding gap for follow-on projects while investing in the growth of African businesses that are driven by…
Kenyan agri-circularity firms are encouraged to apply to participate in the second O-Farms accelerator program, which will provide milestone-based grant funding of up to EUR25,000 (US$24,000) to two peer-selected companies. O-Farms was established in 2021 as Africa’s first agri-circularity-focused accelerator program, led by Bopinc and Village Capital, and administered by E4Impact Accelerator, with the intention…
Global cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin is celebrating its fifth anniversary and announcing commemorative events while outlining its strategy for the coming years. 5-year highlights Since its founding in 2017, KuCoin has expanded from its original seven co-founders to a highly effective team of over 1,000 people across the globe, scaling 142 times. The exchange currently serves 20…
Through a partnership with Meta and the Innovation Growth Hub (IGHub), Sendy, a technology startup that creates simple tech solutions that help businesses sell, move items, and acquire financing, is providing free training for SMEs on how to expand their enterprises. Through the Meta Boost training program, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), business owners, and…
Lagos, Nigeria, 23rd September 2022 – Orodata Science is thrilled to announce recipients and the start of the second cohort of the ADH Community Journalism Fellowship programme. The 3-month program’s objective is to improve media capacity to advance news coverage of under-reported issues in local communities across Nigeria using technology, focusing on potential solutions with lasting impact…
Startups from Cape Town are welcome to apply for Bootcamp to Boardroom’s nine-month entrepreneurship program, which is currently in its second year of operation. Bootcamp to Boardroom is a program sponsored by the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and Over The Rainbow Foundation that aims to mentor and assist emerging start-ups. It is organized in collaboration with…
Four new startups have been selected for the latest cohort of The Baobab Network (TBN), a Nairobi-based accelerator that funds and supports the growth of early-stage internet companies throughout Africa. Startups from Nigeria, Ethiopia, and two South African companies make up the cohort. Oval Interactive, a Nigerian interactive martech platform, offers businesses the chance to…
Bamboo, one of the top online brokerage companies in Nigeria, has entered Ghana, making it the first transnational brokerage app in west Africa. The more than 50,000 people on Bamboo Ghana’s waitlist will now be able to purchase and invest in stocks from US businesses like Apple Inc. and Tesla thanks to a collaboration with…
Most design teams work hard to deliver solutions with complex systems. And all teams, usually, have to discover two things: What is the real solution our customer needs? Does this solution apply to generalists or specialists? The answer to these questions requires a proper product discovery before committing any resources. So before we jump in…
GIG Logistics (GIGL), Africa’s leading tech-driven delivery company, has expanded its services to China. This brings the total number of countries in which it is currently active to four. GIGL has already established branches in Ghana, the United States, and the United Kingdom, in addition to Nigeria. GIGL, through this expansion, will help to fix…
Organisations’ commitment to improving their sustainability is at a high, but the rising price of renewable energy and carbon offsetting is forcing a rethink of how to reduce carbon emissions. Many organisations are moving on from the ‘simple’ decisions to change energy supplier or to outsource carbon offsetting and are looking at what technology can…
Technology’s capacity to foster growth and development is more apparent than ever. In that, the influence of technology cannot be overstated, from streamlining routine tasks to creating ground-breaking solutions. Technology has been extensively adopted throughout generations and that there is still an expectancy for it to meet future needs. A growing demand for qualified technologists exists…
Youcef Oudjidane was the managing partner and head of EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) at Class 5 Global, a San Francisco-based venture fund with a keen interest in emerging markets, two years before co-founding Sudanese fintech Bloom after failing to find startups tackling currency depreciation in Africa to invest in. However, Class 5 was…
Jumia is a tech company that is constantly in the news. From diversifying into Q-commerce to expanding into other tech fields, the company’s accomplishments explain why it is the leading e-commerce platform in the African countries in which it operates. Jumia has now launched an integrated warehouse and logistics network facility in Nairobi, Kenya’s technological…
Binance, a leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has launched a crypto education tour in five French-speaking African countries as part of its mission to drive blockchain adoption and increase financial accessibility in the region. Participants in the meet-ups learn the fundamentals of blockchain, discover how others are using crypto in their daily lives,…
According to Microsoft, the Windows 11 2022 update is now available for download and will be distributed in more than 190 nations worldwide. The business claims that it is prioritizing innovation in four critical areas: simplicity of use, productivity, connection, and security. This is the first significant upgrade to Windows 11. Along with updating and…
Women Who Build Africa (WWBA), an inclusive group of women and non-binary individuals working in or near the ICT industry, has started operating and hosting events. Thea Sokolowski, head of marketing at Stitch, and Gwera Kiwana, crypto founder in residence at MFS Africa, founded WWBA, which has chapters in several African regions. The objective of…
An online bank in Nigeria named Eyowo has announced the introduction of the “e Better Card,” a digital-first debit card. The Eyowo debit card is a numberless Mastercard that allows cardholders access to a secure and smooth payment experience by safely keeping their payment information in the Eyowo X mobile app. This eliminates the possibility…