Venture for Africa

Venture for Africa and Zydii are launching go-to-market training for African operators and entrepreneurs.

ByTechTrends

Leading digital workforce platform Zydii has partnered with talent accelerator Venture for Africa (VFA) to offer a hands-on, execution-focused Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy course designed for African companies by African professionals. The partnership creates a useful, highly effective learning experience for entrepreneurs aiming to grow by fusing Zydii’s proficiency in providing easily available digital learning with…

Founders Connect Pitch2Win

Founders Connect Pitch2Win is accepting applications for early-stage startups in Kenya and Nigeria. Up to $2,500 in equity-free grants and other special benefits are available.

ByTechTrends

Connecting Founders Applications for early-stage startups in Kenya and Nigeria are being accepted by Pitch2Win. Special advantages and equity-free subsidies up to $2,500 are available. In addition to subsidies, Founders Connect gives businesses the exposure and business relationships they need to succeed. Another benefit is the funding. This year’s offerings include $2,500 in equity-free awards…

Meta = African Union Development Agency
|

African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) collaborates with Meta and Deloitte to launch AKILI AI, an AI-Driven MSME Support Platform to Empower African Entrepreneurs

ByTechTrends

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) in collaboration with Meta and Deloitte, have launched AKILI AI, an AI-Driven MSME Support Platform designed to empower Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa.  This innovative platform leverages Meta’s Llama Open Source model and other cutting-edge AI technologies to provide MSMEs with the tools they need to thrive…

OceanHub Africa

Applications are now being accepted for OceanHub Africa’s 6th accelerator program.

ByTechTrends

The sixth iteration of the 12-month OceanHub Africa accelerator is now accepting applications. Over the course of two intakes, the accelerator will support up to 24 of Africa’s most promising impact for-profit enterprises that are dedicated to protecting and restoring the health of the ocean. OceanHub Africa seeks to assist and foster profit-driven, ecologically conscientious…

Graça Machel Innovation Awards

Nelson Mandela-Graça Machel Innovation Awards: Call for Applications (Up to $7,500 Seed Funding)

ByTechTrends

The Nelson Mandela-Graça Machel Innovation Awards honor and assist people and groups worldwide who are creating innovative and significant ideas to create a more equitable world and who are positively influencing movements for justice and citizen rights. It was created by CIVICUS in 2004. Since their establishment, the awards have helped to increase the impact…

SIA Startup Foundry

Nigerian startups are invited to apply for SIA Startup Foundry’s second batch.

ByTechTrends

Applications for the second cohort of the SIA Startup Foundry accelerator are being accepted from Nigerian startups. The SIA Startup Foundry, which is run by the SIA Foundation to assist Nigerian entrepreneurs, provides six creative companies with US$10,000 in grant financing following a rigorous training and demo pitch day. “This program offers not only financial…

ACRA program

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2025 Africa Carbon Removal Accelerator (ACRA) Program for CDR Startups in Africa.

ByTechTrends

Without carbon dioxide removal (CDR), Net Zero cannot be achieved. Africa may become a CDR powerhouse under the leadership of fearless entrepreneurs. Startups can realize this potential with the help of the ACRA program. Requirements Accelerator Details 6-month program Participate in the program run by CDR-focused professionals, such as the Net Zero Lab at the…

StarkWare

StarkWare launches $4m venture fund to support African blockchain projects

ByTechTrends

To support creative blockchain solutions in Africa, StarkWare, the development company behind the industry-leading Ethereum scaling solution Starknet, is establishing a US$4 million venture fund. Zero-knowledge proof technology is used by the blockchain technology startup StarkWare. With investors like Sequoia and Coatue Management supporting it, the company is valued at US$8 billion and most recently…

World Food Prize Foundation
|

Call for Applications: Innovate for Impact Challenge 2025 – Win a Share of $65K from the World Food Prize Foundation

ByTechTrends

America’s Cultivation Corridor and the World Food Prize Foundation are pleased to introduce the Innovate for Impact Challenge, a ground-breaking program aimed at boosting agricultural technology (AgTech) innovation. In order to address the pressing issues of global food security and sustainability, this challenge aims to find and assist tech-driven, early-stage enterprises with game-changing ideas. The…

Africa Tech Summit Awards

55 finalists has been selected for inaugural Africa Tech Summit Awards

ByTechTrends

For the first-ever Africa Tech Summit Awards, which honor people and businesses influencing the continent’s technology industry, fifty-five candidates have been chosen. The inauguration of the Africa Tech Summit Awards, a new platform created to honor the most creative and influential tech solutions, businesses, and leaders around Africa, was covered by Disrupt Africa in November….

Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme

Applications are now open for the latest Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme.

ByTechTrends

Applications are now open for the latest edition of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP), which will provide entrepreneurs with training, mentoring, and US$5,000 in funding. The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) runs the scheme, which is a 10-year, $100 million commitment to identify, develop, mentor, and invest 10,000 African entrepreneurs. Applications for the latest edition…

RAISEAfrica

Applications are being accepted for the Renewables Accelerator Program 2025 for Creative Startups and Entrepreneurs in Africa, or RAISEAfrica.

ByTechTrends

By providing young African entrepreneurs with a platform to grow their enterprises and provide ground-breaking solutions for the continent’s energy transition, this innovative program seeks to promote innovation in the renewable energy industry. Reputable partners like Enel Green Power, European Investment Bank, EDP, EY Foundation, CSIR, and SAICA ED will help RAISEAfrica continue its aim…

Africa Cohort 3

i3 Investing in Innovation Africa Cohort 3 (Up to $225,000 Grant) is now accepting applications.

ByTechTrends

Do you believe your business can provide patients with high-quality, reasonably priced healthcare services and goods closer to where they are? You could be a good fit for our next group. Read more about our selection criteria and application procedure. Eligibility With an emphasis on the distribution of health products in Africa, i3 aims to…

Moniepoint
|

Visa accelerates financial inclusion for African SMEs by making a significant investment in Nigeria’s Moniepoint

ByTechTrends

Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has invested in Nigeria’s Moniepoint, a platform for commercial payments and banking services. Tosin Eniolorunda and Felix Ike founded Moniepoint, formerly known as TeamApt, in 2015. It is a comprehensive financial ecosystem that provides 10 million consumers and organizations with easy access to banking, credit, payments, and company…

HP Digital Equity Accelerator Program

HP Digital Equity Accelerator Program 2025: Call for Applications for Africans (up to $100,000)

ByTechTrends

People who lack access to technology and digital literacy are increasingly excluded from social and economic opportunities as society grows more digitally connected. Nonprofits promoting digital inclusion can increase their influence with the aid of the Digital Equity Accelerator. Serving 27 nonprofit groups in nine countries since 2022, the Digital Equity Accelerator has helped partner…

SMEDAN

SMEDAN Launches #StartWithSMEDAN to Boost Small Businesses

ByTechTrends

SMEDAN’s program is a timely answer to the issues that Nigerian small businesses confront, especially when it comes to market expansion, capacity building, and financing access. The organization seeks to empower entrepreneurs, enhance business practices, and establish a more conducive climate for MSMEs to flourish by providing customized programs and assistance. Access to financial services,…

GET Accelerated program

GET Accelerated Program 2024 provides 10 Nigerian startups with N55 million in equity-free funding.

ByTechTrends

The third iteration of the Grooming Endowment Trust’s (GET) annual GET Accelerated program has been successfully completed. GET is a non-profit organization that supports Nigeria’s business environment. This program gives early-stage businesses the tools they need to grow without giving up stock. GET has helped more than 50 entrepreneurs in sectors like education, healthcare, and…

Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator

The 4th Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator is now accepting applications.

ByTechTrends

The fourth iteration of Visa’s biennial Africa Fintech Accelerator, which gives businesses access to resources, industry connections, and mentorship to help them develop their creative solutions, is now accepting applications. Visa is a global payment card network. The Africa Fintech Accelerator, which was started in 2023 in accordance with Visa’s commitment to invest US$1 billion…

Africa SDGs Mentorship Program

The Africa SDGs Mentorship Program is accepting applications for a 7-month fellowship.

ByTechTrends

The 2024 cohort of the Africa SDGs Mentorship Program, a seven-month fellowship that aims to train young African professionals to empower them to become advocates for sustainable development in their nations, is proudly presented by AIIDEV Africa. In keeping with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN, the program seeks to equip the next…

women entrepreneurs

A £100,000 initiative to support Nigerian women entrepreneurs is launched by the foundation.

ByTechTrends

The Empowering Mary Ojulari FoundationA recently established nonprofit organization in Lagos, the Mary Ojulari Foundation aims to empower young Nigerian women by offering them financial assistance, coaching, and training to help them develop and expand their enterprises. The Vanguard Fellowship Program Early in 2025, the Vanguard Fellowship Program, the foundation’s flagship program, will get underway….

Tech startups

The top 10 M&A deals involving African Tech startups in 2024

ByTechTrends

Similar to 2023, 2024 has been a difficult year for funding tech startups in Africa as the industry continues to be impacted by the worldwide capital crisis. Although capital is beginning to flow back into the ecosystem, success stories are what will entice additional domestic and foreign investors to begin backing the continent’s digital sector….

startups in Africa

The 10 ten funding rounds for tech startups in Africa in 2024

ByTechTrends

Similar to 2023, 2024 has been a difficult year for funding digital startups in Africa as the industry continues to be impacted by the worldwide capital crisis. However, we are hopeful that 2025 will be a better year because capital is beginning to flow back into the ecosystem. Here, we examine the ten most significant…

HerFinance Accelerator Program - Women Entrepreneur

HerFinance Accelerator Program for Women Entrepreneurs: Call for Applications

ByTechTrends

Are you a woman entrepreneur ready to scale your business and secure the funding you need to scale? This is your moment! The Women Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture (WCCIMA), in collaboration with KVP Nigeria Project, brings you a transformative 3-month access to finance program designed to empower high-potential women entrepreneurs across Nigeria….

startup ecosystem

Talent, money, and regulation are the key barriers to the growth of Nigeria’s startup ecosystem.

ByTechTrends

According to a recent research, the biggest obstacles facing entrepreneurs in Nigeria’s startup ecosystem are talent, money, and regulatory constraints. The report “A Decade of the Nigerian Venture Ecosystem: Numbers, Insights & Stories,” published by the Lagos-based venture law firm TLP Advisory, offers an examination of the startup scene in Nigeria, highlighting the expansion, difficulties,…

Global Startup Awards

15 winners in the Africa leg of the Global Startup Awards.

ByTechTrends

Fifteen firms, groups, and individuals were selected winners at the African leg of the Global Startup Awards (GSA), and they will now go to the global final. Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa, in conjunction with the Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG), recently announced the 15 African winners during the GSA Africa Finale in Cape Town,…

Africa Fintech Accelerator

Visa selects 19 startups from 3rd Africa Fintech Accelerator

ByTechTrends

The third edition of Visa’s biennial Africa Fintech Accelerator, which gives businesses access to resources, industry connections, and mentorship to help them develop their creative solutions, has chosen 19 entrepreneurs from throughout the continent to participate. The Africa Fintech Accelerator was started in 2023 in accordance with Visa’s commitment to invest $1 billion USD in…

AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship
|

19 innovators selected for the 2nd AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship Programme.

ByTechTrends

AfriLabs and the African Union (AU) have chosen 19 innovators from over the continent to participate in the second iteration of the AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program, which aims to use innovation and technology to promote socioeconomic development throughout the continent. The goal of the ground-breaking 12-month AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program is…

Orange Social Venture Prize
|

African startups selected winners of the 14th Orange Social Venture Prize.

ByTechTrends

The 14th Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP) in Africa and the Middle East has awarded cash prizes to five African startups. Since 2011, Orange’s strategy to support the expansion of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and the inclusive development of the nations in which the Group operates in the Middle East and Africa has been centered on…

Growth4Her Accelerator
|

Nigerian Growth4Her Accelerator applications are now being accepted.

ByTechTrends

The Growth4Her Accelerator initiative, which attempts to close the gender finance gap in Africa, is open to female entrepreneurs in Nigeria. The six-month Growth4Her Accelerator gives female entrepreneurs the skills and resources they need to build their companies from tiny to growth-stage companies that can be funded. The fourth cohort of the investment-readiness program is…

Harvard Africa Business Club
|

Applications are open for $55,000. Harvard Africa Business Club’s Startup Competition

ByTechTrends

The Harvard Business School’s Africa Business Club is accepting applications for its New Venture Competition, which gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to earn up to $55,000 in cash prizes. In an effort to highlight the variety of entrepreneurs making an impact on the continent today, the student-run Africa Business Club will hold its most recent annual…