55 finalists has been selected for inaugural Africa Tech Summit Awards
For the first-ever Africa Tech Summit Awards, which honor people and businesses influencing the continent’s technology industry, fifty-five candidates have…
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Applications are now open for the latest Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme.
Applications are now open for the latest edition of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP), which will provide entrepreneurs with…
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Applications are being accepted for the Renewables Accelerator Program 2025 for Creative Startups and Entrepreneurs in Africa, or RAISEAfrica.
By providing young African entrepreneurs with a platform to grow their enterprises and provide ground-breaking solutions for the continent’s energy…
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i3 Investing in Innovation Africa Cohort 3 (Up to $225,000 Grant) is now accepting applications.
Do you believe your business can provide patients with high-quality, reasonably priced healthcare services and goods closer to where they…
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Visa accelerates financial inclusion for African SMEs by making a significant investment in Nigeria’s Moniepoint
Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has invested in Nigeria’s Moniepoint, a platform for commercial payments and banking services….
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HP Digital Equity Accelerator Program 2025: Call for Applications for Africans (up to $100,000)
People who lack access to technology and digital literacy are increasingly excluded from social and economic opportunities as society grows…
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SMEDAN Launches #StartWithSMEDAN to Boost Small Businesses
SMEDAN’s program is a timely answer to the issues that Nigerian small businesses confront, especially when it comes to market…
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GET Accelerated Program 2024 provides 10 Nigerian startups with N55 million in equity-free funding.
The third iteration of the Grooming Endowment Trust’s (GET) annual GET Accelerated program has been successfully completed. GET is a…
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The 4th Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator is now accepting applications.
The fourth iteration of Visa’s biennial Africa Fintech Accelerator, which gives businesses access to resources, industry connections, and mentorship to…
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The Africa SDGs Mentorship Program is accepting applications for a 7-month fellowship.
The 2024 cohort of the Africa SDGs Mentorship Program, a seven-month fellowship that aims to train young African professionals to…
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A £100,000 initiative to support Nigerian women entrepreneurs is launched by the foundation.
The Empowering Mary Ojulari FoundationA recently established nonprofit organization in Lagos, the Mary Ojulari Foundation aims to empower young Nigerian…
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The top 10 M&A deals involving African Tech startups in 2024
Similar to 2023, 2024 has been a difficult year for funding tech startups in Africa as the industry continues to…
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The 10 ten funding rounds for tech startups in Africa in 2024
Similar to 2023, 2024 has been a difficult year for funding digital startups in Africa as the industry continues to…
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HerFinance Accelerator Program for Women Entrepreneurs: Call for Applications
Are you a woman entrepreneur ready to scale your business and secure the funding you need to scale? This is…
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Talent, money, and regulation are the key barriers to the growth of Nigeria’s startup ecosystem.
According to a recent research, the biggest obstacles facing entrepreneurs in Nigeria’s startup ecosystem are talent, money, and regulatory constraints….
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15 winners in the Africa leg of the Global Startup Awards.
Fifteen firms, groups, and individuals were selected winners at the African leg of the Global Startup Awards (GSA), and they…
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Visa selects 19 startups from 3rd Africa Fintech Accelerator
The third edition of Visa’s biennial Africa Fintech Accelerator, which gives businesses access to resources, industry connections, and mentorship to…
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19 innovators selected for the 2nd AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship Programme.
AfriLabs and the African Union (AU) have chosen 19 innovators from over the continent to participate in the second iteration…
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African startups selected winners of the 14th Orange Social Venture Prize.
The 14th Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP) in Africa and the Middle East has awarded cash prizes to five African…
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Nigerian Growth4Her Accelerator applications are now being accepted.
The Growth4Her Accelerator initiative, which attempts to close the gender finance gap in Africa, is open to female entrepreneurs in…
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Applications are open for $55,000. Harvard Africa Business Club’s Startup Competition
The Harvard Business School’s Africa Business Club is accepting applications for its New Venture Competition, which gives entrepreneurs the opportunity…
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Startups are invited to submit applications for the first Africa Tech Summit Awards.
The first-ever Africa ICT Summit Awards have been unveiled by Africa Tech Summit as a new platform to honor the…
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20 Tech Startups from Africa will present at Nairobi’s Angel Fair Africa.
Ten startups and ten scale-ups are among the twenty African digital businesses that have been chosen to present at the…
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The Sterling Bank Green Innovation Challenge is open to Nigerian startups.
The Sterling Bank Green Innovation Challenge, which is providing award financing to projects in the cleantech, social enterprise, or agriculture…
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STEP, StartupSouth9 to Power Up South-South/South-East Startup Ecosystem
STEP, a leading initiative dedicated to empowering startups across Nigeria, partnered with StartupSouth9 to host the STEP x StartupSouth9 Event…
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Green Innovation Challenge: Call for Applications (Up to $1 Billion investment for startups, MSMEs, SMEs)
Green Innovation Challenge (GIC) 2024: Encouraging innovation by providing access to capital. GIC is committed to making capital accessible to…
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Uncap launches a $33 million fund to support the expansion of SME’s in Africa.
Unconventional Capital, a EUR30 million (US$33 million) fund, has been established by early-stage African investor Uncap with the goal of…
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TechNvst and Microsoft Join Forces to Launch AI Startups Uhuru Program
TechNvst, a prominent innovation commercialization firm based in South Africa, has announced an exciting new collaboration with Microsoft through the…
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Nigerian startups will be powered by Accelerate Africa and Itana.
Nigeria’s Itana, a digital free zone driving Africa’s digital economy, has partnered with Accelerate Africa in a strategic relationship to…
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Call for Applications: Grow Programme for African Startups
Grow is a 12-month program for advanced African businesses that prepares them for funding. GROW, which was created in partnership…
