Startup Accelerator Y Combinator Reveals 20 New Startup Ideas for Summer 2024
Applications of artificial intelligence, climate technology, and spatial computing are among the latest projects that Y Combinator is looking to…
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2 More African Startups Join the S23 Batch of Y Combinator
VaultPay from the DRC and Chow Central from Nigeria have joined Eden Care from Rwanda in being chosen for the…
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3 Nigerian Startups Join Y Combinator W23 Batch, Banking $500k
Three Nigerian entrepreneurs have been confirmed as participants in the famed Silicon Valley incubator Y Combinator’s W23 class. In addition…
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3 More African Startups Join the Y Combinator S22 Batch
Seven of the 219 startups that have been disclosed so far are from the continent, and three more startups from…
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4 African Startups Join the S22 Batch of Y Combinator Accelerator
The first 156 firms confirmed to be a part of the famed Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator’s S22 cohort include…
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African Fintech Company, Kudi, Rebrands to Nomba
Kudi, an African payment network, has rebranded as Nomba. This was announced in a press release as part of the…
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Uganda is in the spotlight as the country’s startups entice YC and Google
Until now, the African startup ecosystem has been dominated by Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt (‘the Big 4’), countries…
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5 African startups joins the Y Combinator W22 batch
Five more African startups have been confirmed as participants in the renowned Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator accelerator’s W22 batch, bringing…
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6 more African startups have been confirmed for the Y Combinator W22 batch.
Six more African startups have been confirmed as participants in the renowned Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator accelerator’s W22 batch, bringing…
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2 Nigerian startups joins the latest Y Combinator batch
Nigerian businesses Moni and Topship have been accepted into the famed Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator accelerator’s W22 batch. Between now…
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Y Combinator standard deal increases to $500k
Y Combinator, a well-known Silicon Valley incubator, has raised its normal deal size to US$500,000. The Y Combinator program, which…
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Ethiopian and Nigerian Startups join Y Combinator’s W22 batch
Ethiopia’s beU Delivery and Nigeria’s IdentityPass are among the 40 startups confirmed as participants in the W22 batch of the…
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YC-backed Nigerian agri-tech startup Vendease closes $3.2m seed round
Y Combinator-backed Nigerian agri-tech startup Vendease has raised US$3.2 million in seed funding to expand operations and build out its…
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Nigeria’s Prospa gets $3.8M pre-seed to offer small businesses banking and software services
Written by Tage Kene-Okafor In Nigeria, there are more than 40 million micro-businesses underserved in some form or another regarding…
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What 377 Y Combinator pitches will teach you about startups
What 377 Y Combinator pitches will teach you about startups Written by Natasha Mascarenhas Along with a cadre of other…
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Number of African participants in latest Y Combinator accelerator climbs to 15
Number of African participants in latest Y Combinator accelerator climbs to 15 Written by TOM JACKSON The number of confirmed…
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Nigeria tops as Y Combinator S21 receives the highest number of African startups so far
Nigeria tops as Y Combinator S21 receives the highest number of African startups so far Written by Joan Aimuengheuwa It’s…
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Kenya’s MarketForce raises further $100k funding from Harambeans Prosperity Fund
Kenya’s MarketForce raises further $100k funding from Harambeans Prosperity Fund Written by TOM JACKSON Kenyan retail-tech startup had added an additional…
