Non-profit Village Enterprise has raised US$3.5 million from private investors and philanthropic sources to provide first-time entrepreneurs who live in…
Month: August 2018
The Zone Tech Park startup hub has been launched in Lagos, offering startups support in building their ventures, access to…
Ghanaian startup Eazyloop is allowing users to shop on international platforms like Amazon and have their purchases delivered to their…
Nigerian state-back innovation hub KAD-ICT Hub and UK blockchain company Coinfirm have launched the Africa Blockchain Lab in Kaduna, aiming…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will make a second investment of up to US$13 million in Capria’s new “network fund”…
Applications have opened for the Nokia Open Innovation Challenge (NOIC), an annual global competition that seeks innovative technologies, products and…
The recent Agrinnovating for Africa report released by Disrupt Africa detailed the growth in funding for agri-tech startups on the…
Zimbabwean off-grid solar startup Zonful Energy has secured strategic investment from Persistent Energy Capital to help it expand operations and…
The Lagos State Government has announced the commencement of a Yaba ICT cluster project – KITE@Yaba – to provide an…
South African fintech company Entersekt has partnered Mastercard to enable Nedbank’s customers to make QR payments to Masterpass, Pay@, SnapScan…