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MTN Cote d’Ivoire launches startup incubator
MTN Cote d’Ivoire has launched the first edition of its startup incubation programme, called Y’ello Startup. The programme is designed to help young entrepreneurs design and deploy innovative digital solutions with a strong impact on the Ivorian socio-economic environment. Four…
How startups can cash-in on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Provided that SMEs prepare ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there is an opportunity to leverage off the global hype, where some simple alignment to the theme can result in big benefit without much investment into promotion. In the…
MEST launches incubator spaces in Lagos and Cape Town
On Tuesday 21 November 2017 Pan-African entrepreneurial training program, seed fund, and incubator MEST announced the launch of two new Incubator spaces in Lagos, Nigeria, and Cape Town, South Africa, as the program continues to expand its presence across the…
South Africa: Makro buys WumDrop
On Tuesday 21 November, Makro, a cash and carry chain store in South Africa, announced that it has acquired a majority stake in South African last mile delivery startup WumDrop. The company believes that the move will allow it to…
Nigeria: Uber like app for electricians launched
On Friday 17 November 2017, Nigerian startup Install.com.ng launched its on-demand electrician service. The newly launched service, which could be loosely described as an Uber for electricians, looks to offer easy access to installation and repair services as well as…
Digital platforms crucial for SME funding
The efficient use of digital platforms is crucial in enabling convenient access to funding for South Africa’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This is according to Mike Vacy-Lyle, CEO of FNB Business, who says a pragmatic approach that prioritises the…
Google Launchpad Accelerator to support Africa startups
Google has announced two major new developments with an aim to boost to African entrepreneurs and app developers respectively. Google Developers Launchpad Africa, is a mentorship program tailored exclusively to startups based in Africa. The Google Accelerator programme will operate…
Rise hub to support women tech entrepreneurs
Barclays Africa Group’s fintech innovation hub in Cape Town, South Africa has announced that they will support five women entrepreneurs in the information and communications sector. The Rise hub will provide a six months subsidised membership to the Rise co-creation community…
20 African startups selected for XL Africa
On Monday 6 November 2017 the World Bank Group’s infoDev program announced 20 of the most promising African digital start-ups which will take part in the XL Africa residency, the flagship initiative of the business accelerator launched last April. The…
South African startup to join eFounders Entrepreneurship Programme
South Africa’s high-tech logistics and fulfilment company, Pargo is the only South African company selected to join the eFounders Initiative Entrepreneurship Training Programme in the city of Hangzhou, China. The programme is organised jointly by the Alibaba Group and the…
South Africa: 4 BEE fintech startups awarded $283 thousand
On Monday 30 October 2017, at a pitching event hosted by AlphaCode, four black-owned South African financial services startups each won R1-million ($71000). The Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) pitching event is an initiative of Merrill Lynch South Africa and…
Innovative initiative to strengthen primary healthcare underserved areas
Dr. Raymond Campbell, a urologist, has created a mobile medical application that aims to enhance patient care and decrease the cost of primary healthcare in South Africa. The solution includes a bus that can be used to reach underserved communities…
Seedstars open applications for Botswana leg of world competition
Seedstars announced on Tuesday 24 October 2017 that applications for the Botswana leg of the Seedstars World competition in now open. The startups who will make up the participants of the competition will battle it out for the chance to…
South Africa: Startup Campus set to launch in Johannesburg
The launch date for the startup campus, 22 On Sloane, has been revealed. The campus which will be in Bryanston, Johannesburg, will open its doors on November 10, 2017, and will aim to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs with…
Ghana: EWB invests into fintech startup Bloom Impact
Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) announced on Friday 20 October that the organisation has invested in Ghanaian fintech startup, Bloom Impact, to help it scale up its operations and give more people access to financial services. Bloom Impact is essentially…
South African startup Sun Exchange raises $1.6 million in seed investment
Sun Exchange, a South African startup which offers a peer-to-peer solar equipment leasing marketplace, announced on Friday 20 October 2017 that the company has raised $1.6 million in seed financing from several strategic partners to accelerate global access to solar…
