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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…
Deviare set to advance digital transformation in South Africa
On Tuesday 17 October 2017 Deviare announced that the startup will officially be launching in mid-November 2017. Deviare is a digital firm that will focus on investing in capacity building skills and technology in order to facilitate digital transformation across…
Accenture announces winners of the Innovation Index 2017
Accenture and partners Transunion and The Da Vinci Institute announced the winners of the Innovation Index 2017 at the Accenture Innovation Conference that took place in Johannesburg, South Africa. The awards ceremony honoured businesses of all sizes for championing innovation…
Nigeria: e-health startup Mobicure wins $100,000 Expo Live grant
Nigerian e-health startup Mobicure has been awarded an Expo Live grant from organisers of the next World Expo, being held in Dubai in 2020, for its child focused application called OMOMI. The app helps expectant mothers and parents of children…
Publiseer to help Nigerian authors and artists publish their work for free
While there are millions of talented individuals in Nigeria, many of them remain undiscovered due to lack of resources and funds to get published. For some, it’s a struggle to just get their work out there; however, Chidi and Chika…
Angola’s most promising sartups to pitch at Seedstarts Luanda 2017
Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets has selected the most promising tech startups to pitch at the Seedstars Luanda pitching event on October 13th at 4pm at TGI House in Angola, Luanda. The startups will compete…
Andela raises $40M to connect Africa’s engineers to global technology ecosystem
Andela, a company that builds engineering teams with Africa’s most talented software developers, announced on Tuesday 10 October 2017 that the company has secured $40M in Series C funding. The investment was led by Pan-African venture firm CRE Venture Capital…
Top 6 start-up ventures to feature at UCT Genesis Project
The University of Cape Town (UCT) announced on Monday 9 October 2017 that their Genesis Project will launch another six dynamic student start-up businesses from its Honours-level Postgraduate qualification in Entrepreneurship. These innovative student entrepreneurs will be launching and selling…
Legitng launches Nigeria’s first free online legal consultation service
Legitng, an online legal content and referral platform, after their launch, on 1 October 2017, has become the first free 24 hour online legal consultation service in Nigeria. According to the site, they are committed to providing access to legal…
Yoco launches free point of sale solution for SMEs
As the drivers of South Africa’s economy, SMEs should have unencumbered access to business tools that help to fuel their growth. The business tools they need, however, generally come at a high cost and are primarily designed for larger businesses.…
Interview: Tantine continues to educate Rwandan teens
A lack of awareness of reproductive health knowledge by many young people in Rwanda has prompted the creation of Tantine, which is an online platform that aims to inform and advise individuals about reproductive health knowledge. The platform was created…
Cameroon: 11 startups shortlisted for Seedstars World
Seedstars World, a global startup competition, announced on Thursday 27 September 2017 the selection of the 11 early-stage startups who will compete at its first-ever event in Cameroon. The startups will go up against each other with the winner earning…
Jumia Nigeria offers N1 Million in Super Startup Campaign
Jumia Nigeria has revealed that it has launched a “Super Startup campaign,” which will run from the 20th of September 2017 to the 30th of September 2017 and will have an N1 million (USD $2802) prize. This is according to a report by…
Afrilabs welcomes 7 new hubs into it’s Pan-African network
Afrilabs, a network of over 60 technology and innovation hubs across 27 African countries, has expanded by 7 new hub members, also extending its membership base to 3 new African countries – Sierra Leone, Somalia and Djibouti. Since its inception…
Gartner Symposium 2017: Jeffrey Mann discusses Gartner’s Aspiring Innovator Programme
As revealed by Gartner, the goal of the Aspiring Innovator Programme is to both support the African startup technology community, as well as provide delegates access to exciting new local technology providers. Selected by a team of Gartner research analysts,…
