Artificial intelligence is evolving beyond generative AI to a more autonomous and proactive form known as Agentic AI. Unlike traditional AI that requires user…
New Riyadh based Misk Innovation accelerator in call to North African startups
Misk Innovation is calling on startups from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to apply to a new accelerator programme in the Saudi…
Morocco’s Impulse Accelerator offering share of $250k to startups from around world
Morrocco’s newly launched zero-equity Impulse Accelerator will offer the top tech startups that pitch at its demo day a share of $250 000 in cash…
Eight Kenyan fintech startups to keep an eye on
With the 2007 launch of mobile-money transfer service M-Pesa by Vodacom for Safaricom, Kenya has led the world in mobile money. Inspired by this…
MEST Africa appoints Ashwin Ravinchandran as new head
MEST Africa has announced the appointment of Ashwin Ravinchandran as its new managing director. Ravichandran (pictured above) takes over from Aaron Fu whose last…
Engen Pitch & Polish competition back for 10th season with countrywide workshop series
The Engen Pitch & Polish competition is back for its 10th season with a series of free entrepreneurship training workshops which will take place…
Five African startups selected for Dubai Chamber of Commerce programme
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has selected five African tech startups to participate in its three-month Global Business Forum (GBF) mentorship programme….
Applications for 2019 Global Edtech Startup Awards open
Entries for the 2019 Global EdTech Startup Awards (GES Awards), a global initiative that aims to provide exposure to edtech startups from around the…
AfricArena, SA SME Fund launch SA Startup Nation Challenge
Tech startup conference AfricArena yesterday announced that it has partnered with the R1.4-billion SA SME Fund to launch the SA Startup Nation Challenge. In…
Orange Digital Ventures Africa releases updated Africa Tech Ecosystem database
Looking to make sense of the continent’s tech community? Or simply need information on investors or accelerators that operate in Africa? There’s a new…
Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene secures $4.5m
Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene has secured a $4.5-million seed round from several investors — including Y Combinator, Fifty Years, Better Ventures, KdT Ventures, Hack VC and Techammer, among…
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