On January 20, 2025, during President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities at Washington D.C.’s Capital One Arena, Elon Musk made a hand gesture that ignited…
Here are the five startups set to pitch at tomorrow’s Seedstars Bissau event
Seedstars World, one of the world’s largest startup competitions, has announced the five Bissau-Guinean startups that will pitch at tomorrow’s Seedstars Bissau pitch event. Judges set to…
L’Oréal makes undisclosed investment into Partech Africa fund
French cosmetics giant L’Oréal has made an undisclosed investment into Paris-based global venture capital firm Partech‘s Africa fund. In a statement last Friday (21 September), L’Oréal executive…
African innovation scores wins at 2018 MIT Solve Global Challenge finals
At least nine African-based startups and projects have been selected to join the 2018 MIT Solver class after scoring wins at last week’s MIT Solve…
Zambian tech hub Bongo Hive announces Launch Accelerator’s eighth cohort
Lusaka-based tech and innovation hub Bongo Hive has announced the nine startups that it selected to join the eighth cohort of its six-month long Launch…
SA startup Kandua announces partnership with French retailer Leroy Merlin
Johannesburg-based artisan marketplace Kandua has announced that it has launched a partnership with French home improvement retailer Leroy Merlin to provide the retailer’s customers with…
Over 200 business heads attend Nedbank, Plug and Play’s The Disruption Agenda
The Disruption Agenda — a new platform initiated by SA bank Nedbank in partnership with Silicon Valley accelerator Plug and Play — saw over 200 top business leaders and innovation thinkers…
Outlierz Ventures to represent Morocco at MENA TechCrunch Startup Battlefield
Casablanca-based African focused seed investment fund Outlierz Ventures is set to represent Morocco at the Middle East and North Africa’s (MENA) first TechCrunch Startup Battlefield. Outlierz Ventures founder…
ADB fund pumps close to $2m into two Jobs for Youth in Africa initiatives
African tech entrepreneurs — as well as those in the agriculture and clothing sector — have been given a boost, with the announcement that the…
Seedstars World announces the 10 startups set to pitch at Seedstars Maputo
Seedstars World, one of the world’s largest startup competitions, has announced the 10 Mozambican startups that will pitch at Seedstars Maputo on Friday (28 September). The 10…
Kenyan insurtech Bluewave takes top honours at 2018 Seedstars Nairobi
Nairobi-based insurtech startup Bluewave Insurance Agency has come out tops at Seedstars Nairobi pitch event. At an event held on Friday (21 September), the startup out-pitched six other…
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