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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…

Oze, Snode Technologies, WayaWaya each win $50k at MEST Africa Challenge final

Three African startups — Ghana’s Oze, Kenya’s WayaWaya and SA’s Snode Technologies — have each won $50 000 in equity investments at the MEST…

Fourth annual MEST Africa Summit to take place in Nairobi

MEST Africa has announced that the 2019 MEST Africa Summit will take place between 10 and 12 June in Nairobi, Kenya.

MEST opens applications for 2019 MEST Africa Challenge

The 2019 MEST Africa Challenge is offering up to $50 000 in equity investments, as well as space at a MEST incubator

Applications for MEST’s Class of 2020 are now open, here’s what you need to know

Do you aspire to be a pan-African software entrepreneur? The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has opened applications to its one-year long fully-sponsored…

MEST launches Nairobi incubator and tech hub, its fourth in Africa

The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has launched an incubator in Nairobi, Kenya. The incubator was officially opened at an event last night…

$50k equity investment up for grabs in MEST Africa Challenge

The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) will for the first time invest $50 000 in companies that are not part of its programme through…

South Africans have under three days left to apply for MEST 2019

South African applicants looking to join MEST Africa’s one-year entrepreneurial training programme have until Thursday (15 February) to apply. The graduate-level programme — which…

New MEST Cape Town Incubator offers African launchpad for SA entrepreneurs

South African entrepreneurs looking to launch into the rest of the continent should look no further than the Meltwater Entrepreneur School of Technology (MEST), which…

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