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Endeavor Nigeria appoints start-up expert as new CEO

The global entrepreneurship network Endeavor has announced that its Nigeria-based board of directors appointed Ireayomide Oladunjoye as managing director and chief executive of the…

Endeavor Harvest Fund II closes as most active VC in SA

Endeavor South Africa has raised double its initial target for Harvest Fund II with R190 million raised in the fund’s final close. The fund…

Endeavor Nigeria unveils cohort for ScaleUp programme

Endeavor Nigeria has announced the selected entrepreneurs who will participate in its new ten-week Endeavour ScaleUp programme which aims to support the country’s high-impact business…

Nigerian healthtech startup joins prestigious entrepreneur organisation

The founder of 54gene, a Nigeria-based healthtech startup, Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong has been selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur. As a member of this organisation,…

Endeavor selects Kobo360’s Obi Ozor and Ife Oyedele to join organisation

Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports high-impact entrepreneurs around the world, has welcomed two new African entrepreneurs into its global network — Ife Oyedele…

Endeavor selects Migo’s Ekechi Nwokah to join organisation

Nigerian Ekechi Nwokah, the CEO of US-based fintech startup Migo is one of seven entrepreneurs to join Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports high-impact…

Endeavor welcomes Clickatell’s Pieter de Villiers, FlexClub’s Tinashe Ruzane into fold

Clickatell co-founder Pieter de Villiers and FlexClub co-founder Tinashe Ruzane are the latest SA entrepreneurs to have been selected as Endeavor entrepreneurs. The two…

How Endeavor plans to make social impact by backing high-growth entrepreneurs [Q&A]

Endeavor is more than simply a networking club for the business elite, but an organisation that aims to make a sustained social impact by…

Endeavor selects Egyptian, Nigerian entrepreneurs to join organisation

Five African entrepreneurs from Egypt and Nigeria have been have been selected to join Endeavor‘s entrepreneurs programme. The non-profit organisation, which supports high-impact entrepreneurs around…

Team from Kenyan startup Copia among Endeavor’s latest entrepreneurs to join fold

Three entrepreneurs behind Kenyan consumer goods catalogue and delivery service Copia have been selected to join Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports high-impact entrepreneurs…

ALA alumni, Anzisha Fellows set to benefit from $500k Young Entrepreneurs Fund

African Leadership Academy (ALA) alumni, Anzisha Fellows and individuals who have participated in any of ALA’s programmes are set to benefit from a $500…

InstaDeep raises $7m in round led by Tunisia’s AfricInvest

Enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) startup InstaDeep has raised a $7-million Series-A round led by Tunisian private equity firm AfricInvest. Endeavor Catalyst — the co-investment fund…

Two new categories added to 2019 FNB Business Innovation Awards

The FNB Business Innovation Awards have been expanded to include two new categories for SMEs and township entrepreneurs. FNB announced in a statement on…

Endeavor selects eight African entrepreneurs to join organisation

Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports high-impact entrepreneurs around the world, has selected eight African entrepreneurs to join the prestiguous organisation. The selection was…

Endeavor SA to host International Selection Panel in Stellenbosch this week

A number of SA entrepreneurs are in the running to join the prestigious club of Endeavor that supports high-impact entrepreneurs around the world — with the non-profit’s…

Endeavor Nigeria welcomes first two entrepreneurs into fold

High-growth entrepreneur organisation Endeavor has welcomed its first two entrepreneurs from Endeavor Nigeria into its network, as well as three North African entrepreneurs. In a statement last month…

What’s the secret ingredient that makes entrepreneurs successful? [Opinion]

Am I an entrepreneur? It’s the question asked of me the most. It’s the question I thought would be the perfect start to this…

Skynamo’s Sam Clarke selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur

Sam Clarke, the CEO of Stellenbosch based field sales management software company Skynamo is the latest South African to be selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur. Clarke…

Cape Town’s IT sector more than double that of Lagos, Nairobi combined – report

A new report has found that the greater Cape Town area, including Stellenbosch, employs more than double the number of people that Lagos and Nairobi do…

Endeavor SA welcomes former Outsurance CEO as new board member

Endeavor South Africa, an organisation that promotes high-impact entrepreneurship, today announced the appointment of Ernst Gouws, the former CEO of Outsurance Insurance Company, to…

Here are the four South Africans joining Endeavor’s Entrepreneur programme

Four South African entrepreneurs from two startups, payments platform i-Pay and shopping rewards solution Retail Engage, have been selected to join Endeavor‘s Entrepreneurs programme at…

Endeavor continues expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa as it launches in Nigeria

Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports high-impact entrepreneurs around the world, has launched a new office in Lagos, Nigeria. The organisation announced the launch…

FNB Business Innovation Awards entries for 2018 are now open

Endeavor South Africa today announced the launch of the FNB Business Innovation Awards entries for 2018. The awards are supported by Endeavor South Africa….

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