MEST Africa

Apply now to join Accra-based MEST class of 2024

Applications are open for the 2024 cohort of the MEST training programme – a 12-month initiative physically hosted in Accra and designed to give…

36 start-ups through to next MEST Africa round

MEST Africa this morning announced a shortlist of 36 qualified technology start-ups from five African countries who will be going into the regional pitch…

Here are the 11 startups that MEST invested a total of $1.1m in

MEST Africa has invested $100 000 seed rounds in each of the 11 startups formed by the graduates that participated in its 2019 cohort. The…

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…

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.

Nigerian fintech startup Amplify acquired by OneFi for undisclosed amount [Updated]

Payments solutions startup Amplify has been acquired by Nigerian finance company OneFi for an as yet undisclosed amount. In a statement announcing the acquisition…

Meet the five finalists of the 2019 MEST Africa Challenge who will pitch for $50k

MEST Africa has announced the names of the five startups that will pitch at the 2019 MEST Africa Challenge finals in June for a…

Here are the three winners of DEMO Africa’s Accra event

Three Ghanaian startups, CompleteFarmer, Develess, and RedBird, have been selected as winners of the Accra leg of the Demo Africa innovation tour. The three…

Third annual MEST Africa Summit now underway in Cape Town

The third annual MEST Africa Summit is now underway in Cape Town. The conference, which kicked off last night, will see investors, corporates and…

Tertiary education one of founding blocks of entrepreneurship – MEST head [Q&A]

Tertiary education is one of the founding blocks for entrepreneurship. So, believes Victoria Jackson (pictured above), senior community manager at MEST Africa. “Access to…

MEST Africa announces four regional winners that will pitch in $50k challenge

Seed fund and incubator MEST Africa has announced the four regional winners of its inaugural MEST Africa Challenge. The pitch competition will see the winners…

$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…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [12/03/2018]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or brush up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. This…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [05/03/2018]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or brush up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. This…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [26/02/2018]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or brush up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. This…

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…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [22/01/2018]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or catch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. There…

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MEST Africa

Apply now to join Accra-based MEST class of 2024

36 start-ups through to next MEST Africa round

Here are the 11 startups that MEST invested a total of $1.1m in

MEST Africa appoints Ashwin Ravinchandran as new head

Fourth annual MEST Africa Summit to take place in Nairobi

Nigerian fintech startup Amplify acquired by OneFi for undisclosed amount [Updated]

Meet the five finalists of the 2019 MEST Africa Challenge who will pitch for $50k

Here are the three winners of DEMO Africa’s Accra event

Third annual MEST Africa Summit now underway in Cape Town

Tertiary education one of founding blocks of entrepreneurship – MEST head [Q&A]

MEST Africa announces four regional winners that will pitch in $50k challenge

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

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [12/03/2018]

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [05/03/2018]

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [26/02/2018]

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

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [22/01/2018]

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