Ibn Bacar
Innovation Ecosystems Developer and Researcher, curating stories that highlight the foundations of Africa’s evolving startup ecosystem.
Apply for African Union CIEFFA Online Capacity Building Training 2023
The African Union CIEFFA and ImpactHER are co-hosting the public phase of the Online Capacity Building Training starting from August 2023 under the theme...
Adelphi Unveils Recipients of the 2023 Green Entrepreneurship Awards.
Berlin, Germany, July 2023: Adelphi announced the winners of the Green Entrepreneurship Awards 2023. The awards scheme, a flagship event of adelphi’s Green Entrepreneurship...
Unleashing the Full Potential of Technology Investments in South Africa.
Technology enabled businesses and the solutions they develop represent exciting growth opportunities for investors. In South Africa technology companies and startups alone raised $168.6...
World Bank awards 10 southern African fintech startups
Johannesburg, 17 July 2023−Ten innovative Southern African start-ups received awards for their solutions to bridge the gap in financial access for underserved communities. The Fintech...
Flutterwave Launches a Quick and Easy Tuition Payments solution
Last Friday, flutterwave, one of the leading paytech company in Africa, announced on their Facebook page a solution that aims to tackle several challenges...
Nigerian HRtech Startup Propel Raises USD 2.74M Seed Funding To Scale
Nigerian-based HR tech startup, Propel, recorded the highest funding round of the week. The HRtech raised USD 2.74 M (€2.5 million) in seed funding to accelerate the adoption...
Gricd rebrands as ‘Figorr’, announces $1.5M seed funding
Gricd, a technology company that develops Internet of Things-powered solutions to support the last-mile delivery of perishable goods, has secured $1.5 million in a...
Deloitte and AFIS unveil the 2023 African Financial Industry Barometer
Deloitte and the Africa Financial Industry Summit - AFIS have published the second edition of the African Financial Industry Barometer, an in-depth analysis of the...
Nomba raises $30 million Pre-Series B
Nomba raises $30 million Pre-Series B to deliver bespoke payment solutions for African businesses
Lagos, Nigeria. 02 May 2023 - Nomba, a leading payment service provider for...
The Blue Ocean Strategy for Startups
In today's highly competitive business landscape, companies are constantly striving to gain a competitive edge over their rivals. However, the traditional approach of outperforming...
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Rank Unveils New Community-Powered Zero-Interest Capital Products
Rank, an integrated financial services and wealth management platform, has launched three new community-powered financial services products - Money Circles, Tribe and Perks -...
Egyptian HealthTech Startup Reme-D Raises $1.45M to Scale Disease Diagnostics
Egyptian health technology startup Reme-D has secured US$1.45 million in pre-Series A funding to accelerate the production of locally manufactured molecular diagnostic tests and...
Top 20 African Startup Deals – July 2026
Africa's Most Significant Startup Investments, Partnerships and Acquisitions This Month
While billion-dollar funding rounds often dominate headlines, the real engine of Africa's innovation economy is...
Kenya Climate Ventures Shifts Focus to Back Africa’s Earliest Climate Startups
Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV) is reshaping its investment strategy once again, placing greater emphasis on supporting Africa's earliest-stage climate startups as it seeks to...
Nigeria Unveils $350,000 iDICE Startup Growth Lab to Support Innovation Across Six Regions
Nigeria's Bank of Industry (BOI) has launched the iDICE Startup Growth Lab, a new accelerator programme aimed at helping promising technology startups scale their...
