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Google Opens Applications for 10th Cohort of Startups Accelerator Africa
Google today announced the opening of applications for the 10th cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa. This milestone…
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Africa Tech Summit Nairobi: 12 Startups Selected for 2026 Investment Showcase
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi has officially unveiled the 12 African ventures selected to take center stage at its highly anticipated…
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Visa spotlights 22 African fintech startups as alumni valuation hits $1.3 billion
Visa has unveiled the latest group of high-growth startups graduating from its Africa Fintech Accelerator program, showcasing 22 companies that…
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Standard Chartered Awards KES 9.1M to 7 Women-Led Tech Startups
Standard Chartered Kenya, in partnership with Strathmore University’s @iBizAfrica, has awarded KES 9.1 million in seed funding to seven women-led…
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Top 10 Startups Revealed for Latitude59 Kenya Pitch Finals
The organizers of Latitude59 Kenya have officially unveiled the Top 10 startups selected to compete in the final stage of…
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12 Startups Graduate from iHUB and Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship
iHUB Kenya has successfully concluded the acceleration of Cohort 3 of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship, marking a major milestone…
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Three Kenyan Startups Among 20 Semi-Finalists in MEST Africa Challenge 2025
Three Kenyan startups, Logistify AI, Farmsky Ventures, and Investa Farm, have been named among the 20 semi-finalists in the MEST Africa…
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Madica Invests in Two New African AI Startups
Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed African startups, has announced new investments in two artificial intelligence–powered ventures, Anavid and…
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The Invisible Engine: How Vibe Coding and AI Startups Are Fueling Google Cloud’s Surge
Google Cloud is no longer just the underdog chasing AWS and Azure. In the past year, it has become the…
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Six African Startups Win $400,000 in 2025 FINCA Ventures Prize Competition
Six African startups have secured a combined $400,000 in funding through the 2025 FINCA Ventures Prize Competition, an initiative that…
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Accion Ventures Raises $61.6M to Boost Early-Stage Fintech Startups in Africa
Accion Ventures, the U.S.-based venture capital arm of the global nonprofit Accion, has closed its second fund at $61.6 million,…
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Why African Tech and Finance Startups Are Eyeing London IPOs
London is quietly positioning itself as the go-to destination for African companies seeking capital. For decades, the city has drawn…
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Kenya Digital Addresses Remain Elusive as Private Startups Push Solutions for Millions of Unaddressed Citizens
In Kenya, having no physical address is more than an inconvenience. For millions, it is a barrier that keeps them…
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Konza Partners with AfriLabs to Support Kenyan Startups
As anticipation builds for the 10th edition of the AfriLabs Annual Gathering (AAG2025), AfriLabs, the largest pan-African network of innovation…
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Kenya’s Shamba Records, Apexloads Among Startups Picked for Google for Startups Accelerator
Google has selected 15 promising tech startups for its Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa Class 9 program. These innovative startups,…
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A Void in the Feed? Reassessing the Impact of TechCrunch’s European Exit on Startups and Storytellers
Once the beating heart of the European tech story, TechCrunch was the stage for all manner of bold ideas, scrappy…
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Qualcomm Make in Africa 2025 Shortlisted Startups Announced
Qualcomm Incorporated has announced the shortlisted startups for Qualcomm Make in Africa 2025. Qualcomm Make in Africa is an equity-free…
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develoPPP Ventures Seeks Kenyan Startups Driving Social and Economic Change
Kenyan startups with innovative, impact-driven solutions are invited to apply for Cohort 9 of the develoPPP Ventures programme, which opened…
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i3 Backs 7 African Pharmacy Startups with Up to $225K Support
Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative to support African healthtech startups, has announced its 3rd cohort of 7…
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African AI Startups Invited to Apply for 2025 Google Accelerator
Google has opened applications for the 2025 Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program, a three-month initiative designed to support early-stage…
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Yango Group Launches $20M Ventures Fund to Support African Startups
Global ride-hailing and tech conglomerate Yango Group has announced the launch of Yango Ventures, a $20 million corporate venture fund…
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Five Tech Startups Emerge as Winners at AfricArena Johannesburg 2025
Five African startups have been named winners at AfricArena Johannesburg 2025. AfricArena Johannesburg 2025 is a two-day Founder’s Summit that focuses…
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AI Models 2025: The Latest Breakthroughs from OpenAI, Google, and China’s Top Startups
AI development has accelerated with phenomenal speed recently, and tech giants like Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic, along with a host…
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TechTrends Podcast | Inside Africa Tech Summit: Growth, Startups & Future Trends with Andrew Fassnidge
In this episode of The TechTrends Podcast, we sit down with Andrew Fassnidge, the Founder & Director of Africa Tech…
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TechTrends Podcast | How USAID Ban is Shaking Up African Healthtech Startups
Welcome to The TechTrends Podcast, where we break down the biggest issues shaping Africa’s business and tech landscape. In today’s…
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From Giants to Underdogs: The Startups Disrupting China’s AI Race
There has been fierce competition among China AI startups with interest in local alternatives, sparked by the launch of ChatGPT…
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Verto Launches $10k Global Business Award to Boost Startups
Verto, the global fintech specializing in cross-border payments, and banking solutions has launched the Verto Global Business Award to support…
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Gates Foundation to invests in i3’s African health-tech startups
Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative to support African health-tech startups to commercialise and scale their offerings is…
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African Startups Urged to Adopt Climate-Resilient Business Models
Startups have now been urged to embrace climate-resilient business models in the African Tech Sector. This is according to the…
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Money Flows Into Africa’s Climate Tech Startups
African climate tech startups are pulling in more money than ever before, overtaking fintech as the continent’s hottest investment sector.…
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African startups pitching at the finals of the L59 Pitch competition revealed
Latitude59 Kenya’s Pitch Competition has announced the 10 startups selected to compete for an invitation to Latitude59 2025 in Tallinn,…
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Standard Chartered Awards Sh8.75 Million to 7 Women-led Startups
Last week, Standard Chartered Kenya, in collaboration with Strathmore University’s @iBizAfrica awarded Sh 8.75 million to seven women-led startups in…
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Misaligned Reporting in African Startups Risks Future Funding, Report Says
With communication gaps challenging the investor-startup reporting dynamics, 83.3% of investors believe they’ve clarified their reporting requirements, with just two-thirds…
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AfricArena Nairobi Summit 2024 to Boost Kenyan Startups’ Capital Raising
Nairobi’s tech ecosystem is vibrant, bustling with excitement. It’s alive with potential and promise. The upcoming AfricArena Nairobi Summit: Africa…
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Startups Selected for Britam’s BetaLab Incubation Programme Announced
Britam’s innovation hub, BetaLab, has announced the six fintech startups selected for its 12-week pre-incubation program. Britam says these startups…
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Open Startup launches second cohort of Grow Program for African startups
Open Startup (OST) has opened applications for a new cohort of its renowned Investment Readiness Program, GROW, designed to empower advanced…
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TRANSFORM Accelerator Announces Ksh 81m Funding to Five Kenyan Startups
TRANSFORM, an impact accelerator led by Unilever, the British High Commission (BHC) Nairobi and EY today announced Ksh 81 million…
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List of startups joining cohort 8 of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa
Google has announced the 8th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. This year’s cohort features ten innovative…
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Innovate Africa Launches with $2.5M Angel Fund for Early-Stage Startups
Innovate Africa, an angel investment fund that supports early-stage startups has launched with an initial $2.5 million rollout. Co-founded by…
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List of startups selected to join Standard Chartered Women In Tech Ksh22m programme
Standard Chartered and @iBizAfrica- Strathmore University have announced the 15 startups selected to join their Women In Tech programme. This…
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Two Kenyan startups selected for the Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Health Program
Google for Startups has announced 24 startups selected for the 2024 cohort of the Growth Academy: AI for Health program.…
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Nine startups selected for the Safaricom Spark Accelerator Program
Safaricom has announced the nine startups selected for its Spark Accelerator Program. The program aims to accelerate early-stage startups in…
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NBA Africa unveils accelerator program for early-stage startups, how to apply
NBA Africa on Friday announced the launch of a startup accelerator program targeting early-stage startups in the continent. Dubbed “Triple-Double:…
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Over 20 African fintech startups join Visa’s second accelerator program cohort
Visa has announced the startups shortlisted from across Africa to participate in the second cohort of its Africa Fintech Accelerator…
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Google Opens Applications for Startups AI Accelerator Africa
Google has opened applications for the 8th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. Google said in a…
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Startups shortlisted for Qualcomm Make in Africa 2024 announced
Qualcomm Incorporated has announced the shortlisted startups for its Make in Africa 2024. The equity-free mentorship program identifies promising early-stage…
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Madica announces new investment in three African startups
Madica, a structured investment program designed for pre-seed stage startups in Africa has announced its first set of investments in…
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Village Capital launches call for startups in Africa focused on Greentech
Village Capital, with support from Moody’s Foundation, have launched Greentech 2024: The Future of Sustainability, an investment-readiness accelerator. The program…
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Empowering Innovation: OPPO’s Strategic Collaboration with Startups on Tech Advancements
Today, with 150 million startups worldwide and another 50 million launching each year, innovation and creativity are reshaping industries. However,…
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IFC announces top 100 women-led startups in She Wins Africa Initiative
IFC has announced the names of 100 women-led startup owners selected to participate in the She Wins Africa program. She…
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Britam targets insurtech and fintech startups with new incubation programme
Britam has launched Beta Lab, a new insurance innovation and acceleration programme to nurture budding insurtech and fintech startups. The…
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Catalyst Fund Invests $1.8M in African Climate Startups
The Catalyst Fund today announced an investment of $1.8 million in 9 early-stage climate tech startups across Africa. This brings…
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Unlocking the Potential of Startups in Africa: Breaking Down Barriers for Lending to Micro and Small Businesses in Africa
In the dynamic landscape of Africa’s economic growth, small businesses and startups stand as the backbone of innovation and employment…
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Village Capital and Standard Chartered Bank join forces to invest in women-led startups
Village Capital has partnered with Standard Chartered Bank to pilot a financing facility to invest in the Bank’s Women in…
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Safaricom and partners launch accelerator program for local startups
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom has launched an accelerator program targeting local startups. Known as Spark Accelerator the program aims to…
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Kenyan startups raised highest amount of funding in Africa in 2023
2023 was an interesting year for African startups. According to ‘Africa: The Big Deal’, a tech research firm, the year…
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Techstars and ARM Labs invest $1.4 million in 12 African startups
Techstars, one of Africa’s most active startup investors has announced the 12 startups that will take part in the second…
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Dubai launches $136M VC fund to invest in tech startups
The Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) has launched of a US$136 million venture capital (VC) fund to invest in…
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Here are the five South African startups selected for the Irish Tech Challenge 2023
The five selected for the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2023 have been revealed. Now in its second successful year, the…
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Norrsken22’s tech growth fund closes at $205m to back African tech startups
Pan-African venture capital firm Norrsken22 has closed its first African technology growth fund at $205m, surpassing its target of $200m. …
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Seven Kenyan women-led startups receive Ksh. 9.8 million funding from Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered Kenya on Wednesday awarded KES 1.4 million (USD 10,000) each to seven women startups that graduated from its…
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Kuramo Capital to invest $150 million in women-led startups across Africa
Kuramo Capital Management, a Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) focused investment management firm has revealed plans to invest $150 million (Ksh. 22…
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11 African startups selected for Google’s inaugural Africa AI First Accelerator program
Google today unveiled the first cohort for its ‘Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First’ program. The 11 startups, picked from…
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$1 million Africa Blue Wave initiative to support tech startups in Africa launched
BFA Global, FSD Africa, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have launched the Africa Blue Wave, a…
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Five African health-tech startups among 30 selected for Google for Startups AI Program
The Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Health has unveiled the thirty startups from around the world selected for…
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Here are the 12 African startups selected for Microsoft-backed FAST Accelerator AI program
Data and AI technology company Flapmax has announced the twelve startups selected for the second cohort of the FAST Accelerator…
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Five Kenyan cleantech startups selected for JICA’s Project NINJA accelerator 3rd cohort
Five Kenyan cleantech startups have been selected to take part in the 3rd cohort of Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA)…
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Catalyst Fund marks its first close to back climate tech startups in Africa
The Catalyst Fund has reached the first close of its targeted $40 million fund to invest in climate tech startups…
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Five African transport and e-commerce startups emerge from GIZ LoT 17 program
Seedstars and Lab of Tomorrow (LoT) have announced the conclusion of LoT 17, an innovative program aimed at transforming Nigeria’s…
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Treepz among startups selected for 2023 VC4A Venture Showcase Africa
Treepz, the African car-sharing and rental marketplace is among the 12 startups selected to to participate in this year’s VC4A…
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Google announces AI First accelerator program for African startups
Google today announced the launch of a new accelerator program to support Artificial Intelligence (AI) startups in Africa. The “Google…
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List of 12 growth stage startups selected for 2023 VC4A Venture Showcase Africa
Leading startup platform in emerging markets VC4A has announced the 12 African startups that have been selected to participate in…
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Founders Factory Africa secures $144 million to invest in more early-stage startups
South Africa-based venture builder, Founders Factory Africa has secured an additional $114 million in funding to scale its hybrid tech…
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Safaricom to start investing in tech startups with two new subsidiaries
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom will soon start investing in local tech startups after its shareholders approved two new subsidiaries. The…
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World Bank awards 10 Southern African fintech startups $5,000 each
10 Southern African fintech startups have each received $5,000 (R94,020) from the World Bank to help bridge the gap in…
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Here are the five startups pitching at the 2023 Visa Everywhere Initiative Kenya edition
Payments firm Visa has unveiled the five finalists shortlisted for the final round of the 2023 Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI).…
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15 Women-led startups selected to join Cohort 6 of Standard Chartered’s Women in Tech program
Standard Chartered Kenya in partnership with @iBizAfrica- Strathmore University has announced the fifteen women-led startups that will be joining the…
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5 Kenyan startups among the 25 selected to receive $4M Google for Startups’ Black Founders Fund
Five Kenyan startups are among the twenty-five from across Africa that have been selected for this year’s $ 4 Google…
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Visa launches its fintech accelerator program for startups in Africa
Visa on Wednesday announced the launch of the new Africa Fintech Accelerator program for African startups. The program seeks to…
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10 startups selected for the inaugural Qualcomm Make in Africa Mentorship program
Qualcomm has announced the 10 startups selected to participate in the inaugural Make in Africa startup mentorship program. The program…
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African blockchain startups raised $474 million in 2022, Crypto Valley report says
The growth of the African crypto market has been remarkable in spite of the ongoing crunch the industry is experiencing…
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Mama Fua among seven startups awarded Ksh1 million each by Mozilla
Seven startups from Uasin Gishu county have received Ksh. 1 million each from Mozilla and the Gladys Boss Foundation to…
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Connected Summit 2023: Government reiterates its commitment to support local startups
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has reiterated the government’s commitment to promoting technology and innovation in the country by supporting…
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Factor[e] Ventures launches new venture studio for African startups
Factor[e] Ventures has launched a new venture studio targeting tech startups in Africa. Known as Delta40, the studio aims to…
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[Nigeria] Government launches a $672 million fund to support tech startups
Nigeria has set aside a $672 million fund to support young investors in the tech and creative industries, The introduction…
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Startups Invited to Apply for iHub and Mastercard EdTech Accelerator Program
iHub Kenya has announced a partnership with Mastercard Foundation, aimed at empowering Edtech startups in Africa through an Accelerator Program.…
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CcHUB to launch $15 million accelerator for the ed-tech startups in Kenya and Nigeria
Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), touted as Africa’s largest innovation and incubation hub, has announced it is launching a $15 million accelerator…
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Two Kenyan startups among 12 selected for ARM Labs Techstars Accelerator
Two Kenyan startups, Cladfy and alphabloQ have been selected to join the inaugural class of ARM Labs Techstars Accelerator, a…
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11 Startups Selected to Join Cohort 3 of ASIP Accelerator Program
Eleven African startups have been selected to join the third cohort of the Africa Startup Initiative Program (ASIP). The accelerator…
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Two Kenyan firms among 10 African startups selected for $2m Catalyst Fund
Pre-seed venture capital (VC) fund and accelerator Catalyst Fund has announced a US$2 million investment into 10 startups building solutions…
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Women-led startups in Africa raised $203.2M in 2022
There has been a significant focus on funding for African-led startups across the globe. Across the continent, several venture capital…
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Local startups to showcase at the UK-Supported Kenya Innovation Week
Kenya Innovation Week kicked off in Nairobi on Tuesday to showcase UK-funded programmes that are breaking ground with emerging technologies…
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Modus Africa sets aside $75M to support African AI and blockchain startups
African AI and blockchain startups are set to benefit from Modus Africa fund, an African –focused venture capital firm under…
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IFC has launched a $225 million VC subsidiary to fund early-stage African startups
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a $225 million venture capital subsidiary to invest in early-stage startups across Africa,…
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Kenya’s GrowAgric and Aquarech among startups selected for Katapult Africa Accelerator Programme
Kenyan GrowAgric and Aquarech are among nine startups from across the continent that have been selected for the Katapult Africa…
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Kenyan fintech Hisa among 9 African startups selected for the second batch of €7.5 million Startup Wise Guys fund
Kenyan fintech Hisa is among the nine African startups selected for the €7.5 million Startup Wise Guys fund. Selected…
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Quona Capital to invest $332M in fintech startups from emerging markets focusing on financial inclusion
Emerging markets venture capital firm Quona Capital today announced the final close of $332 million for its Fund III, significantly exceeding…
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Flourish Ventures launches Madica, an Africa-focused program to invest in pre-seed stage startups
Flourish Ventures, a global fintech venture capital firm has launched Madica, an investment program for pre-seed stage technology startups in…
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15 Fintech startups selected for CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa 2022 program announced
LHoFT has announced the 15 fintech startups that have been selected to participate in the fifth edition of the CATAPULT: Inclusion…
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African tech startups have so far raised $2.7bn in funding this year, report
A report by pan-African tech publication Disrupt Africa has revealed that African tech startups raised $2.7bn in funding in the…
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Hisa among 7 Kenyan tech startups selected for MEST Africa Challenge 2022
Kenyan fintech Hisa Inc is among the 36 African startups selected for the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge. The mobile investment…
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