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Azuri Technologies raises $26M expand its solar energy distribution efforts to new African markets

Editorial DeskJune 5, 2019
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June 2, 2019

Africa50 Innovation Challenge seeking solutions to help increase access to internet in Africa
May 27, 2019

This startup wants to be Africa’s biggest fashion resale website and its launching in Nairobi
May 23, 2019

Cortex Group launches VC fund for AI-Only focused startups in Africa
May 20, 2019

Delivery firm Glovo partners with Simbisa Brands for food deliveries in Nairobi
May 20, 2019

How to qualify and apply for Jack Ma’s US$10 Million Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative
May 11, 2019

[Podcast] What makes a startup African?
May 9, 2019

SafeBoda raises funding from GO-JEK, plans to venture into mobile payments and insurance
May 7, 2019
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E-healthcare startup MYDAWA secures $3M funding from Africa HealthCare Master Fund
May 7, 2019

Delivery app Glovo secures $169M funding
May 6, 2019

Podcast startup PortableVoices opens its first recording studio in Nairobi
April 28, 2019

World Bank allocates US$200 Million to support SMEs in Egypt
April 25, 2019

This South African-founded podcast startup has just been acquired by global podcasting company Acast
April 15, 2019

Kenya is hosting the fourth annual MEST Africa Summit in June
April 12, 2019

Seedstars is launching a $100M fund to invest in African tech startups
April 11, 2019

Mettā Nairobi kicks off its Clean Energy Accelerator Program
April 9, 2019

Branch raises $170 million funding round, announces new partnership with Visa
April 8, 2019

Standard Chartered launches its first Africa eXellerator innovation hub in Kenya
April 8, 2019

Partech Africa Report: African tech startups raised US$1.163 billion in equity funding in 2018
April 4, 2019

Jack Ma’s US$10 Million Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative opens applications
April 2, 2019

Jumia welcomes Mastercard as its new shareholder
April 2, 2019

Tanzanian Edtech startup Ubongo wins Next Billion Edtech Prize
March 28, 2019

DEMO Africa is heading back in Morocco in partnership with APEBI
March 26, 2019

Global Logistics Platform Kobo360 to Launch in Ghana and Kenya
March 20, 2019
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List of African Startups taking part in the third Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme
March 18, 2019

SqwidNet launches second round of its IoT SA University Challenge
March 17, 2019
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Ampion and Plutos Ventures launch new venture to invest in African startups
March 15, 2019

Kenyan Blockchain Startup CapAgri selected into æternity Ventures’s 2nd Starfleet Accelerator Program
March 13, 2019

Two African Startups – Kenya’s MumsVillage and Sierra Leone’s Mosabi make it to Gray Matters Capital Calibrator program
March 8, 2019

Visa to reward $100,000 To Women Entrepreneurs in Global Competition
March 8, 2019

Nigeria’s OneFi secures $5M Debt Facility from Nairobi-based Lendable
March 6, 2019

Beyond Baling Innovation Challenge looking for solutions to manage plastic waste
March 4, 2019

3 Kenyan Startups Selected To Pitch At The ‘Next Billion’ EdTech Prize In Dubai
March 4, 2019

Regional partners for Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative named
March 3, 2019
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Nigeria’s Fintech Startup TeamApt closes $5.5M Series A Round To Scale Into Additional Markets
February 23, 2019
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List of 50 tech startups selected for the second annual MEST Africa Challenge
February 19, 2019

Applications for the Sanofi VivaTech challenge extended to February 22nd
February 19, 2019

BRCK acquires local public WiFi provider Surf
February 18, 2019

Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative applications open in March 2019
February 7, 2019

Startups: Why you should apply for the Sanofi VivaTech 2019 challenge
February 6, 2019

South African AI Startup, Cortex Logic, Secures Investment To Grow Business Beyond Africa
February 2, 2019
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Startups: Here’s how to qualify and apply for the Sanofi VivaTech challenge
January 29, 2019

Kalon Venture Partners leads a $1.5M round investment into SA startup Flow
January 25, 2019

Sanofi VivaTech challenge calling on African startups to innovate health, here’s how to apply
January 23, 2019

CDC announces new investment to support high-growth SMEs in Nigeria
January 23, 2019

Andela raises a further $100M in new round of funding
January 17, 2019

MEST opens applications for its $50 MEST Africa startup Challenge
January 16, 2019

Branch raises Ksh 500M arranged by Centum-owned advisory firm, Barium Capital
January 9, 2019

Africa’s 50 most funded tech startups in 2018 raised a total of $618M, Digest Africa
January 9, 2019
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Solar energy company SolarNow has raised $9M to scale its services across Uganda
January 4, 2019

Five agritech startups win seed funding at Senegal Startup Accelerator
January 3, 2019

M-KOPA raises new funding from Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation
December 17, 2018

South Africa’s insurtech startup Pineapple accepted into US Insurance accelerator
December 12, 2018

Uganda’s Ultra-affordable ultrasound startup M-SCAN wins TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018
November 21, 2018

12 South African startups selected for Knife Capital’s 4th Grindstone Accelerator
November 16, 2018

Standard Chartered’s ‘Women in Tech’ accelerator program has attracted over 180 women-led startups
November 10, 2018

Two Kenyan startups among Google’s Launchpad Accelerator Africa program graduates
November 9, 2018

Johnson & Johnson has Launched a US$50,000 Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0
November 3, 2018

Naspers Sets Up A $9m Fund To Support South African Tech Startups
November 3, 2018

14 fintech startups selected for the CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa program
October 24, 2018

After Nairobi, TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa competition now heads to Lagos
October 19, 2018

Founders Factory wants to build and scale African tech startups
October 10, 2018

List of Eight African startups selected for the 2018 VC4A Venture Showcase
September 30, 2018

Microsoft teams up with DEMO Africa to empower African startups
September 19, 2018

List of 10 startups shortlisted for Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 awards
September 10, 2018

Kenyan solar startup Agsol among Microsoft Airband Grant Fund winners
September 10, 2018

Kenyan startups top list of 2018 MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge Africa winners
September 7, 2018

Tanzania’s startup Nala wins 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge
August 27, 2018

List of 30 Startups finalists shortlisted for DEMO Africa 2018
August 16, 2018
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Nigerian fintech startup Mines, secures $13M funding
August 13, 2018

Kenyan AgriTech Startups can now apply for the MTFC Innov8Agric Challenge
July 25, 2018

Kenyan Startup Mookh Africa wins Visa Everywhere Initiative Top Prize
July 16, 2018
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Why Startups Cannot Ignore Digital Marketing
July 9, 2018

8 Common Mistakes That You Need to Avoid as a New Entrepreneur
July 5, 2018

Data Management Tips for Startup Businesses and the Tools You Need
July 3, 2018

Tech Tamasha annual conference launches to celebrate Kenya’s technology space
June 26, 2018

Zimbabwe’s Agri-tech startup SMART Connect wins DEMO Africa Harare Tour
June 22, 2018

VC4A calling on African startups to Showcase and win at the 2018 Africa Early Stage Investor Summit
June 15, 2018

Uganda’s startup TIFAT wins DEMO Africa Uganda Innovation Tour
June 12, 2018

7 upcoming data analytics startups to watch out for in 2018.
May 8, 2018

Lagos based startup LifeBank closes $200 000 EchoVC-led round
May 2, 2018

Connecticut Innovation brings its $5 VentureClash Challenge to Nigeria
April 24, 2018

Submissions for Ecobank’s 2018 Fintech Challenge now open, targets African Startups
April 3, 2018

Call Tracking and Start-Ups: How It Can Help Your Business
March 21, 2018

Autodesk Foundation to support local startups working with the Kenya Climate Innovation Center
March 8, 2018

Agriculture based startups dominate Pangea’s application list
March 3, 2018

African SMEs Set to Benefit from USD 74M Guarantee
January 31, 2018

Kenyan Startups invited to apply for this year’s DataHack4FI competition
January 14, 2018

Norwegian accelerator Pangea launches in Kenya; Pilots 500,000 USD in Investment for 10 Startups
October 3, 2017

6 Kenyan Startups among the DEMO Africa 2017 30 finalists
September 18, 2017

iHub, World Bank to host one-week bootcamp for startups from East Africa
June 20, 2017

Orange launches 50 million euros investment initiative to support African Startups.
April 21, 2017

World Bank’s XL Africa Program to Support Africa’s Top Digital Entrepreneurs
April 12, 2017

Tech startup Senditoo launches super-fast mobile airtime transfer app
February 2, 2017

Applications for the 2017 DEMO Africa now open
January 19, 2017

What does it mean for technology to be innately African?
January 19, 2017

Airtime transfer Startup Senditoo eyes phenomenal growth in 2017
December 23, 2016

Mozambican startup develops a solar powered tablet to provide internet to rural African homes
December 21, 2016

Bonjour Idée launches first African edition of the Startup of the Year competition
November 25, 2016

Opinion: Why startups must know their playing field
November 14, 2016

AFROPX is launching an online platform focused on African images

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