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Adzer Iwanger
by Adzer Iwanger
June 9, 2021

Nigeria’s TalentQL Launches Pipeline Connecting African Engineers With Mentors

Nigerian startup TalentQL has launched a pipeline to upskill Africa’s intermediate engineers via mentorship from individuals from Twitter, Tesla, Amazon, and Google.  Founded late last year by Adewale Yusuf, Opeyemi Awoyemi and Akintunde Sultan, also co-founders of Techpoint Africa, Jobberman and DevCareer, TalentQL hires, develops and manages remote talent for global companies. The startup is […]

Adzer Iwanger
by Adzer Iwanger
June 3, 2021

Agritech Startups Launches Programme To Support Smallholder Farmers In Nigeria

Abuja-based agritech startup Thrive Agric has launched a one-year project that aims to support 50 000 smallholder farmers that grow rice, maize, and soybean in Nigeria. The initiative forms part of the agritech’s commitment to strengthening value chains in the country. The programme is being supported and conducted in collaboration with the USAID-funded West Africa […]

Adzer Iwanger
by Adzer Iwanger
June 2, 2021

Dream VC Launches Inaugural VC Fellowship For Aspiring African Investors

Dream-VC Fellowship, a Venture Capital Institute, has launched a new fellowship programme that is dedicated to providing more access and opportunities to traditionally underrepresented individuals in the African VC space. Cindy Ai, co-founder of Dream VC explains the importance of growing the number of young African investors and what role the fellowship aims to play […]

Adzer Iwanger
by Adzer Iwanger
June 1, 2021

Releaf, OnePipe Partnership Targets 2,000 Farmers With Digital Financial Services

Over 2,000 oil palm farmers in Cross River and Akwa Ibom states now have access to digitized financial services, thanks to a partnership between Releaf, a raw material procurement & logistics platform that is making it easy for crops to move from farm to factory, and OnePipe, a digital gateway enabling financial services. Over 65 […]

Adzer Iwanger
by Adzer Iwanger
May 31, 2021

African Entrepreneurs Invited To Apply For MIT-Based Fellowship

The Legatum Centre for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has launched the inaugural Legatum Foundry Fellowship to support entrepreneurs in Africa. The Legatum Centre was founded in 2007 on the belief that innovation-driven prosperity is key to increasing prosperity and building more inclusive systems in emerging markets. The Foundry Fellowship […]

Adzer Iwanger
by Adzer Iwanger
May 28, 2021

11 African Startups Selected For Sweden-Based Impact Accelerator

Eleven African startups have been selected for the Norrsken Impact Accelerator in Stockholm, Sweden, gaining access to support and potential access to funding.  Founded by Niklas Adalberth, one of the founders of Swedish fintech unicorn Klarna, in 2016, Norrsken aims to help entrepreneurs solve the world’s greatest challenges. Its ecosystem consists of Norrsken House, a […]

Adzer Iwanger
by Adzer Iwanger
May 27, 2021

AGCO Agriculture Foundation Launches Africa Agro- Entrepreneurship Program

The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), a private foundation with the vision to prevent and relieve hunger through agricultural development has launched the Africa Agribusiness Qualification (AAQ) program for Africans who want to contribute to Africa’s Agenda 2063 for food security, nutrition, and the agricultural sector. Starting September 1, 2021, the 12-month, part-time program will provide […]

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by Adzer Iwanger
May 26, 2021

German Non- Profit To Invest UpTo $150k In Social Businesses In Africa

Germany-based non-profit Impacc has announced plans to provide smart equity investment of between US$30,000 and US$150,000 to social businesses with sustainable, high impact solutions to social, economic and environmental challenges affecting the base of pyramid communities in Africa. Impacc builds and scales social businesses where markets are not structured, targeting impoverished communities in Africa. For […]

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by Adzer Iwanger
May 25, 2021

Applications Open For Makers Landing Food Incubator Programme

Makers Landing, a development created by the V&A Waterfront in partnership with the National Treasury’s Job Fund, is calling on local food entrepreneurs to apply for its latest cohort incubator programme. The Incubation Programme  The programme will offer opportunities to qualified business startups and existing small food businesses that can show that they will benefit […]

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by Adzer Iwanger
May 21, 2021

Syngenta Foundation For Sustainable Agriculture Launches Farms Hub In Nigeria

The Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) launched 13 Farmers’ Hubs to service 13,000 sorghum and cowpea farmers in Kano and Jigawa States. The initiative was in response to survey findings on low farm yields attributed to difficult access to quality seeds, inputs and adulterated agro-chemicals (including adulterated fertilizers) in Northern Nigeria. The hubs are […]

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