July 30, 2020

VC4A Announces 2020 Venture Showcase Seed Targeting African Early Stage Startup

VC4A has launched a call for African startups looking to raise between $150K and $1 million. In collaboration with technical partner AWS Activate, and network partners AfriLabs and ABAN, VC4A will be hosting the exclusive ‘Venture Showcase – Seed’ in November as part of a virtual gathering of Africa-focused early-stage investors. Through this campaign VC4A […]

July 14, 2020

African Community Leaders Selected Part Of Facebook Community Accelerator Programme

Facebook announced 12 African community leaders who have been selected to join Facebook’s Community Accelerator, a six-month programme that aims to equip communities with the training, mentorship, and funding they need to grow. The selected leaders are from Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya.This is a part of its plan to focus on bringing people together […]

July 13, 2020

African Startups Invited For Business Plan Competition in Response to Covid 19

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) that coordinates official development assistance for the Japanese government in developing countries, has announced the launch of the NINJA Business Plan Competition for businesses emerging during the COVID-19 outbreak. NINJA is short for Next Innovation with Japan. The NINJA Business Plan Competition will target startups and organizations from 19 […]