August 5, 2020

Twelve Female Founded Tech Startups Selected For Elite Mentorship Program

Twelve African female-founded tech startups have been selected for the inaugural The Future is Female Mentorship Program. Launching earlier this year, the program was founded by C.Moore Media, an independent PR agency located in New York. The agency specialises in US, UK, and African markets. Dedicated exclusively to African tech female founders, the mentorship program […]

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 […]

July 10, 2020

Catalyst Fund Announces Seventh Cohort Of Inclusive Fintech Startup

Catalyst Fund, the global inclusive fintech accelerator, has announced that six new fintech startups, from Nigeria, South Africa, Mexico and India are joining its existing portfolio of 31 companies and receiving £80,000 in grant capital, bespoke and expert-led venture building support for six months and 1:1 connections with investors and corporate innovators that can help […]

May 22, 2020

Nigeria’s Helium Health raises $10M Series A for Africa expansion

A promising Nigerian startup Helium Health sits in a good position during a difficult period, according to its co-founder. The Lagos based healthtech venture is in the black, has batted away acquisition offers, and just raised a $10 million Series A round, CEO Adegoke Olubusi told TechCrunch. The startup offers a product suite that digitizes […]