The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) has opened applications for its latest Innovating Justice Challenge, seeking innovations with a focus on preventing or resolving a justice problem for many people, including small and medium sized businesses. HiiL is seeking justice innovators from across Africa and the Middle East, specifically in Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, [...] Read more ›
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The Rwanda-based Katapult Africa is setting up accelerators and investment vehicles for startups within the climate and food-tech sectors in Africa, a novel approach, but one its country director Philip Gasaatura believes will pay off from both impact and profit perspectives. Gasaatura was speaking as part of episode one of “The month in VC”, a [...] Read more ›
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Impact Investing Ghana (IIGh) has begun the operational setup of its Ci-Gaba fund of funds, which seeks to unlock US$75 million in local and international funding for local capital providers, who are investing in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Impact Investing Ghana is a private-sector-led initiative that builds [...] Read more ›
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The SAB Foundation has opened applications for the 13th annual Social Innovation Awards and the eighth annual Disability Empowerment Awards, with prizes ranging from ZAR200,000 (US$11,000) and ZAR1.3 million (US$71,000). The awards aim to support South African entrepreneurs and social enterprises that can solve social challenges faced by low-income women, youth, and people living in [...] Read more ›
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Startup-focused news and research company Disrupt Africa will next month release the first ever publication focusing on gender equality in the African tech startup landscape, in partnership with leading investors and industry stakeholders. Since launching its research arm in 2016, Disrupt Africa has built up a significant portfolio of publications, most notably the African Tech [...] Read more ›
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Lagos-based VC firm EchoVC, a technology-focused early-stage VC firm focused on investing in underrepresented founders and underserved markets, has launched EchoVC Chain, a US$8 million “pilot” blockchain-focused seed fund. EchoVC, which says its mission is to be “the Sequoia Capital for underestimated founders and markets”, has invested in almost 40 companies across various markets worldwide, [...] Read more ›
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Applications have opened for the third cohort of Google for Startups Black Founders Fund (BFF) for Africa, which will see selected startups receive equity-free cash awards of up to UD$150,000 and other benefits. Disrupt Africa reported in July 2021 on the US$3 million Google for Startups Black Founders Fund Africa, which is part of Google’s [...] Read more ›
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Rwandan startup DoctorAI is using artificial intelligence (AI) to help healthcare providers reduce the mortality and morbidity associated with medical errors and inaccessibility to medical specialists. Founded in 2019 by medical doctors Kevin Muragijimana and David Ndayishimiye, DoctorAI was built to address healthcare challenges across Africa, where, for example, the average number of physicians per [...] Read more ›
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The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, has launched its fifth annual edition and now calls for participation from Africa’s entrepreneurial talent. ABH is part of the Jack Ma Foundation’s long-term commitment to helping support and foster an inclusive and strong entrepreneurial ecosystem [...] Read more ›
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Disrupt Africa has partnered the Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa’s Business Heroes Programme to release a special four-part podcast series discussing the benefits of the initiative with previous winning founders. Applications have just opened for the fifth edition of the Africa’s Business Heroes initiative, a philanthropic programme to support African entrepreneurs. Founders from every sector who [...] Read more ›
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Rwandan startups have been invited to apply for the ZEP-RE InsurTech Programme, which will support scalable startups in creating new markets and optimising efficiency. The first insurtech incubator in Rwanda, organised by the PTA Reinsurance Company (ZEP-RE) in partnership with Westerwelle Startup Haus, will select 25 startups for an Insurtech Hackathon next month, after which [...] Read more ›
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Nigerian startup Tabulio has developed a social network aimed at connecting African tech talent with global opportunities. Founded by Tosh Ajibade and Chris Steve in 2019 and released as an MVP in 2021, Tabulio is a social networking platform that allows users to share their works, connect with employers, and network with tech talent. “After [...] Read more ›
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Kenyan startup SafiriSalama has launched what it claims is Africa’s first end-of-life services platform, offering digital death notices, memorials, and a directory of funeral service providers. SafiriSalama rolled out its beta version in November 2021 and is currently undergoing a 12-month introduction and consolidation campaign in Kenya before expanding to other African markets. The startup, [...] Read more ›
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IFC and Viva Technology have announced the second edition of the AfricaTech Awards, an initiative to spotlight Africa-focused companies with innovative solutions addressing key development challenges linked to climate change, healthcare, and financial inclusion. The 2023 AfricaTech Awards are part of IFC’s strategy to support tech ecosystems in emerging markets by providing startups with the [...] Read more ›
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Mali’s Sodishop, a B2C and B2B marketplace that sells and delivers almost all categories of products, has expanded across several markets in West Africa and shows no sign of slowing down. Sodishop allows customers to easily buy goods across numerous categories, including clothing, electronics and sports equipment, and have them delivered within 24 hours in [...] Read more ›
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More than half the 633 funded African tech ventures in 2022 had at some point in their lifespan taken part in an accelerator or incubator programme. This is according to the eighth edition of the annual African Tech Startups Funding Report released by startup news and research portal Disrupt Africa, which is available free to [...] Read more ›
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Nigerian startup Wicrypt Network, the first standalone blockchain-based Wi-Fi sharing network from Africa, has won the Global Prize at the LEAP 2023 Rocket Fuel Pitch Startup Competition in Saudi Arabia, securing US$150,000 in prize money. Founded in 2018, Wicrypt is a decentralised mobile internet sharing and monetisation network that allows anyone to get paid for [...] Read more ›
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The African tech space is bucking global investment trends due to a combination of the fact it is still relatively nascent, and the scale of the opportunity still in evidence on the continent. According to the eighth edition of the annual African Tech Startups Funding Report released by startup news and research portal Disrupt Africa, [...] Read more ›
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Nigerian startup Payscribe has relaunched after three years as a side project with a renewed focus on digitising cash payments and providing daily essential financial services at a user’s fingertips. Originally launched in May 2019, Payscribe remained for some time a side project of founder Sokoya Philip, who envisaged that one day Nigeria would go [...] Read more ›
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Eleven startups have been selected for the next stage of the MultiChoice Africa Accelerator, gaining the chance to pitch to prospective investors in Dubai. The MultiChoice Africa Accelerator programme, the brainchild of the MultiChoice Group and part of the MultiChoice Innovation Fund, in collaboration with Dubai-based business incubator Companies Creating Change (C3), technical partner EOH, [...] Read more ›
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