Week 9: Funding and Grant Opportunities for African Startups
Google for Startups Black Founders Fund 2023 The Black Founders Fund is a product of Google’s Financial…
Week 8: Funding and Grant Opportunities for African Startups
Here is a list of opportunities that African entrepreneurs can take advantage of to help grow their businesses.…
21 West African Startups You Should Know About
West Africa has a long history of producing the majority of Africa’s tech unicorns, currently accounting…
Week 7: Funding and Grant Opportunities for African Startups
2023 World Bank Group Youth Summit Pitch Competition The World Bank Group Youth Summit in 2023 will focus on…
Startup of the Month: Releaf
Releaf is an agricultural technology company that develops proprietary hardware and software solutions to…
Founder of the Month: Miishe Addy
Miishe Addy is the co-founder and CEO of Jetstream Africa, a cross-border e-logistics company that helps African…
15 North African Startups You Should Know About
Continuing its upward trend from previous years, Northern African startups raised a record $1.1 billion in 2022,…
Week 6: Funding and Grant Opportunities for African Startups
WFP Agricultural Innovation for Climate Resilience Program The United Nations World Food Program (WFP)…
Issue #47: MNT-Halan Raises $400M Round, While ARM Labs Invests $1.2M into 12 African Early-stage Startups
This week was a great week for the African startup ecosystem, with approximately $450 million raised in funding…
Week 5: Funding and Grant Opportunities for African Startups
Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 14 Credit Suisse is proud to support the Lead 2030 Challenge for SDG 14. The…
Issue #46: Cathedis Closes $735,500 Pre-Series A Round, While Shekel Mobility Raises $1.95 Million in Seed Round
This week, we recorded a total of seven funding deals, with three Nigerian startups contributing to this total.…
Week 4: Funding and Grant Opportunities for African Startups
AWS Startup Loft Accelerator for Early-stage Startups The AWS Startup Loft Accelerator is an equity-free program…
Issue #45: Kwara Raises $3 Million in Seed Extension Round, While Carry1st Closes $27 Million Pre-Series B Round
This week saw a flurry of activity, with two startups being acquired: gaming platform Galactech and valet…
Week 3: Funding and Grant Opportunities for African Startups
African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative Cohort 6 African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative is currently…
10 Investors Fueling Growth in the African Early-Stage Startup Scene
Despite the slowdown in funding and uncertainty that dominated H2 2022, 144 startups announced their first $1m+…