| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.02.2025 | Africa’s Digital Leap: The Real Impact of Blockchain on Finance, Trade, and Governance - Danny Oyekan Shares Thoughts | Picture a local and thriving marketplace in Lagos or anywhere around the continent. Traders and customers are haggling over prices, and commerce is happening at full scale. Many traders operate without bank accounts, transactions are primar... |
| 09.10.2023 | The Gap In Between anuncia a sus 20 startups finalistas | The Gap In Between, el encuentro anual que convoca a diversos actores del ecosistema de impacto de todo el mundo para abordar los desafíos sociales y ambientales más urgentes, ha anunciado las 20 startups finalistas que competirán para deci... |
| 10.02.2022 | Through microfinance, AgroCenta is developing end-to-end solutions for Ghana’s smallholders | While working at digital ag company Esoko, AgroCenta co-founders Michael Ocansey and Francis Obirikorang became familiar with bottlenecks in the Ghanaian agricultural supply chain. Among the most glaring issues was that Ghanaian smallholder... |
| 08.02.2021 | Ghana agritech startup secures $790k in funding | Ghana-based agritech startup AgroCenta has raised $790k in pre-series A working capital and development funding from UK charity Shell Foundation, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO), AV Ventures, and Rabo Foundatio... |
| 08.02.2021 | Ghanaian AgroCenta agri-tech startup receives pre-Series A funding of $790k | Back in 2018, Ghanaian startup AgroCenta, which won the Seedstars World competition and raised seed capital in that same year, has now secured US$790,000 from Shell Foundation, FCDO, AV Ventures and Rabo Foundation in pre-Series A investmen... |
| 08.02.2021 | Ghana agritech startup secures $790k in funding | Ghana-based agritech startup AgroCenta has raised $790k in pre-series A working capital and development funding from UK charity Shell Foundation, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO), AV Ventures, and Rabo Foundatio... |
| 06.02.2021 | AgroCenta raises $790k pre-Series A funding | Ghana: Ghanaian startup AgroCenta has raised US$790,000 in pre-Series A funding to scale its agri-tech ecosystem and secure crop purchases from smallholder farmers.
Founded in 2016, AgroCenta operates a mobile merchanting platform that prov... |
| 05.02.2021 | Ghanaian Agritech startup, Agrocenta raises $790k pre-series A | Share this article:
Ghanaian Agritech startup, Agrocenta has raised $790,000 pre-series A funding. The investors that took part in the round include Shell Foundation, FCDO, AV Ventures and Rabo Foundation.
Chief executive officer, Francis O... |
| 05.02.2021 | AgroCenta Raises US$ 790K in working capital and development funding | Frankfurt (Germany) and Accra (Ghana), February 2021. GreenTec Capital is very pleased to report that AgroCenta has successfully raised US$ 790,000 in funding. The funding will be used to scale the Agri-Tech ecosystem in Ghana and for worki... |
| 05.02.2021 | Ghanaian Agritech startup, Agrocenta raises $790k pre-series A | Ghanaian Agritech startup, and winner of Seedstars World competition for 2018, @agrocenta, has raised $790k pre-series A funding. This follows its seed round of $650k and brings its total disclosed funding to $1.9m |
| 27.08.2020 | Крупнейший стартап конкурс Seedstars — как туда попасть и почему важно участие, а не только победа | Чтобы стартапу поднять инвестиции, масштабироваться, попасть в акселераторы, нужно много заниматься нетворкингом. Это неотъемлемая часть жизни стартап-фаундера. Нужно быть везде, общаться со всеми, делать «домашнюю работу» и быть на виду. М... |
| 03.04.2019 | Here are the 21 African startups that will jet off to the 2019 Seedstars Summit | Twenty-one African startups are getting ready to jet off to Switzerland to attend the annual Seedstars World summit — the culmination of one of the largest emerging markets startup competitions of its kind.
Last year Ghanaian startup AgroCe... |
| 03.04.2019 | Here are the 21 African startups that will jet off to the 2019 Seedstars Summit | Twenty-one African startups are getting ready to jet off to Switzerland to attend the annual Seedstars World summit — the culmination of one of the largest emerging markets startup competitions of its kind.
Last year Ghanaian startup AgroC... |
| 07.03.2019 | GSMA reveals first speakers of 2019 Mobile 360 Series West Africa | The GSMA has announced the first speakers of the 2019 Mobile 360 Series West Africa conference which will take place on 16 and 17 April at the Radisson Blu Abidjan Airport Hotel in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
April’s event is part of a series of ... |
| 07.03.2019 | GSMA reveals first speakers of 2019 Mobile 360 Series West Africa | The GSMA has announced the first speakers of the 2019 Mobile 360 Series West Africa conference which will take place on 16 and 17 April at the Radisson Blu Abidjan Airport Hotel in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
April’s event is part of a series of... |
| 21.12.2018 | AgroCenta to expand operations in Ghana after recently closed $650k round | Ghanaian agritech startup Agrocenta will use its recently closed $650 000 round to expand operations in Ghana — the company’s CEO and co-founder Francis Obirikorang revealed yesterday.
Seedstars World, NP Consulting and the GSMA Ecosystem ... |
| 21.12.2018 | AgroCenta to expand operations in Ghana after recently closed $650k round | Ghanaian agritech startup Agrocenta will use its recently closed $650 000 round to expand operations in Ghana — the company’s CEO and co-founder Francis Obirikorang revealed yesterday.
Seedstars World, NP Consulting and the GSMA Ecosystem A... |
| 18.12.2018 | Six African startups selected for GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund | Six African startups have been selected for the third cohort of the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund.
The names of the six companies were announced last Wednesday (12 December) in a post by GSMA’s Mobile for Development Utilities ... |
| 18.12.2018 | Six African startups selected for GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund | Six African startups have been selected for the third cohort of the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund.
The names of the six companies were announced last Wednesday (12 December) in a post by GSMA’s Mobile for Development Utilities... |
| 30.11.2018 | Ghanaian startup AgroCenta startup wins $500 000. | Ghanaian AgroCenta startup takes the big seedstars world prize home, funding is $500 000. Congratulations to the team and Africa.
Every year, the Seedstars team visits the world looking for the best startups in the emerging markets. 5000 s... |
| 15.11.2018 | Africa’s agtech wave gets $10 million richer as Twiga Foods raises more capital | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
Nigeria’s Autochek raises ... |
| 23.10.2018 | German-based VC GreenTec Capital Partners to open office in Lagos | Frankfurt-based venture capital (VC) firm GreenTec Capital Partners has announced that it will expand its footprint in West Africa by opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria.
In a post on its website last Wednesday (17 October), Greentec Capit... |
| 23.10.2018 | German-based VC GreenTec Capital Partners to open office in Lagos | Frankfurt-based venture capital (VC) firm GreenTec Capital Partners has announced that it will expand its footprint in West Africa by opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria.
In a post on its website last Wednesday (17 October), Greentec Capita... |
| 18.10.2018 | Five agritech startups that aim to take Africa into greener pastures | If Africa is to foster more efficient growth, agriculture technology (or agritech) is likely to have an increasing role to play. Already a number of startups across the continent are getting stuck in developing tech solutions to help boost ... |
| 18.10.2018 | Five agritech startups that aim to take Africa into greener pastures | If Africa is to foster more efficient growth, agriculture technology (or agritech) is likely to have an increasing role to play. Already a number of startups across the continent are getting stuck in developing tech solutions to help boost ... |
| 08.10.2018 | Here are the eight startups that will pitch for Series-A funding at VC4A summit | African startup funding platform VC4A has selected eight startups that it will showcase at next month’s Africa Early Stage Investor Summit in Cape Town.
The eight startups that make up this year’s VC4A Venture Showcase Series-A portfolio w... |
| 08.10.2018 | Here are the eight startups that will pitch for Series-A funding at VC4A summit | African startup funding platform VC4A has selected eight startups that it will showcase at next month’s Africa Early Stage Investor Summit in Cape Town.
The eight startups that make up this year’s VC4A Venture Showcase Series-A portfolio we... |
| 17.07.2018 | Why Africa Needs More Agritech Entrepreneurs | Agriculture is the biggest employer in Africa with about 70% of the population depending on it to make a living. It accounted for about 32% of Africa’s GDP as at 2016. Growth in the sector is said to be 11 times more effective in reducing p... |
| 20.04.2018 | Angolan capital’s traffic proves no headache for delivery startup Tupuca | Angola’s capital Luanda is notorious for some of the worst traffic on the continent. Now four entrepreneurs founders who run a food delivery startup in the city are seeking to capitalise on what is usually a headache for residents there.
Si... |
| 20.04.2018 | Angolan capital’s traffic proves no headache for delivery startup Tupuca | Angola’s capital Luanda is notorious for some of the worst traffic on the continent. Now four entrepreneurs founders who run a food delivery startup in the city are seeking to capitalise on what is usually a headache for residents there.
S... |
| 16.04.2018 | Seedstars winner AgroCenta secures third of $750 000 funding from US investor | Fresh off being named 2018 Seedstars Global winner, Ghanaian agritech startup AgroCenta is hoping to raise $750 000 in funding in a new seed round, and has raised about a third of this from a US investor, the startup’s co-founder Michael Oc... |
| 16.04.2018 | Seedstars winner AgroCenta secures third of $750 000 funding from US investor | Fresh off being named 2018 Seedstars Global winner, Ghanaian agritech startup AgroCenta is hoping to raise $750 000 in funding in a new seed round, and has raised about a third of this from a US investor, the startup’s co-founder Michael Oc... |
| 13.04.2018 | AgroCenta takes the big seedstars world prize home | Every year, seedstars visits the world looking for the best and scalable startups in the emerging markets. A total of 5000 startups applied to this year’s competition, to pitch at the sessions hosted in 75 cities in 65 countries.
Out of th... |
| 12.04.2018 | African agritech startup AgroCenta named 2018 Seedstars Global winner | Ghanaian startup AgroCenta has been crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner at an awards ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland today, and walks away with $500 000 in equity investment.
African startups dominated the awards ceremony — which took p... |
| 12.04.2018 | African agritech startup AgroCenta named 2018 Seedstars Global winner | Ghanaian startup AgroCenta has been crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner at an awards ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland today, and walks away with $500 000 in equity investment.
African startups dominated the awards ceremony — which took pl... |
| 11.04.2018 | Here are the 12 finalists who will pitch for 2018 Seedstars World prize, up to $1m | Cape Town healthtech startup EM Guidance is among 12 startups that has been selected by a panel to compete later today for the title of 2018 Seedstars Global Winner, and up to $1-million in equity investment.
CEO Yaseen Khan was the last o... |
| 11.04.2018 | Here are the 12 finalists who will pitch for 2018 Seedstars World prize, up to $1m | Cape Town healthtech startup EM Guidance is among 12 startups that has been selected by a panel to compete later today for the title of 2018 Seedstars Global Winner, and up to $1-million in equity investment.
CEO Yaseen Khan was the last of... |
| 10.04.2018 | Here are the 65 startups that will pitch at the 2018 Seedstars Summit | The fifth annual Seedstars World Summit — one of the largest emerging markets startup competitions of its kind — is just days away from kicking off.
The summit, which takes place on Thursday (12 April) will see 65 startups from around the w... |
| 10.04.2018 | Here are the 65 startups that will pitch at the 2018 Seedstars Summit | The fifth annual Seedstars World Summit — one of the largest emerging markets startup competitions of its kind — is just days away from kicking off.
The summit, which takes place on Thursday (12 April) will see 65 startups from around the ... |
| 06.04.2018 | Ventureburn invited to attend prestigious Seedstars Summit in Switzerland | Ventureburn has been invited to attend the fifth annual Seedstars World Summit — one of the largest emerging markets startup competitions of its kind.
The summit — which will take place at the SwissTech Convention Centre in Lausanne, Switz... |
| 06.04.2018 | Ventureburn invited to attend prestigious Seedstars Summit in Switzerland | Ventureburn has been invited to attend the fifth annual Seedstars World Summit — one of the largest emerging markets startup competitions of its kind.
The summit — which will take place at the SwissTech Convention Centre in Lausanne, Switze... |
| 04.01.2018 | Ghanaian agritech startup AgroCenta eyes expansion with Nigeria pilot | After a stellar 2017, Ghanaian agritech startup AgroCenta has set its sights on expanding to Nigeria this year.
AgroCenta is built around online trading platform AgroTrade, which connects smallholder farmers to a larger structured market. L... |
| 04.01.2018 | Ghanaian agritech startup AgroCenta eyes expansion with Nigeria pilot | After a stellar 2017, Ghanaian agritech startup AgroCenta has set its sights on expanding to Nigeria this year.
AgroCenta is built around online trading platform AgroTrade, which connects smallholder farmers to a larger structured market. ... |
| 16.11.2017 | Here are the 20 startups that will pitch at Seedstars Africa Summit Mozambique | Seedstars World, a global community for tech entrepreneurs in emerging markets, will hold its third annual Seedstars Africa Summit in Mozambique next month between 12 and 14 December.
Following a tour of local startup ecosystems across 20 A... |
| 16.11.2017 | Here are the 20 startups that will pitch at Seedstars Africa Summit Mozambique | Seedstars World, a global community for tech entrepreneurs in emerging markets, will hold its third annual Seedstars Africa Summit in Mozambique next month between 12 and 14 December.
Following a tour of local startup ecosystems across 20 ... |
| 14.11.2017 | Africa Roundup: Lori Systems wins BFX Africa, Andela raises $40M, Jumia lends to SMEs, Safaricom launches incubator | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
Nigeria’s Autochek raises ... |
| 13.10.2017 | Kenyan startup Lori Systems wins TechCrunch Battlefield Africa | Nairobi-based logistics platform Lori Systems won the inaugural edition of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa which was held in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday.
The Kenyan startup came first in the productivity and utility category and was s... |
| 13.10.2017 | Kenyan startup Lori Systems wins TechCrunch Battlefield Africa | Nairobi-based logistics platform Lori Systems won the inaugural edition of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa which was held in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday.
The Kenyan startup came first in the productivity and utility category and was ... |
| 11.10.2017 | Lori Systems wins Best of Show at Startup Battlefield Africa | At the very beginning, there were 15 startups coming from all around Africa. After an incredibly fierce competition in Nairobi, Kenya, here are the winners of TechCrunch’s first ever Startup Battlefield Africa.
Startups participating in the... |
| 09.10.2017 | These are the 15 startups participating in Startup Battlefield Africa | On Wednesday, October 11 at 9:00 AM EAT in Nairobi, Kenya, the first Startup Battlefield Africa kicks off and is available for viewing with this livestream. TechCrunch is honored to host this event and here’s the startups presenting at the ... |
| - | Ghanaian AgroCenta agri-tech startup receives pre-Series A funding of $790k | Back in 2018, Ghanaian startup AgroCenta, which won the Seedstars World competition and raised seed capital in that same year, has now secured US$790,000 from Shell Foundation, FCDO, AV Ventures and Rabo Foundation in pre-Series A investmen... |
