| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.01.2026 | XA Africa Rebrands to A54, Signaling a New Era for African Tech Investment | The rebranding signals a sharper focus on the African continent for this exclusive angel investor network
SINGAPORE, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- XA Africa, the exclusive operator-led investment network founded by global technology veteran... |
| 17.10.2024 | Polkadot's sub0 Reset: A Catalyst for Web3 Innovation | In the bustling heart of Bangkok, a revolution is brewing. Polkadot's sub0 reset conference is set to ignite the Web3 landscape from November 9-11, 2024. This isn't just another tech gathering; it's a launchpad for innovation. Picture a fiv... |
| 11.10.2024 | XA NETWORK EXPANDS TO AFRICA WITH LAUNCH OF XA AFRICA, BACKED BY TECH VETERANS | An exclusive investment network founded by tech alumni in Southeast Asia expands to support and fuel the vibrant African startup ecosystem.
SINGAPORE, Oct. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- XA Network, a leading investment network founded by tech al... |
| 08.12.2021 | Techpoint Awards 2021: And the nominees are… | Share this article:
[Updated on December 15, 2021]: Payourse requested to be removed as a finalist in The Most Outstanding Crypto Exchange category.
[Updated on December 14, 2021]: The Most Outstanding Logistics Startup 2021 was renamed Mos... |
| 20.09.2021 | PayPal : Digital Financial Solutions for Climate Resilience | CorporatePayPalSocial Innovation
Sri Shivananda, EVP, Chief Technology Officer
PayPal's Executive Sponsor of Environmental Sustainability
To mark the beginning of Climate Week NYC 2021, I'd like to share more on our journey to advance clima... |
| 09.09.2021 | Yara International : US$110,000 Awarded to Young Agrifood Changemakers in the Third Annual Generation Africa GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition | Fourteen inspiring, young entrepreneurs from across Africa, pitched their innovative agribusinesses to influential judges and delegates at the pitch finale of the Generation Africa GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize (https://GoGettaz.africa) compet... |
| 09.09.2021 | Yara International : US$110,000 Awarded to Young Agrifood Changemakers in the Third Annual Generation Africa GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition Two agribusinesses working towards food systems tran... | Fourteen inspiring, young entrepreneurs from across Africa, pitched their innovative agribusinesses to influential judges and delegates at the pitch finale of the Generation Africa GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize (https://GoGettaz.africa) compet... |
| 03.08.2021 | Catalyst Fund names Inclusive Fintech startups, three from Africa | Catalyst Fund has revealed the six startups, three of whom operate in Africa, who make up the ninth collection of its Inclusive Fintech programme.
The fund announced the startups on 2 August.
At the same time, Catalyst Fund welcomed PayPa... |
| 03.08.2021 | Catalyst Fund names Inclusive Fintech startups, three from Africa | Catalyst Fund has revealed the six startups, three of whom operate in Africa, who make up the ninth collection of its Inclusive Fintech programme.
The fund announced the startups on 2 August.
At the same time, Catalyst Fund welcomed PayPal ... |
| 03.08.2021 | Catalyst Fund announces latest cohort of fintech ventures to join accelerator | Share this:
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| 02.08.2021 | PayPal joins global fintech accelerator, Catalyst Fund as it announces 9th cohort of its inclusive fintech programme | Share this article:
Catalyst Fund, a global fintech accelerator managed by BFA Global, has announced the 9th cohort of the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Fintech programme.
It will be exploring the role digital finance can play in enabling climate... |
| 11.09.2020 | First virtual Google for Startups Accelerator Africa graduates announced | The first virtual class of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa has announced its 20 graduates which are from seven different countries across the continent.
20 startups from seven different countries have graduated from the prestigious ... |
| 11.09.2020 | First virtual Google for Startups Accelerator Africa graduates announced | The first virtual class of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa has announced its 20 graduates which are from seven different countries across the continent.
20 startups from seven different countries have graduated from the prestigious p... |
| 23.12.2019 | African tech startups netted over $6m in collective prize money in 2019 [List] | African tech startups this year tapped millions of dollars by taking part in and winning startup competitions — at least over $6-million collectively, by Ventureburn’s calculations.
The biggest cash prize went to South African insurtech st... |
| 23.12.2019 | African tech startups netted over $6m in collective prize money in 2019 [List] | African tech startups this year tapped millions of dollars by taking part in and winning startup competitions — at least over $6-million collectively, by Ventureburn’s calculations.
The biggest cash prize went to South African insurtech sta... |
| 09.12.2019 | Seedstars selects 11 startups to attend its 2020 global summit | UPDATE (9 March 2020): Seedstars World has announced that it has moved its annual Seedstars Summit — which was expected to take place from 31 March to 3 April 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland — to an online-only event, following the increasing... |
| 09.12.2019 | Seedstars selects 11 startups to attend its 2020 global summit | UPDATE (9 March 2020): Seedstars World has announced that it has moved its annual Seedstars Summit — which was expected to take place from 31 March to 3 April 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland — to an online-only event, following the increasing... |
| 05.12.2019 | Seedstars Summit Africa 2019 now underway in Johannesburg – here’s who’s pitching | The Seedstars Summit Africa 2019 is now underway in Johannesburg bringing an end to this year’s edition of Swiss emerging market startup competition Seedstars World.
The fifth edition of the regional summit, which is being held at The Fox ... |
| 05.12.2019 | Seedstars Summit Africa 2019 now underway in Johannesburg – here’s who’s pitching | The Seedstars Summit Africa 2019 is now underway in Johannesburg bringing an end to this year’s edition of Swiss emerging market startup competition Seedstars World.
The fifth edition of the regional summit, which is being held at The Fox J... |
| 19.11.2019 | Crop2Cash, Lentera & Acquahmeyer Emerges Regional Finalist of Innov8Agric Challenge | Crop2cash, Lentera & Acquahmeyer have emerged regional finalists of the 2019 Innov8Agric Challenge. All three agritech startups will vie for the $5000 grand prize at Meet the Farmers Conference 2019 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Meet ... |
| 12.11.2019 | Crop2Cash Wins Seedstars World Pitch Contest in Nigeria | Crop2Cash, an agritech startup focused on providing financial services to the agribusiness value chain in Nigeria, has emerged winner of the Seedstars World pitch contest held today at the official launch of the Seedspace GrowthLab event in... |
| 11.11.2019 | Nigerian agritech startup Crop2Cash wins Seedstars Lagos | Crop2Cash, an agritech startup that provides smallholder farmers with access to finance and markets, has won this year’s Seedstars Lagos pitching event.
The event was held last Friday (8 October) at the Seedspace Growthlab in Lagos.
The I... |
| 11.11.2019 | Nigerian agritech startup Crop2Cash wins Seedstars Lagos | Crop2Cash, an agritech startup that provides smallholder farmers with access to finance and markets, has won this year’s Seedstars Lagos pitching event.
The event was held last Friday (8 October) at the Seedspace Growthlab in Lagos.
The Iba... |
| 05.12.2018 | How Ibadan-based Crop2Cash is digitising the agric value chain, one crop at a time | Share this article:
As of 2013, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimated that food wastage was valued at $750 billion annually. And according to a 2015 publication of McKinsey, food and agribusiness form a $5 trillion global In... |
| 14.11.2018 | Techpoint Innovation Tour 2018 Day 10: An Amala Skye (Polaris) affair and a meetup | Share this article:
Techpoint Innovation Tour 2018 (South-West Nigeria Edition) is made possible by our primary sponsors — Flutterwave, GIGM.com and Passion Incubator.
Location partners/sponsors (Ibadan) include: Nustreams/iBridge Hub and W... |
| - | Crop2Cash Wins Seedstars World Pitch Contest in Nigeria | Crop2Cash, an agritech startup focused on providing financial services to the agribusiness value chain in Nigeria, has emerged winner of the Seedstars World pitch contest held today at the official launch of the Seedspace GrowthLab event in... |
| - | Crop2Cash, Lentera & Acquahmeyer Emerges Regional Finalist of Innov8Agric Challenge | Crop2cash, Lentera & Acquahmeyer have emerged regional finalists of the 2019 Innov8Agric Challenge. All three agritech startups will vie for the $5000 grand prize at Meet the Farmers Conference 2019 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Meet ... |
