| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.12.2025 | Unlock Aid Launches Inaugural Solutions Index, Spotlights 33 Innovators Strengthening Global Health Supply Chains | New reference tool helps donors and policymakers identify evidence backed, financially sustainable, scalable solutions amid transitions in global development
In a period when traditional aid structures are shifting, we cannot afford to lose... |
| 23.10.2023 | The exceptionalism of Africa’s Business Heroes competitors: A chat with Khadija Elbedweihy, first-place winner of ABH 2021 | The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize is an annual competition for African entrepreneurs which offers grant funding, training programs, mentorship, and ecosystem support. Every year, it cumulates in a grand finale that sees the top 10 fi... |
| 13.04.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [13/04/2020] | A team of Cape Town innovators are looking to design and produce ventilators to help those who fall ill from Covid-19. They’ve raised R50 000 so far in a crowdfunding campaign.
This, while six African innovators are getting support from th... |
| 13.04.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [13/04/2020] | A team of Cape Town innovators are looking to design and produce ventilators to help those who fall ill from Covid-19. They’ve raised R50 000 so far in a crowdfunding campaign.
This, while six African innovators are getting support from the... |
| 08.04.2020 | Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative open for applications for 2020 edition | The Jack Ma Foundation has launched the second edition of its “Africa’s Business Heroes” (ABH) prize competition, which is organised by the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative.
In a statement on Monday (6 April) the Africa Netpreneur Prize I... |
| 08.04.2020 | Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative open for applications for 2020 edition | The Jack Ma Foundation has launched the second edition of its “Africa’s Business Heroes” (ABH) prize competition, which is organised by the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative.
In a statement on Monday (6 April) the Africa Netpreneur Prize ... |
| 31.12.2019 | 10 reasons why 2019 was a hot year for Africa’s tech startup scene [Opinion] | Africa’s tech startup scene is doing quite okay. Actually, it’s pretty hot right now.
Even the attack in January by terrorists on a Nairobi office park, in which 21 people died (including six members of Kenyan tech firm Cellulant), can’t ke... |
| 31.12.2019 | 10 reasons why 2019 was a hot year for Africa’s tech startup scene [Opinion] | Africa’s tech startup scene is doing quite okay. Actually, it’s pretty hot right now.
Even the attack in January by terrorists on a Nairobi office park, in which 21 people died (including six members of Kenyan tech firm Cellulant), can’t k... |
| 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... |
| 06.12.2019 | Together African ecosystem players can drive world’s next digital revolution – Jack Ma | Africa will drive the world’s next digital revolution — and governments, educators, venture capitalists, industry associations and incubators should work together to support tech entrepreneurs, argues Alibaba founder Jack Ma.
Writing in an ... |
| 06.12.2019 | Together African ecosystem players can drive world’s next digital revolution – Jack Ma | Africa will drive the world’s next digital revolution — and governments, educators, venture capitalists, industry associations and incubators should work together to support tech entrepreneurs, argues Alibaba founder Jack Ma.
Writing in an... |
| 22.11.2019 | Africa’s tech startup sector on brink of significant growth, concludes VC4A from summit | The growing number of startups securing major financial commitments sets the stage for an entirely new era of growth in the African venture capital industry. This is according to ecosystem builder, startup and entrepreneurs platform VC4A.
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| 22.11.2019 | Africa’s tech startup sector on brink of significant growth, concludes VC4A from summit | The growing number of startups securing major financial commitments sets the stage for an entirely new era of growth in the African venture capital industry. This is according to ecosystem builder, startup and entrepreneurs platform VC4A.
V... |
| 18.11.2019 | Nigeria’s LifeBank scoops $250k in Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize | LifeBank, a Nigerian healthtech startup that delivers blood and other essential medical supplies to hospitals, has been awarded $250 000 after it was named the winner of the inaugural Africa Netpreneur Prize.
This, according to an article y... |
| 18.11.2019 | Nigeria’s LifeBank scoops $250k in Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize | LifeBank, a Nigerian healthtech startup that delivers blood and other essential medical supplies to hospitals, has been awarded $250 000 after it was named the winner of the inaugural Africa Netpreneur Prize.
This, according to an article ... |
| 17.11.2019 | Nigeria’s LifeBank wins $250,000 from a Jack Ma Foundation initiative | Share this article:
In Accra, Ghana on Saturday, at the inaugural grand finale of the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI), 10 African startups competed for $1 million in total grant prize money.
By the end of the night, Nigerian medic... |
| 17.11.2019 | Nigerian-based medical logistics startup, LifeBank commences drone delivery | Share this article:
Yesterday Nigerian-based medical logistics startup, LifeBank announced it will be adding drone delivery to its methods of transportation.
The announcement was first made at the “African Business Heroes” event in Ghana by... |
| 16.10.2019 | Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative announces 10 finalists in running for share of $1m | Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has announced the top 10 finalists for its grand finale event which takes place in Accra, Ghana on 16 November.
The ANPI said in a statement on Monday (14 October) that aft... |
| 16.10.2019 | Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative announces 10 finalists in running for share of $1m | Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has announced the top 10 finalists for its grand finale event which takes place in Accra, Ghana on 16 November.
The ANPI said in a statement on Monday (14 October) that af... |
| 03.10.2019 | Infographic: The 120 tech companies that operate in Africa’s logistics sector | A new report based on data gathered in the second and third quarter of the year has identified 120 tech companies that operate in Africa’s logistics sector.
The report, titled Digitising Logistics in Africa, is based on a study conducted by... |
| 03.10.2019 | Infographic: The 120 tech companies that operate in Africa’s logistics sector | A new report based on data gathered in the second and third quarter of the year has identified 120 tech companies that operate in Africa’s logistics sector.
The report, titled Digitising Logistics in Africa, is based on a study conducted b... |
| 01.10.2019 | VC4A announces 12 startups selected for its 2019 Series-A Venture Showcase | African funding platform VC4A has announced the 12 companies selected for its 2019 Series-A Venture Showcase.
The founders of the 12 companies will showcase their businesses in front of investors at the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (... |
| 01.10.2019 | VC4A announces 12 startups selected for its 2019 Series-A Venture Showcase | African funding platform VC4A has announced the 12 companies selected for its 2019 Series-A Venture Showcase.
The founders of the 12 companies will showcase their businesses in front of investors at the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (A... |
| 27.09.2019 | Nigerian innovation centre CcHub acquires Kenya’s iHub | Lagos-based innovation centre Co-creation Hub (CcHub) has acquired Nairobi-based tech innovation hub iHub for an undisclosed fee.
CcHub explained in a statement yesterday that the deal will see iHub’s team become part of its wider central ... |
| 27.09.2019 | Nigerian innovation centre CcHub acquires Kenya’s iHub | Lagos-based innovation centre Co-creation Hub (CcHub) has acquired Nairobi-based tech innovation hub iHub for an undisclosed fee.
CcHub explained in a statement yesterday that the deal will see iHub’s team become part of its wider central s... |
| 05.09.2019 | Here are the six winners of Johnson & Johnson’s innovation challenge | Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson today announced the six winners of the Champions of Science Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0 at the 28th World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town.
The winning teams will get share of $300 000 prize ... |
| 05.09.2019 | Here are the six winners of Johnson & Johnson’s innovation challenge | Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson today announced the six winners of the Champions of Science Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0 at the 28th World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town.
The winning teams will get share of $300 000 prize p... |
| 28.09.2018 | African innovation scores wins at 2018 MIT Solve Global Challenge finals | At least nine African-based startups and projects have been selected to join the 2018 MIT Solver class after scoring wins at last week’s MIT Solve Global Challenge finals.
In all, 33 Solver teams were selected at an event held in New York ... |
| 28.09.2018 | African innovation scores wins at 2018 MIT Solve Global Challenge finals | At least nine African-based startups and projects have been selected to join the 2018 MIT Solver class after scoring wins at last week’s MIT Solve Global Challenge finals.
In all, 33 Solver teams were selected at an event held in New York o... |
| 12.07.2018 | Announcing the TC Top Picks for Disrupt SF 2018 | When we put out the call for early-stage startups to apply to be a TC Top Pick at Disrupt San Francisco 2018, which takes place September 5-7, we knew we were in for something good. But crikey! The competition was fierce, and narrowing the ... |
| 07.05.2018 | Yes, we’ve closed $200 000 EchoVC-led round confirms Nigerian startup LifeBank | Lagos-based startup LifeBank confirmed today that it closed a $200 000 seed round. The round was led by EchoVC Pan-Africa fund. Angel investor Fola Laoye and CcHub Growth Capital also participated in the round.
It follows a report by Quart... |
| 07.05.2018 | Yes, we’ve closed $200 000 EchoVC-led round confirms Nigerian startup LifeBank | Lagos-based startup LifeBank confirmed today that it closed a $200 000 seed round. The round was led by EchoVC Pan-Africa fund. Angel investor Fola Laoye and CcHub Growth Capital also participated in the round.
It follows a report by Quartz... |
| 10.04.2018 | Uganda could use a Lifebank, or a Zipline, or both | Uganda has been dealing with a blood shortage since January 2018. Across the East African country, the death toll has risen steadily as caregivers struggle to find plasma to save their patients.
According to news sources in Uganda, ineffici... |
| 21.03.2018 | Nigerian startup, LifeBank joins Marck Accelerator in Germany, will get €50k support | Share this article:
LifeBank — a startup tackling the shortage of medical supplies in Nigeria — is one of the 10 startups shortlisted for the 6th round of the Merck Accelerator programme in Germany.
LifeBank, which recently raised $200,000 ... |
| 04.05.2017 | TechCabal Daily: What is Public Transport? | Hey there! Here’s everything interesting in African technology today. Not subscribed? Click here to get this goodness in your mailbox every day at 7am (GMT + 1).
Good morning.
1. What is public transport? – It may seem like a weird question... |
| 29.09.2016 | Africa Roundup: Zuckerberg’s visit, IBM’s new research center | Jake Bright Contributor
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| 31.08.2016 | Zuckerberg makes surprise visit to see Nigerian tech scene | Share this:
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| 28.06.2016 | Here are the 12 startups pitching at TechCircle’s Drinks with Hiro Mashita event later today | TechCircle is organising a meetup with angel investor, Hiro Mashita later today, and a few startups were invited to pitch for the chance to win $2,500. These startups were selected from a list of startups that pitched at the TechCircle x Ra... |
| 11.04.2016 | On-demand laundry and home cleaning startup, Kisafi will launch in Kenya on April 20 | “It is clean.”
Literally. That’s what the word Kisafi means when translated from Swahili, and that’s what Janet Otieno and the rest of her team hope you will say, when they are done doing your laundry and cleaning your home.
“See us as the ... |
