| Date | Title | Description |
| 01.07.2025 | Beyond the hype: How GenAI is solving real business challenges across Africa | By Benedicta Etafo
In 2022, Generative AI (GenAI) exploded into public consciousness, capturing imaginations with chatbots that could write poems, design logos, and explain quantum physics in plain English. For months, it felt like a Silico... |
| 27.05.2021 | These 11 startups are preparing African kids for the future | Share this article:
“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” – Kofi Annan.
Education is vital for any society looking to make any form of progress. In Africa, ... |
| 04.07.2019 | Applications for 2019 Global Edtech Startup Awards open | Entries for the 2019 Global EdTech Startup Awards (GES Awards), a global initiative that aims to provide exposure to edtech startups from around the world, have opened.
Now in their sixth-year, the GES Awards provide an international showca... |
| 04.07.2019 | Applications for 2019 Global Edtech Startup Awards open | Entries for the 2019 Global EdTech Startup Awards (GES Awards), a global initiative that aims to provide exposure to edtech startups from around the world, have opened.
Now in their sixth-year, the GES Awards provide an international showc... |
| 14.08.2018 | Debate rages over whether VC investors biased towards expat-founded startups | Concern is brewing over the large number of venture capital (VC) deals in East Africa involving expat founders — with both local and foreign entrepreneurs in the region weighing in in recent months over whether venture capitalists have a cl... |
| 14.08.2018 | Debate rages over whether VC investors biased towards expat-founded startups | Concern is brewing over the large number of venture capital (VC) deals in East Africa involving expat founders — with both local and foreign entrepreneurs in the region weighing in in recent months over whether venture capitalists have a cl... |
| 11.07.2018 | Nigerian startups dominate lineup in edtech incubator Injini’s second cohort | After receiving over 800 applications from 36 countries across Africa, Cape Town based edtech incubator Injini today (11 July) unveiled the eight startups that will make up its second cohort.
The eight — which hail from Ethiopia, Nigeria, K... |
| 11.07.2018 | Nigerian startups dominate lineup in edtech incubator Injini’s second cohort | After receiving over 800 applications from 36 countries across Africa, Cape Town based edtech incubator Injini today (11 July) unveiled the eight startups that will make up its second cohort.
The eight — which hail from Ethiopia, Nigeria, ... |
| 27.04.2018 | Investors biased towards expat founders says American behind Kenya’s M-Shule | Foreign investors who invest in African startups are biased towards funding expat founders, says a US-born entrepreneur running an edtech startup in Kenya.
Claire Mongeau, who is originally from Boston in the US and is the co-founder of M-... |
| 27.04.2018 | Investors biased towards expat founders says American behind Kenya’s M-Shule | Foreign investors who invest in African startups are biased towards funding expat founders, says a US-born entrepreneur running an edtech startup in Kenya.
Claire Mongeau, who is originally from Boston in the US and is the co-founder of M-S... |
| 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 ... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 24.01.2018 | Kenyan startup M-Shule wins second place at Global Edtech Startup Awards | Nairobi-based elearning platform M-Shule last night clinched the runner up spot at the 2017 Global Edtech Startup Awards (GESA) held in London.
M-Shule was one of 15 finalists that took part in the final event which culminated in Japanese s... |
| 24.01.2018 | Kenyan startup M-Shule wins second place at Global Edtech Startup Awards | Nairobi-based elearning platform M-Shule last night clinched the runner up spot at the 2017 Global Edtech Startup Awards (GESA) held in London.
M-Shule was one of 15 finalists that took part in the final event which culminated in Japanese ... |
| 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 ... |
| 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... |
| 14.11.2017 | Edtech startup M-Shule selected to represent Kenya at Seedstars summit | Kenyan edtech platfom M-Shule has been selected as best startup at Seedstars Nairobi and will represent Kenya at the Seedstars Summit set to take place in Switzerland in April next year. At the summit, the startup will get an opportunity to... |
| 14.11.2017 | Edtech startup M-Shule selected to represent Kenya at Seedstars summit | Kenyan edtech platfom M-Shule has been selected as best startup at Seedstars Nairobi and will represent Kenya at the Seedstars Summit set to take place in Switzerland in April next year. At the summit, the startup will get an opportunity to... |
| 11.10.2017 | Edtech incubator Injini launches, unveils the eight tech startups in its first cohort | Injini, a Cape Town-based edtech incubator, officially launched last night (10 October) and unveiled the eight startups that have been selected to join its first cohort.
Eight startups from Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, South Sudan and Tan... |
| 11.10.2017 | Edtech incubator Injini launches, unveils the eight tech startups in its first cohort | Injini, a Cape Town-based edtech incubator, officially launched last night (10 October) and unveiled the eight startups that have been selected to join its first cohort.
Eight startups from Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, South Sudan and Ta... |
| 10.10.2017 | Why the World’s Youngest Continent Got an Edtech Accelerator | Humanity’s future may well be in Africa, where 60 percent of the population are under the age of 25. Yet their prospects are perilous. In 2012, 30 million primary-age children (or 1 out of 5) in sub-Saharan Africa did not attend any school.... |
| 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 ... |
| 11.07.2017 | Kenyan startup M-Shule gets investment from Engineers Without Borders | Canadian seed-stage investor Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) yesterday announced a cash investment worth $40 000 in Kenyan edtech startup M-Shule.
M-Shule is an SMS and web-based learning management platform which makes use of artifi... |
| 11.07.2017 | Kenyan startup M-Shule gets investment from Engineers Without Borders | Canadian seed-stage investor Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) yesterday announced a cash investment worth $40 000 in Kenyan edtech startup M-Shule.
M-Shule is an SMS and web-based learning management platform which makes use of artif... |
