The Tony Elumelu Foundation has announced the launch of a US$100 million entrepreneurship programme, aiming to create 10,000 businesses spanning…
Month: December 2014
Africa Internet Group (AIG)-owned e-commerce company Jumia has expanded into Tanzania, taking the number of African countries in which it…
Automated contribution and settlement system SmartAjo has taken first place at Startup Weekend Lagos, winning three months’ workspace and mentorship…
Teams from nine cities across Africa have been selected to take part in the final part of the application process…
Venture capitalists (VC) make funding decisions based on the people in a startup, not based on the idea, according to…
Two South African companies finished in the top three emerging high-growth companies at the PwC Accelerator ‘Local to Global’ expo…
The Silicon Valley model of venture capital (VC) does not work in Africa, which faces issues with teams, the size…
South African cross-border trading app moWoza celebrated two awards in the space of a month, walking away with awards from…