“The traditional banking model is not suited to serving the bottom of the pyramid.” This is according to Nvalaye Kourouma,…
Month: June 2018
Nigerian investment firm Venture Garden Group has launched tech campus Vibranium Valley in Ikeja as it looks to build a…
The Food Connection Challenge (FCC), a business incubation initiative focusing on solving post-harvest losses, has selected SMEs from Benin and…
Ugandan e-health startup Neopenda is building medical devices for emerging markets, aiming to provide the most vulnerable patient populations in…
Nigerian early-stage fund Microtraction has invested in fintech startups CowryWise and Bitkoin Africa, with more investments set to be announced…
Mozambican co-working organisation CoWork Lab has opened a fifth space in Maputo, as the concept of co-working and its benefits…
Seedstars has opened applications for its event in Accra, Ghana, where startups will pitch for the chance to take part…
African startups have been invited to apply for the US$50,000 MBA Impact Investing Network and Training (MIINT) challenge, an experiential…
Impact investors in Africa can “have their cake and eat it” when it comes to marrying doing good with sizeable…
Facebook may be scaling up its operations in Africa and engaging more intently with tech startups on the continent, but…