27 results
- 20 Sept 2022
Remedial Health Secures $4.4 million in Seed Funding to Provide Access to Credit for Neighbourhood Pharmacies
Remedial Health, a healthtech startup that develops solutions to make Africa’s pharmaceutical value chain more efficient, has raised $4.4 million in seed funding to accelerate its expansion across…
- 14 May 2024
Maad Raises $3.2m Seed Funding to Transform Francophone Africa's Retail Market
Maad, Francophone Africa's fastest-growing tech & logistics platform for informal retailers, today announced the successful completion of its $3.2 million seed funding round (debt & equity).…
- 29 Apr 2019
Verraki Partners Unveiled, Positions to Address Africa’s Intractable Challenges
Following the reorganization of Accenture operations in Nigeria, Verraki is now a registered business intermediary for Accenture in Nigeria A new business and technology solutions firm has been…
- 14 Dec 2020
Founder Institute Announces Pacer Ventures as Residence Investor for its African Accelerators
Founder Institute (FI), the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, has announced Pacer Ventures as 'Investor in Residence' for the Founder Institute's African Accelerator program. As part of…
- 11 Oct 2022
Business School Netherlands Graduates 2022 Class of Action Learning MBA
The graduation ceremony of Business School Netherlands (BSN) 2022 Class of Action Learning MBA transformation leaders recently held at the Hague in the Netherlands. The graduation ceremony was…
- 22 Apr 2026
Deadline Extended! MTN Nigeria Offers More Time for Media Innovation Programme
The application deadline for the fifth edition of the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) has been extended to April 25, 2026, organisers have announced. MTN Nigeria Media Innovation Programme The…
- 28 Nov 2019
First Google Startup Week Lagos sees startups pitching to top UK/African VCs
Google on Thursday hosted its first Google Startup Week in Lagos, which saw Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa graduates, from across Africa, pitch for funding from some of Africa & the UK’s top…
- 24 Sept 2018
First Developer Cohorts Complete Andela Fellowship
Andela, the company that identifies and develops Africa’s most talented software engineers to help companies scale with high-performing teams, celebrated the first set of developers to have completed…
- 28 Sept 2014
CWG Extends its Academy to New Frontiers
The highly acclaimed CWG Academy which started at her Lagos headquarters four years ago, and has successfully trained and placed over 500 ICT professionals into various fields of industry, has now…
- 26 Nov 2019
MTN Foundation Equips Music Scholars
MTN Foundation, the CSR vehicle of MTN Nigeria has collaborated with the Musical Society of Nigeria, (MUSON) School of Music to host students and alumni of MTN-Muson Scholars to a workshop titled MTN…
- 18 Jul 2016
Stanford Seed Alumni Partner for West Africa's Growth
The West African delegates at the recently concluded Global Entrepreneurship Summit held an investors and delegates breakfast session in the McClelland Building of Stanford University’s Graduate…
- 10 Oct 2024
XA Network Expands Footprint to Africa with Launch of XA Africa
XA Network, a leading investment network founded by tech alumni in Southeast Asia, on Thursday announced its expansion into Africa with the launch of XA Africa. The move underscores the network's…
- 22 Mar 2024
Kodex Africa, Anambra State ICT Agency Host Young EDC Entrepreneurs on Innovation, Entrepreneurship Tips
Kodex Africa and the Anambra State ICT Agency on Thursday,21st March 2024, played host to a delegation of budding entrepreneurs from the Enterprise Development Centre (@EDC4SME), fostering innovation…
- 26 Nov 2024
BFF Impact Report Highlights Success of Black-Led Startups Across Africa
Black Founders Fund Alumni Summit, held at iHub in Nairobi, showcased the unveiling of the BFF Impact Report, highlighting the significant progress and success of Black-led startups across Africa.…
- 2 Nov 2022
Application Now Open for 2023 Anzisha Prize fellowship for Young Entrepreneurs
The Anzisha Prize is a leading venture-building program championing young African entrepreneurs between the ages 15 and 22. The initiative has officially opened applications for the 2023 cohort and…
- 1 Nov 2017
Elo Umeh Emerges One of IESE Business School’s 40under40
By peter oluka Elo Umeh, Terragon group’s founder and managing director, has made the 40under40 list of entrepreneurs by IESE Business School from over 46,000 alumni across 129 countries. Through its…
- 3 Dec 2020
FI Graduates 20 New Founders as Cohort III Closes
After a rigorous 14 weeks of business mentoring program, twenty startups made it to the Founder Institute Alumni Group out of almost three scores that started the program in the cohort III class. The…
- 11 Sept 2015
MIT’s Legatum Centre to Support Africa Techpreneurship via DEMO Africa
DEMO Africa 2015 has attracted the attention of the US-based Legatum Centre for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The Legatum Centre at MIT has now…
- 8 Jun 2021
UK Government Supports 10 Tech Startups with Capacity Building Training, Mentorship
The iNOVO Accelerator Programme launched in January by the UK government through the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub has Created Pipeline of Growth for 10 early stage startups building innovative solutions to…
- 19 Nov 2020
Founder Institute Lagos Opens Application for Cohort IV
Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator based in Silicon Valley with chapters across 220 cities around the world has opened its portal for cohort IV. In Nigeria, FI…
- 29 May 2017
US Ambassador Unveils American Space in Nigeria
Mr. W. Stuart Symington, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, at the weekend opened Nigeria’s first state-of-the art Priority American Space hosted at the Yaba offices of technology incubator,…
- 29 Apr 2022
Techstars, ARM Labs Partner to Launch Accelerator in Lagos
Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and customized programming for early-stage entrepreneurs, in partnership with ARM Labs, a Lagos-based…
- 28 Jun 2017
Nigeria's 'Wifi.com.ng' Secures $2.1m Funding from Investors
Tizeti and its consumer facing brand, Wifi.com.ng which offers unlimited internet service across Lagos, Nigeria, announced that it has closed on seed funding of $2.1 million from international…
- 8 Sept 2025
Zinox, KongaCares Launch 1m Laptop Drive to Transform Nigerian Schools
GITEX Nigeria 2025 was not only a great success but also a landmark event that showcased Nigeria’s rising stature in the global technology space, attracting thousands of technology professionals and…
- 6 Sept 2022
Google Selects 60 Startups for its Second Black Founders Fund Cohort
Google has announced that 60 eligible black-founded startups across Africa have been selected for the second cohort of Google for Startups Black Founders Fund (BFF) for Africa. The startups joining…
- 1 Dec 2019
Osinbajo Lauds IB PLC’s Kickstart Initiative, says It’s Exemplary
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has lauded International Breweries Foundation, the social investment vehicle of International Breweries Plc, for awarding grants of over N73 million to 90 deserving young…
- 15 Dec 2016
Ekeh, Zinox Boss Urges Nigerian Youths to Take Advantage of Digital Economy
Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman, Zinox Group, has challenged thousands of Nigerian youth, professionals, students and entrepreneurs to embrace the numerous opportunities for wealth creation which abounds…