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- 12 Sept 2019
Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 4 Ticks Off in Lagos
Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 4 kicked off on Thursday, in Lagos. Fola Olatunji-David, head of startup success and services, Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa said in a statement…
- 19 Mar 2019
Google Announces Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 3
Google has announced third Launchpad Accelerator Africa class as part of its ongoing efforts to support entrepreneurship on the continent. This third class, which starts on 1 April 2019,…
- 27 Aug 2018
Google Kicks off Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 2
Google on Monday launched its second Launchpad Accelerator Africa class as part of its ongoing efforts to support entrepreneurship on the continent. It would be recalled that the first Launchpad…
- 21 Jun 2019
Google Graduates third Cohort of Launchpad Accelerator Africa Programme, Opens Portal for fourth cohort
Google has graduated the third cohort of Launchpad Accelerator Africa on Friday, with application for fourth cohort now open in Lagos. The programme is part of Google’s ongoing efforts to…
- 8 Jun 2018
Google Opens Applications for Class 2 of its Launchpad Accelerator Africa
Google on Friday announced that it has started accepting applications for Class 2 of its Launchpad Accelerator Africa program. Google also announced that they will be extending the program to…
- 22 Jun 2020
Google Selects 20 Startups for Class 5 Accelerator Africa Programme
Twenty startups have been selected for Class 5 of Google’s Accelerator Africa programme. Previously called Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa, Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 5…
- 9 Nov 2018
Google Graduates Lunchpad Accelerator Africa Programme Class 2
Google on Friday graduated Class 2 of its Lunchpad Accelerator Africa Programme in Lagos. Launchpad is a global mentoring programme that helps startups build and scale great products by…
- 19 Mar 2018
Google Kicks off Accelerator Africa Scholarships Class
Google yesterday announced the developers who will participate in the first Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa class, at an event held in Lagos. The company also announced a partnership with Udacity…
- 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…
- 9 Nov 2017
Google Gives Tips How on Startups Can Participate in Launchpad Accelerator
By peter oluka Google has announced a major new development, which will provide a major boost to African entrepreneurs. In line with the commitmen t Sundar Pichai, Google CEO made to support African…
- 28 Jan 2020
Google Opens First Google Developers Space in Lagos
Google on Tuesday launched its first Google Developers Space in Lagos, Nigeria. Previously referred to as the Google Launchpad Space, the Google Developers Space is a hub for African developers,…
- 24 May 2017
Google Invests in Delivery Science, Three Other Nigerian Startups
Google has invested on four Nigerian startups through its ‘Launchpad Accelerator’ programme. The four startups include Delivery Science, led by a team of indigenous technology entrepreneurs and…
- 25 May 2017
Delivery Science Buoyed by Google Support, Ready for Global Expansion
Indigenous Nigerian technology company, Delivery Science, has been announced as one of the beneficiaries of the fourth Google Launchpad Accelerator program. This is the first time Google's Launchpad…
- 27 Jul 2017
Google CEO in Nigeria Says "We're Making Internet Work for Everyone in Africa"
By 2034 Africa is expected to have the world’s largest working-age population of 1.1 billion—yet only 3 to 4 million jobs are created annually. That means there’s an urgent need to create…
- 1 Mar 2018
Google Launches New Job Search Experience
Google has announced a new job Search experience that aims to help job seekers find employment opportunities. For the first time, when someone uses their phone or computer to search on…
- 26 Jul 2018
Google launches Free High Speed Wifi Hotspots to Millions of Nigerians
Google on Thursday hosted its second Google for Nigeria event where it made a number of big announcements aimed at helping more people in Nigeria, and across Africa, benefit from the opportunities,…
- 12 Apr 2021
Appzone Secures $10mn Series A Funding
Appzone, the Pan-African fintech software provider building proprietary solutions for the continent’s banking and payments industries, has today announced the close of its $10mn Series A round. Led…
- 23 Feb 2022
Canza Finance Raises $3.27M Seed Round to Empower Underserved Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs
Canza Finance, an emerging markets neobank that is building the world’s largest non-institutional-based financial system, announced the completion of its $3.27M seed round. The fundraising round was…
- 6 Feb 2018
Google Accelerator Focuses on Emerging Markets
Technology conglomerate Google has chosen 24 start-ups from developing markets around the world, including Nigeria, out of thousands of applications to participate in a two-week boot camp to take…
- 31 May 2018
Piggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Seed Funding
Piggybank.ng, an online and mobile app savings platform targeted at African Millennials, has announced that it has closed on Seed Funding of $1.1M, from High Net Worth Individuals, led by Olumide…
- 28 Sept 2014
Makwane, Microsoft Boss Makes Case for IP Protection
Kabelo Makwane, managing director, Microsoft Nigeria Limited, has called for the protection Intellectual property (IP) to accelerate local innovation and economic development in Nigeria. He told…
- 20 Sept 2024
US, Nigeria Seek AI Governance Framework in Africa
To enhance the adoption of of Artificial Intelligence in Africa, the United States, Nigeria and international stakeholders have chatted a way for interoperable frameworks and aligned governance…
- 7 Nov 2016
Google Supports DS Open Innovation Hackathon 2016
Google (West Africa) has offered a significant CSR model to power the Delta State Innovation Hub initiative. To this end, Google is deploying expert group of developers in her arsenal to deliver a…