14 results
- 19 Jun 2023
Seedstars, Fondation Botnar Launch Seedstars Youth Wellbeing Ventures with $20M Investment in Africa
Seedstars Capital and Fondation Botnar have announced the launch of the Seedstars Youth Wellbeing Ventures mandate. Together, they intend to invest $20 million in early-stage, purpose-driven…
- 29 Nov 2022
Seedstars Launches Platform to Develop Emerging, Diverse VC Managers
Seedstars officially launches Seedstars Capital, its investment platform for emerging venture capital (VC) fund managers with the support of xMultiplied, a Swiss based investment holding company. The…
- 22 Jan 2015
Green Energy, Nigerian Startup Heads to Switzerland for Seedstars World Final Competition
Seedstars World (SSW), the most exclusive startup competition for emerging markets and fast growing startup scenes is bringing Lagos-based startup to Geneva at its Final Event on February 4,…
- 8 Dec 2024
Seedstars Africa Ventures I Announces $42m First Close
Seedstars Africa Ventures I, a venture capital fund making early-stage investments in highly scalable start-ups in Africa, has achieved a first close of $42 million, with participation from the…
- 5 Dec 2022
Seedstars Launches a Program for Women-led Startups that Support Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
Seedstars’s Enhancing Women Entrepreneurship in Africa (EWEA) program is calling for women-led small to medium enterprises (WSMEs) as well as community enablers and entrepreneurship support programs…
- 10 Jan 2024
EIB Global Invests $30M in Seedstars Africa Ventures I
Innovative businesses and start-ups across Africa will benefit from better access to risk capital thanks to a US$30 million equity investment by EIB Global in the Seedstars Africa Ventures I venture…
- 11 Mar 2024
Gavi, Seedstars Launch INFUSE 2024 to Foster Climate-resilient Health Systems
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance in partnership with Seedstars, announces INFUSE 2024 a global call for applications for innovations, to bolster health systems against climate threats and enhance…
- 2 Apr 2021
Ladda, Other Startups from Africa Compete for $500 000 in World’s Largest Competition
Nigeria Ladda, a one-stop investment platform is among five starups bid in the Seedstars world competition. Seedstars is a Swiss-based investment holding with a mission to impact people’s lives in…
- 10 Nov 2023
Zenith Bank Kicks off Zecathon 3.0 Startup Pitch Competition
Following the success of last year’s pitch competition, Zenith Bank, in partnership with Seedstars, proudly announces the launch of Zenith Bank Zecathon 3.0. This event reaffirms the Bank's…
- 13 Apr 2020
AfDB, Partners Dangle Prizes for Ideas to Beat COVID-19
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners are set to host an online #AfricaVsVirus Challenge from 16 to 19 April 2020. The 72-hour competition is a global hackathon – or “ideathon” – to…
- 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).…
- 21 Apr 2017
Agritech App Brings Livestock Farmers into Digital Economy
Ari.farm, a new agritech app, is helping to bring nomadic livestock farmers into the digital economy. The idea, launched for farmers in Somali, was inspired by a relatively new concept called…
- 7 Mar 2022
Microsoft Announces New Initiatives to Support 10,000 African Start-ups Over Next Five Years
Not less than 10,000 start-ups across the African continent would benefit from series of initiatives put together by Microsoft aimed at fast-tracking investment in Africa’s start-up ecosystem over…
- 17 May 2016
WTIS Day Focuses on ‘ICT Entrepreneurship for Social Impact’
World Telecommunication and Information Society celebrated the fact that billions of people around the world are now connected to a smart, networked environment and looked ahead to new and previously…