Tag: African startups

Six African startups have been selected as winners of the 2026 FINCA Ventures Prize Competition, receiving a combined $400,000 in ...

West Africa’s growing startup ecosystem has taken centre stage as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) hosts the ...

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced the finalists for its 2026 AWIEF Awards, recognising women entrepreneurs ...

Nigeria strengthened its position as a leading destination for African financial technology and regulatory innovation as the 2026 RegTech Africa ...

Flat6Labs and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), in collaboration with Algeria’s Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Startups and Micro-Enterprises, have launched ...

Investment firm Renew Capital has selected 15 African companies to advance through its inaugural Renew Venture Lab: EmFi Series, following ...

Nigerian agritech startup ThriveAgric has raised NGN 5.3 billion ($3.93 million) through the first series of a commercial paper programme ...

Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) has announced the 20 entrepreneurs who will advance to the 2026 Semi-Final, scheduled to take place ...

Benin is set to host the 11th AfriLabs Annual Gathering from November 18 to 20, 2026, bringing one of Africa's ...

The Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) has officially opened nominations for its #UnstoppableAfricans campaign, a continent-wide initiative designed to recognize ...