In commemoration of 2021 Earth Day, the Commonwealth Secretariat and Satellite Applications Catapult have announced the launching of the first-ever Hack the Planet competition. The program will assist individuals and startups with innovative and impactful ideas that can help address global issues including ocean degradation and climate crisis. The sole

The global Bitcoin frenzy keeps getting bigger and better and Africa remains one of the top players in cryptocurrency around the globe. In a statement released by KoinWa today, the startup said it has launched a mobile application that will aid traders to carry out cryptocurrency transactions conveniently. The integration

Kenya’s Fintech startup AZA Finance has announced it is expanding into South Africa after raising $20million over the last 18months. AZA Finance is an established provider of currency trading solutions that is expanding global access to frontier markets through its API and web infrastructure. The startup started with the

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has selected five Kenyan startups to take part in The NINJA Accelerator that offers startups access to a tailored program and the chance to scale internationally. JICA is an organization that coordinates official development assistance for the Japanese government in developing countries; the organization expanded

Africa’s first video commerce platform, Rabawa, has announced that it has raised $163,000 in a round led by Aptive Capital, a USA VC firm that is focused on supporting early-stage startups. Rabawa is a startup that gives buyers and sellers access to a virtual shop and thousands of

In October 2020 when Gozem despite the economic uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic acquired another Togolese startup called Delivroum which specializes in food deliveries, it was only the start of its expansion. Gozem has today announced the launch of ‘Super App’ taxi booking service in Libreville, Gabon. Gozem was

Kenya-based Insurtech startup Lami has announced it raised $1.8million in seed funding round led by Accion Venture Lab with participation from AAIC, Consonance, P1 Ventures, Acuity Ventures, The Continent Venture Partners, and Future Africa, to enhance the capabilities of its offering and expand across Africa. Lami was created by

Ugandan Fintech startup Ensibuuko announced that it raised $1million fund in a funding round led by global impact investor FCA Investments to help accelerate its product service delivery across Africa. Ensibuuko was founded in 2014 by Gerald Otim. The startup operates an advisory microfinance platform developed especially for Savings and

Three Ghanaian startups have been selected to receive equity-free grant funding and support from the MEST and Mastercard Foundation after emerging top performers from the beta 2020 cohort of the MEST Express accelerator program. MEST is currently running 3 programs in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation through Young Africa Works,

The Agence française de développement (AFD) has announced that African tech startups can apply for the AFD Digital Challenge 2021. The AFD Digital Challenge was first organized in 2016 and has since rewarded the most innovative African startups, groups, and research centers leveraging digital technology to solve Africa’s development

Google has announced the commencement of the 6th Cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator program, and the launch of new developer scholarships in partnership with Pluralsight and Andela. These deals come as signs of Google’s commitment to the startup ecosystem in Africa. The announcement was made via a

South Africa’s OceanHub Africa has announced it has selected six (6) startups that will be part of its prestigious African Impact Accelerator in the second cohort of the program. The program aims to support ocean-minded startups and create sustainable development. The program also aims to reduce the effect of

Lacuna Fund has announced it raised a second funding round to fund natural language processing technologies across Africa. Lacuna Fund is an organization supported by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Google.org, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the initiative “FAIR Forward: Artificial Intelligence for All”. Startups and individuals with

Imvelo Ventures a South African venture capital firm, founded by Capitec Bank and Empowerment Capital Investment Partners, has set an undisclosed amount of funding aside for Legal Lens and BriefCo, two legal tech companies held by Cycad Group. Imvelo shared the benefits of introducing technology into the legal sector in

The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced that the application is open for entrepreneurs and engineers in sub-Saharan Africa who have developed an innovative product or service to apply for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The Royal Academy of Engineering is an organization that harnesses the power of engineering

Accelerate 2030 a scaling program connecting entrepreneurs in developing and emerging markets to scale their solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has announced that Sudanese-based startups can apply for its Impact Hub Khartoum. The Accelerate2030 for Sudanese startups aims at identifying the most innovative companies tackling the Sustainable Development

Smart Cities Innovation Program (SCIP) has announced that it is inviting African startups to apply for the joint project of the Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation and “Make-IT in Africa“ programs which are both implemented GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Ghana’s Jumeni has announced it launched an online platform Dispose Green that allows individuals and businesses to access waste collection and recycling services via USSD, web, or mobile app. Jumeni was launched in 2019 with the aim of building software for Field Service Management (FSM). The startup was part

African startups have been invited to apply for the Seedstars Africa Ventures that is seeking to fund African startups that are making impact on the continent through their value chain. The program will look to identify startups and innovations that can disrupt their local market or establish new market structure.

Egyptian and African Cleantech startups have been invited to apply for the Middle Eastern accelerator Changelabs has opened applications to its Scale-Up to Green program. The program is being launched in partnership with the European Union’s EU4Energy initiative, Amazon Web Services (AWS), MINT by EGBank, and the Green for