In January 2026, Qualcomm announced the extension of its Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program, its first program created to support Africa's expanding technology ecosystem.
This program is
Pan-African fintech company, MFS Africa has rebranded to Onafriq due to trademark challenges in America.
According to its founder and CEO, Dare Okoudjou, the trademark MFS belongs to another company
Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First program has selected three East African startups for its first cohort.
The startups include; Dial Afrika, a Kenyan B2B SaaS platform that tailors customer
U.S. President Joe Biden has appointed Ham Serunjogi, CEO and co-founder of Pan-African fintech Chipper Cash, to be part of the Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement. Serunjogi and
The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which was shut down by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) last Friday after the bank announced that it lost $1.8
Startup Genome report noted that 9 out of 10 startups fail and 10% of startups fail in the first year. According to the report, startup infant mortality is most common
The Nigerian Startup Bill was passed on the floor of the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. The senators passed the bill following consideration of a report from the
