Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs. Maryam Katagum will alongside other stakeholders discuss the opportunities and challenges of the Covid-19 on micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. The conversation slated for June 30, 2020, is part of activities to commemorate this year’s World MSME […]
Y Combinator (YC), US-based seed-stage accelerator, is reducing the standard deal of its investment from $150 000 to $125 000. However, it is maintaining its 7% equity stake in backed startups. The announcement was made on Friday (26 June) by Y Combinator president, Geoff Ralston. The announcement coincides with the accelerator’s call for application for […]
The ITU/UN Women Equals in Tech Awards are given every year to organizations and individuals working to help girls and women gain equal internet access, digital skills and opportunities in the tech industry. Individuals and organizations can nominate their own initiatives or those of others for an award in the following categories: Access: Initiatives related […]
Women who reside in rural areas, have attested to the fact that those of them who are rear local chickens as means of livelihood are flourishing in the business. As it’s impacting positively on their families. Experts say local or native fowls are self-sustaining; that is they can raise their own replacement stock. A veterinarian, […]
Inclusive Fintech 50 is now open for applicants. The initiative aims to identify 50 innovative fintech startups driving financial inclusion and resilience for the three billion financially underserved people worldwide. The initiative, which is now in its second year, was founded by MetLife Foundation and Visa, with support from Accion and IFC, and additional funding […]
Entries are now open for the sixth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards which aim to showcase the continent’s most innovative mobile and tech ventures. The awards are open to corporates, established ventures or start-ups who have launched services in at least one African market. The winners of the awards will be invited to Africa Tech Summit […]
Ingressive Capital has announced the completion of its $10 million African tech fund. Founded by Maya Horgan Famodu in 2017, Ingressive Capital invests in high-growth tech startups across Africa. The venture capital fund targets pre-seed and seed stage tech businesses in both the B2B and B2C spaces. In 2019, Ingressive Capital announced that it will […]
Facebook made an announcement that all its Economic Impact Programmes will be offered virtually as the platform seeks to equip small businesses with digital marketing skills to help them stay open, connect with and acquire new customers to survive challenges presented by Coronavirus. Facebook’s Economic Impact Programmes include Boost with Facebook currently implemented in 11 […]
In regards to the pressing challenge of obtaining funding faced by small businesses, PricewaterHouseCoopers (PwC) has come up with strategies to ensure sustainable growth for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. In an annual report titled “PwC’s MSME Survey 2020- Building to last”, it said Nigeria has the largest economy in Africa but the […]
VC4A is targeting disruptive African scale-ups looking to raise between $500K and $10 million. Partnering with technical partner AWS Activate, VC4A will be hosting the exclusive ‘Venture Showcase – Series A’ in October as part of a virtual gathering of Africa-focused early-stage investors. Since 2017, VC4A has showcased growth-stage startups as part of the annual […]
