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#AGES2026: How to back Africa's next-gen green and blue entrepreneurs

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Maverix calls on African founders to reclaim profit through clarity, structure and insight

Maverix calls on African founders to reclaim profit through clarity, structure and insight

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Annual Orange Social Venture Prize for MEA is open for applications

13 Mar 2025

Sony unveils the Sony Innovation Fund: Africa

Sony unveils the Sony Innovation Fund: Africa

12 Oct 2023

Flat6Labs unleashes $95m venture capital fund to supercharge African growth

Flat6Labs unleashes $95m venture capital fund to supercharge African growth

24 Mar 2023

Call to apply: Fashionomics Africa incubator and accelerator programmes

Call to apply: Fashionomics Africa incubator and accelerator programmes

13 Feb 2023

Pre-loved fashion platform Yaga raises €2.2m to fuel growth

Pre-loved fashion platform Yaga raises €2.2m to fuel growth

1 Dec 2022

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Egyptian startup Blnk raises $32m in funding round

Mahmoud Salama 10 Nov 2022

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Africa's Cassava Technologies secures $50m to fund growth

22 Jul 2022

$3m investment to power expansion of African spirits maker Spearhead

$3m investment to power expansion of African spirits maker Spearhead

13 Jul 2022

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L'Oréal launches fund to invest in female-founded startups

1 Jun 2022

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African B2B marketplace Kwely raises nearly $1m in seed funding

29 Apr 2022

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IFC invests $50m in the first gender bond issued by Banco Pichincha

5 Apr 2022

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

23 Mar 2022

Visa expands She's Next initiative in Africa

Visa expands She's Next initiative in Africa

28 Sep 2021

Moove launches in Cape Town, eyeing pan-African growth

Moove launches in Cape Town, eyeing pan-African growth

27 Sep 2021

Access Bank's Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton Africa welcomes South Africa

Access Bank's Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton Africa welcomes South Africa

The Publicity Workshop 12 Jul 2021

Tana Africa Capital acquires stake in African drinks business KDV Holdings

Tana Africa Capital acquires stake in African drinks business KDV Holdings

2 Jul 2021

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital in Africa and crossing the bridge to the US

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital in Africa and crossing the bridge to the US

Evan-Lee Courie 18 May 2021

RSA-EU strategic partnership encourages and supports green economic recovery

RSA-EU strategic partnership encourages and supports green economic recovery

GreenCape 14 Dec 2020

Why global investors should invest in Africa's tech startups

Why global investors should invest in Africa's tech startups

Kashira Naidoo & Zach George 26 Jun 2020

The scenario of young entrepreneurs in Africa

The scenario of young entrepreneurs in Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Jun 2020

#LockdownLessons: 5 minutes with Sandras Phiri, founder of StartupCircles

#LockdownLessons: 5 minutes with Sandras Phiri, founder of StartupCircles

Evan-Lee Courie 6 May 2020

2020 MEST Africa Challenge expands target, extends deadline

2020 MEST Africa Challenge expands target, extends deadline

3 May 2020

MEST Africa Challenge now open

MEST Africa Challenge now open

3 Apr 2020

HP empowers women and entrepreneurs in Africa

HP empowers women and entrepreneurs in Africa

Imran Salie 18 Feb 2020

Google Developers Space opens in Lagos

Google Developers Space opens in Lagos

30 Jan 2020

Global initiative aims to support female entrepreneurs

Global initiative aims to support female entrepreneurs

16 Jan 2020

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