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UNICEF Femtech Fund launches with the offer of $100k equity-free investment to early-stage startups.
Funding Opportunities

UNICEF Femtech Fund offers $100K equity-free backing for startups improving women’s health

by Praise Olatunde April 30, 2025

The UNICEF Venture Fund is offering $100,000 in equity-free funding to early-stage startups focusing on Femtech solutions to fast-track the

Greentech Africa 2025
Funding Opportunities

Greentech Africa 2025 to support climate-focused startups across 5 African countries

by Deborah Idowu April 28, 2025

Do you have an idea that can address pressing environmental problems? Then, the Greentech Africa 2025 programme, targeting climate-focused African

D-Prize 2025, offers $20,000 in startup seed to entrepreneurs who are ready to tackle the poverty problems in low and middle income African countries.
Funding Opportunities

Apply for D-Prize 2025 to win $20,000+ in seed investment

by Praise Olatunde April 21, 2025

D-prize 2025 is a competition that provides start-ups with about $20,000 in seed investment. The fund is available to entrepreneurs

The African startup funding Winter - animated image to depict this - two men facing snow, one scratching head
Angels and VCs

The African startup funding winter is here — and it’s not just about money

by Guest Contributor March 31, 2025

The African startup funding ecosystem is at a critical juncture. After seeing years of glorious highs, rapid growth and billion-dollar

African startups
Angels and VCs

Q1 2023 sees $600M+ raised by African startups despite headwinds, demonstrates ecosystem`s resilient

by Dare Afolabi November 1, 2023

Resilience and Realities — African Startup Ecosystem’s 2023 Q1 Funding Landscape Amid Global Funding Challenges Amidst a global landscape experiencing

Who Can Benefit from Black Ostrich Ventures' Newly Launched $20 Million for African Startups
Funding Opportunities

Who can benefit from Black Ostrich Ventures’ newly launched $20 million?

by Joan Aimuengheuwa August 31, 2023

The launch of Black Ostrich Ventures’ $20 million pre-seed and seed stage fund focuses on scaling the African startup ecosystem. 

ESG challenge
Funding Opportunities

How unique is your innovative solution? ESG challenge is open for a chance to win $1million grant

by Joan Aimuengheuwa October 9, 2020

In association with energy company partners, including; Chevron, Shell, and ExxonMobil among others, government agencies, and innovators, Enterprise Singapore (ESG),

Wema Bank Hackathon
Funding Opportunities

Is your innovative solution interesting enough to win $40,000? Join the Wema Bank Hackathon

by Joan Aimuengheuwa October 7, 2020

In a bid to promote the development of technological solutions for social issues, financial and institutional needs, the Wema Bank

Cybersecurity
Startups

12 African cybersecurity startups working to reduce cyber attacks

by Joan Aimuengheuwa October 5, 2020

2020 has been a year of the unexpected, kicking off with the pandemic outbreak. The resulting lockdown led to an

African startups in YC's Demo Day
Innovation & Technology

Tech Crawl: African startups in YC’s Demo Day, Jeff Bezos $200bn bogus hype, EcoCash cuts mobile money transactions size, more

by Omolara Oseni August 29, 2020

#TGIF: We’ve come to the end of another month and the year is slowly coming to a close. Here are

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