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K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025

Funding Opportunities

Apply for K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025 to win a share

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) has opened applications to foreign startups for the K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025.

by Deborah Idowu May 19, 2025

Norrsken Accelerator 2025 put the spotlight on startups creating positive impact on the world

Norrsken Accelerator 2025: €250K investment for impact-driven startups

by Tamunosaki Evans

Image of people Exhiting at Intra-African Trade Fair 2025

Apply for AU Youth Startup Programme to showcase at the

by Deborah Idowu

Platos Health unveils Platos 3.0 alongside $1.4M pre-seed round backed

Funding Opportunities

World Food Forum 2025 offers $80,000 in startup awards for

Funding Opportunities

Cartier Women’s Initiative 2026 is offering up to $100,000 grant

Money for your business

K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025

Apply for K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025 to win a share of $633,000

Apply for K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025 to win a share of $633,000

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May 19, 2025

Norrsken Accelerator 2025 put the spotlight on startups creating positive impact on the world

Norrsken Accelerator 2025: €250K investment for impact-driven startups

Norrsken Accelerator 2025: €250K investment for impact-driven startups

Tamunosaki Evans

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May 16, 2025

A rice farming picture to depict the World Food Forum 2025

World Food Forum 2025 offers $80,000 in startup awards for young agrifood innovators

World Food Forum 2025 offers $80,000 in startup awards for young agrifood innovators

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May 14, 2025

Cartier Women's Initiative

Cartier Women’s Initiative 2026 is offering up to $100,000 grant for women entrepreneurs worldwide

Cartier Women’s Initiative 2026 is offering up to $100,000 grant for women entrepreneurs worldwide

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May 13, 2025

Domain Winners, Slingshot 2025

Slingshot 2025: Pitch your startup on a global stage and win $2M

Slingshot 2025: Pitch your startup on a global stage and win $2M

Tamunosaki Evans

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May 9, 2025

SAIS Female Founder Award 2025 group picture

SAIS Female Founder Award 2025 offers €52,000 to African women in the greentech sector

SAIS Female Founder Award 2025 offers €52,000 to African women in the greentech sector

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May 8, 2025

THRIVE Global Impact 2025

THRIVE Global Impact 2025 opens $1M challenge for agritech disruptors

THRIVE Global Impact 2025 opens $1M challenge for agritech disruptors

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May 7, 2025

Group picture of members of TiE Women 2025

TiE Women 2025 launches $50,000 grants for Women-led startups globally

TiE Women 2025 launches $50,000 grants for Women-led startups globally

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May 6, 2025

Changemakers Africa 2025

Changemakers wanted: Swiss Re dangles $30,000 for Africa’s green & healthcare innovators

Changemakers wanted: Swiss Re dangles $30,000 for Africa’s green & healthcare innovators

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May 5, 2025

Participants pitching their ideas at the ClimateLaunchpad Green Business Ideas Competition

Got a Green Business Idea? Apply for the ClimateLaunchpad 2025 Competition to gain global visibility

Got a Green Business Idea? Apply for the ClimateLaunchpad 2025 Competition to gain global visibility

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May 2, 2025

OST Programme 2025

OST Programme 2025 launches $20,000 funding for African startups and talents

OST Programme 2025 launches $20,000 funding for African startups and talents

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May 1, 2025

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

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

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

Praise Olatunde

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April 30, 2025

Tech &Innovation

Airtel Africa Starlink Partnership

Innovation & Technology

With Starlink, Airtel Africa is bringing satellite internet to the last-mile communities still offline

by Esther Odedele May 9, 2025

ChatGPT's Latest Update lets you shop with a Prompt

Innovation & Technology

ChatGPT’s latest update lets you shop with a prompt

by Tamunosaki Evans May 6, 2025

Picture depicting computer and man on story: ChatGPT for African businesses

Innovation & Technology

Beyond the hype, how ChatGPT is quietly transforming customer service and business efficiency

by Grace Akinosun May 2, 2025

MonieWorld

Innovation & Technology

Moniepoint wants a slice of the $100bn global remittance pie — and it’s baking it with MonieWorld

by Grace Akinosun April 20, 2025

2024 tech trends

Innovation & Technology

2024: The year AI learns to paint, TVs grow huge, and quantum computers crack codes

by Joan Aimuengheuwa January 8, 2024

X for Business

Innovation & Technology

Harnessing the power of X(Twitter) for business success with free X kit

by Joan Aimuengheuwa November 21, 2023

Startups

One of i3 Africa beneficiaries

i3 Africa awards $225K each to 7

by Miracle Sambo May 8, 2025

Kofa clean energy battery swapping

Ghana’s Kofa secures $8.1M pre-Series A

May 6, 2025

OmniRetail Series A funding announcement celebrating $20M milestone

OmniRetail raises $20 million Series A

May 1, 2025

Picture with backdrop of Bankly and team to showcase story of Bankly's acquisition

Bankly finds a new home, gets

April 29, 2025

Picture with backdrop of Bankly and team to showcase story of Bankly's acquisition

Bankly finds a new home, gets acquired by investment firm,

by Editor Fabian April 29, 2025

MANSA $10M Raise Annoucement -- Founders` Image

What MANSA’s $10M Raise Means for African SMEs Navigating Cross-Border

by Grace Akinosun February 24, 2025

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TLcom announces Africa tech female founder summit 2023

October 6, 2023

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Editorial Picks

Crypto dreams, ponzi nightmares: How CBEX and its ilk prey on Nigeria’s SMEs

Crypto dreams, ponzi nightmares: How CBEX and its ilk prey on Nigeria’s SMEs

From Lagos to Cairo: 10 African women shaping the blockchain landscape

From Lagos to Cairo: 10 African women shaping the blockchain landscape

Entrepreneurship Spotlight: Inspiring Stories of Startups Making an Impact in Nigeria

Entrepreneurship Spotlight: Inspiring Stories of Startups Making an Impact in Nigeria

Raising funds in Nigeria: the harsh reality of being an early-stage founder

Raising funds in Nigeria: the harsh reality of being an early-stage founder

10 African women in the fashion industry blazing the trail globally

10 African women in the fashion industry blazing the trail globally

Meet Chibuike Daniel, an undergraduate at Babcock University pushing through the fashion industry against all odds

Meet Chibuike Daniel, an undergraduate at Babcock University pushing through the fashion industry against all odds

Meet Ifesinachi Comedy, an environmental artist making a huge business from organic wastes

Meet Ifesinachi Comedy, an environmental artist making a huge business from organic wastes

From a challenge to a business, meet Ibe who makes shoes for people with “big feet”

From a challenge to a business, meet Ibe who makes shoes for people with “big feet”

Port Harcourt’s Bole Festival: Just Another Mega Event or a Game Changer for Nigeria’s Food Industry?

Port Harcourt’s Bole Festival: Just Another Mega Event or a Game Changer for Nigeria’s Food Industry?

They said ‘no make-up, no job’ — she became Nigeria’s first female railings engineer

They said ‘no make-up, no job’ — she became Nigeria’s first female railings engineer

How Proville.net Intends to Take on Nigeria’s Struggling Freelance Industry

How Proville.net Intends to Take on Nigeria’s Struggling Freelance Industry

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Pukena Might Soon Take Over an Industry Worth More Than $20 billion in Nigeria

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TLcom summit

TLcom invites female tech founders across Sub-Saharan Africa to

by Joan Aimuengheuwa 3 min read

#StartupSouth Stakeholders Summit

Tech leaders in South-East and South-South Nigeria to gather

by Tosin Aloba 3 min read

Seedstars World

Seedstars and ADB form alliance to position 50 million

by Grace Akinosun 3 min read

seedspace-workspace

Seedspace GrowthLab set to host 7th edition of Seedstars

by Grace Akinosun 4 min read

Angels & VCs

The IFC and TLG fund to support distressed SMEs

IFC and TLG Capital launch $75M startup rescue fund to support distressed ventures

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Techstars increases startup investment package to $220K, replacing former $120K deal

Sabou Capital launches $1.5M investment fund to boost underfunded businesses in Anglo and Francophone Africa

Sabou Capital launches $1.5M investment fund to bridge the funding gap for African SMEs

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

African startups

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

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