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Global Startup Awards Africa 2024 is OPEN

8Mar

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Startups

Global Startup Awards Africa 2024 is OPEN

Calling all African innovators, startups, and ecosystem enablers dedicated to solving critical global challenges. The Global Startup Awards Africa (GSA Africa) 2024, Edition 11, is now open for entries, with Ethiopia announced as the host for the African Finale in October 2024, the stage is set for a transformative journey towards unlocking Africa's true potential and shaping a future for generations to come. Aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 2024 categories include GreenTech, HealthTech, Mobility and Logistics, AgriTech, FinTech, and Women in Tech. Notably, this year sees the introduction of the Youth Startup category, with Africa being the youngest continent globally, boasting 60% of its population under 25 years old, we're proud to introduce...

23Oct

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Startups

The 7th edition of EMERGING Valley will take place on November 28, 2023 to build the technological future between Europe and Africa

Under the high patronage of the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron, the 2023 edition of EMERGING Valley promises to be a major event to stimulate co-innovation and digital investments with societal and environmental impacts between Europe and Africa. This 7th edition of the business forum expects more than 3000 participants and will gather 250 startups and 50 investors from 70 different countries. Topics at the heart of the discussions will include environmental challenges, artificial intelligence, female entrepreneurship, startup financing, the Olympic Games, and above all positive innovation between the African and European continents. The event takes place within the framework of the nomination of Aix-Marseille-Provence as the European Capital of Innovation for 2023. EMER...

African startup Ramani raises $32 million to help small businesses

27Nov

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African startup Ramani raises $32 million to help small businesses

Ramani, the African software company building a cloud network of micro-distribution centers for Africa's $1 Trillion consumer-packaged goods supply chain, has announced this week the close of its $ 32 million series A round of equity & debt. The company plans to use the new funding to increase its distribution footprint across the continent and further develop its software platform. The round was led by renowned global technology investors Flexcap Ventures and revered founder/CEO of Infoscout, Jared Schreiber. Ramani also raised undisclosed seed funding in 2021 that included participation from Village Global, Goat Capital, Musha Ventures, Hustle Fund, Future Africa, Launch Africa Ventures, Raba capital, and renowned angel investor, James Beshara. Ramani was originally backed by Y comb...

20Aug

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South Africa News, Startups

Four of Southern Africa’s best and innovative legal startups proceed to HiiL Justice Accelerator

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) has announced the four startups that will go on to the prestigious HiiL Justice Accelerator. The four exciting innovators are part of a global cohort of 18 organisations who will receive EUR 10 000 funding and business development support. Southern Africa’s HiiL Justice Accelerator programme is funded by the Dutch Postcode Lottery. HiiL kicked off its annual global Innovating Justice Challenge in search of the region’s best justice-related social entrepreneurs in March this year which attracted more than 200 applications from startups with high-impact justice innovations. The stringent selection process comprised a week of intensive ‘bootcamp’ workshops for six regional finalists, and a pitching session in which they demonstrated their wor...

SA Startup – Omnisient – Wins Global Award

29Jul

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South Africa News, Startups

SA Startup – Omnisient – Wins Global Award

Omnisient is a leading technology provider of a secure data collaboration platform that empowers organisations to derive deep insights from their data. The company helps organisations unlock growth opportunities and new audience segments without compromising the privacy of their customers. Omnisient’s recent recognition by the World Marketing Congress proves yet again that the African continent is producing some astonishing scale-ups and entrepreneurs, along with innovative solutions to complex challenges. On 15 July, Omnisient was awarded the prestigious South African Best Brands citation at the CMO Asia Brand Leadership Awards 2021. Launched in 2010, the initiative’s intention is to identify and celebrate outstanding brand building and marketing by organisations and recognise prof...

Top African regions set to become leading startup and investment hubs

26Jul

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Kenya News, South Africa News, Startups

Top African regions set to become leading startup and investment hubs

On the back of Cape Town being recognised as the tech capital of Africa, topping international rankings for foreign direct investment strategy, Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC – investors in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses – says several other African cities are quickly emerging as leading startup and investment hubs to watch. “Startups in Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and South Africa raised a total of US$625 million last year. Of those, Kenyan startups raised US$191 million, the most of any other African country, according to Disrupt Africa’s African Tech Startup Funding Report for 2020. Distinct startup geographies are emerging in Africa, each with the potential to become its own powerhouse,” he says. In addition, the World Bank predicts that two thirds of the world’s ...