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African Startups Can Now Apply for Up to $50,000 in Funding from the 10k2Startup Initiative
The 10k2Startup initiative, founded by Julius Nkansah Owusu-Kyerematen, Google’s head of multi-channel mid-market skills, is offering financial backing to African startups tackling critical challenges. The program provides funding ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 alongside additional support measures. “We understand the critical role funding and strategic guidance play in the success of startups,” said Owusu-Kyerematen. “10k2Startup
Top Five Startups Vie for $50K Equity Prize in 2023 MEST Africa Challenge
Five startups, Letaji, Chestify AI, OneHealth, Sayna, and Koa Academy, have qualified for the 2023 MEST Africa Challenge‘s $50,000 Equity Prize. These winners, spanning fintech, health tech, e-commerce, and edtech, triumphed over 40 competitors from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa in the MEST Africa Challenge. The finalists, representing diverse sectors, will pitch for
How startups are trying to address SA’s healthcare access gap
Healthcare startups in South Africa are playing their part in helping to address the inequality in the country’s healthcare sector. As the world’s most unequal country, South Africa’s lopsided wealth distribution has created a two-tiered healthcare system whose inequality mirrors that of apartheid, a system supposedly replaced by democracy 29 years ago. On the one
How agritech startups are contributing to SA’s agriculture sector
Despite little VC capital, South Africa’s agritech sector is pushing ahead. TechCabal caught up with a few to get more info on their contributions to SA’s breadbasket sector. According to Wandile Sihlobo, an agriculture economist and author, technology has played a significant role in making South Africa’s agricultural sector the most advanced on the continent.
Startups, be careful who you sell to
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. As a photographer, the saga of Amazon buying Digital Photo Review (DPReview among friends) before slowly grinding it into the ground and then suddenly announcing they were closing the site, and then going “j/k, we’re selling it after all” has
Women-founded AI startups see a boost in VC funding
Funding to U.S.-based AI companies with at least one woman founder has steadily increased over the past few years, according to Crunchbase data. Last year, such companies raised $3.61 billion out of the $23.5 billion allocated in total to U.S. AI startups, or around 15.38%. That is a steady year-over-year increase. In 2021, for example
11 African startups to watch out for in 2022
It’s safe to say the Africa startup ecosystem came full circle last year with a record-breaking number of new innovative startups and huge investment to match it. If innovation is a reflection of economic, social, and technological advancement, then we can say the ecosystem has advanced. So, out of hundreds of excellent startups in Africa,…
Startups de entregas competem pela próxima fronteira: os produtos de supermercado
Aos poucos, telefones cederam espaço a aplicativos como iFood e Rappi na hora de encomendar refeições. Agora, essas e outras startups querem que seus apps substituam o hábito de fazer compras presenciais nas feiras e supermercados. A diferença? O mercado é ainda maior – e não tem vencedores claros.O Do Zero Ao Topo conversou com…
86% des startups du Technopark réussissent après deux ans d’incubation
Convention avec l’Université Mohammed V de Rabat pour l’innovation «86% de nos startups réussissent après deux ans d’incubation». Le chiffre est précisé, mercredi à Rabat, par la DG du Technopark, Lamiae Benmakhlouf, en prélude à la signature d’une convention de partenariat avec l’Université Mohammed V de Rabat pour la promotion de l’innovation à l’université. Une…