by Bill-elton Akoko | Dec 19, 2022 | Fintech News, Resources, opportunities
Visa announced a pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to advance resilient, innovative, and inclusive economies across the continent during the U.S-Africa Business Forum. Visa’s expanded investments demonstrate the company’s long-term...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Dec 19, 2022 | Fintech News, Resources, opportunities
Ventures Platform, the pan-African VC firm championing the next generation of African technology entrepreneurs, has today announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at $46M. Surpassing its initial $40M target, the oversubscribed fund from...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Dec 19, 2022 | Resources, opportunities
Open call for Start-Ups. AEDIB|NET project is looking for 100 start–ups (50 in Europe and 50 in Africa) to participate in the AEDIB|NET Virtual Partnership Programme. The objective of the programmes is to allow start-ups to engage in learning and knowledge exchange...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Dec 13, 2022 | Resources
As every successful thing has a powerful source of energy pushing it to reach the heights, similarly every startup business no matter the niche has a strong human force backing it to grow towards the successful future. The essence of growth of the organisation and...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Dec 12, 2022 | Fintech News, Resources
As the fastest-growing start-up industry in Africa, African fintech raised over US$1,3 billion in 2021 alone, the success of fintech companies is being fuelled by several trends, including increasing smartphone ownership, declining internet costs, expanded network...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Dec 6, 2022 | Resources, opportunities
Investing in female founders and innovation enablers is important for every local ecosystem. Especially in times of change, female leaders have proven to be more resilient to crises. This is why Female Founders and Make-IT in Africa are partnering up...
