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Global Startup Awards Africa identifies 16 leading African startups across diverse sectors

The Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa, in conjunction with the Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG), the Ethiopian Ministry of Labour and Skills, the Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology with the support of the Entrepreneurship Development Institute Ethiopia, on Tuesday revealed the names of 16 category winners at the just ended GSA Africa Summit in...

More funding required for startups
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More funding required for startups

A senior associate at Business Financial Solutions, Hafeni Hamukoto, has emphasised the need to increase investment in African start-ups that provide unique solutions to challenges. Some owners of startups say they have experienced difficulties accessing funding and other types of support to realise their dreams. Business Financial Solutions decided to invest in Namibia’s first TEA...

Microsoft-backed FAST Accelerator Launches 2nd Cohort of Artificial Intelligence Program to Boost African Startups
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Microsoft-backed FAST Accelerator Launches 2nd Cohort of Artificial Intelligence Program to Boost African Startups

Flapmax (https://Flapmax.com/), a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company on a mission to enrich the lives of everyone on the planet through innovation, has announced the launch of the second FAST Accelerator program. It is designed to support and fund the next generation of innovative companies and entrepreneurs throughout the African continent. Building on the success...

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NAMFISA inks deal with Prembly to boost digital innovation for tech startups

The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) recently signed a partnership agreement with a Nigeria-based digital identity and selfie biometrics provider, Prembly, to set up a Regulatory Sandbox to strengthen innovation and inclusion as well as to assist in building a digital identity framework. The partnership, intended to boost digital innovation for tech startups, is...