Africa-focused entrepreneurship platform Cascador has appointed Oyin Solebo as chief operating officer, the company said on Thursday, as it moves to strengthen its operational capacity and scale high-growth ventures across the continent.
Solebo, an investor and ecosystem builder, previously held...
Techstars is introducing an improved accelerator investment offer for companies accepted into its future accelerator programs to $220,000 with all the benefits of its 3-month mentorship-driven accelerator program.
The $220,000 offer is made up of two components, including $200,000 through...
Vesti, the Techstars-backed migration fintech company, has launched in Kenya to empower immigrants and foster financial inclusion both at home and abroad.
Vesti Kenya aims to serve 1 million more customers in 2025 and Kenya presents significant opportunities—not just for...
The Techstars Washington DC powered by J.P Morgan Accelerator has announced the 2024 Fall class of startups.
According to the program, this diverse group of companies is pushing the boundaries of innovation across various industries, from healthcare and logistics...
Techstars, the startup investor in Africa, held its second pan-African Demo Day in partnership with Lagos-based innovation program, the ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Demo Day.
The three-month accelerator program saw 12 startups present to Techstars' vast network of investors,...
Techstars has announced its second cohort of 12 companies to participate in its pan-African accelerator program in partnership with Lagos-based innovation program, ARM Labs after a successful inaugural program.
The ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator program had initially focused on...
Techstars, a startup accelerator, is in the process of raising $150 million for its new fund, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
According to a report by TechCrunch, the purpose of this fundraising is to...
Techstars, the pre-seed investor that provides access to capital, programming and connections to early-stage entrepreneurs, in partnership with ARM Labs, a Lagos-based innovation program, announces the call for applications for the 2023 edition of the ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Program.
Following the...
ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator, a foremost Lagos-based program that provides funding, mentorship, and network to startups, has appointed Oyin Solebo as its pioneer managing director.
Solebo is a co-founder and former COO of Movemeback, a Google-funded elite talent startup...
Techstars, the global accelerator for early-stage startup entrepreneurs, is bullish on expanding to key cities in Africa in a move to discover excellent founders and startups with great potential out of Africa.
This is not Techstars' first time in Africa...
Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and customized programming for early-stage entrepreneurs, in partnership with ARM Labs, a Lagos-based innovation program focused on helping fintech startups, announces the launch of the ARM Labs Lagos Techstars...
Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and customized programming for early-stage entrepreneurs, in partnership with ARM Labs, a Lagos-based innovation program focused on helping fintech startups, has launched ARM Labs Lagos Techstars...
Three Nigerian startups have been selected into the Techstars NYC accelerator programme, where they will receive US$20,000 in equity funding and other support services.
The three Nigerian startups are Torche, which enables customers in Africa to make payments and other transactions...
Three Egyptian startups have been selected as part of the Techstars Riyadh accelerator, which provides US$120,000 in funding and other scaling support to 12 companies from across the MENA region.
Three Egyptian startups are among the latest cohort, which includes...
Fleri Inc., a personal finance platform for immigrants known widely for theFleriHealth product which enables immigrants to buy affordable healthcare plans for their loved ones back home, will join the Techstars Toronto Accelerator Program starting this October.
Techstars is...
Payday, a Pan-African Fintech startup founded by Nigerian entreprenuer Favour Ori, has become the first Rwandan company in history to join the prestigious Techstars Toronto Accelerator program.
Techstars is an operational investment company that assists founders and early-stage entrepreneurs scale...
Rent Small Small, a Nigerian property technology startup has been accepted to join the Techstars Toronto Accelerator Programme starting this October, making it the first African property technology platform selected to join the programme.
Since it launched in 2018, Rent...
Awabah, a Lagos-based digital platform that provides pension access to Africa's self-employed, has been accepted into the Techstars London accelerator program.
The startup is dedicated to providing micro-pension services to those working in the informal sector and whose employers are...
Plentywaka, Nigeria's bus-hailing startup has raised funding from Techstars is set to launch in Toronto, Canada as part of its global expansion plans.
In a statement, Co-Founder and CEO, Onyeka Akumah said, “We are very excited about this new investment...
Ingressive Capital has doubled its investment vehicle to $10 Million USD from the previous $5m to back high-growth, tech-enabled startups across Africa.
Ingressive Capital says it aims to support the next generation of African innovators either pre-seed and seed-stage...
Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed has raised $42M investment led by SVB Financial Group with participation from existing investors including Foundry Group to accelerate its global expansion.
The firm will use the funds to help more entrepreneurs succeed...
Techstars, a worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed has partnered with Hub71, an Abu Dhabi-based global technology hub led by Mubadala Investment Company, to launch Techstars Hub71 Accelerator.
The new 13-week mentorship-driven accelerator will provide hands-on mentorship and guidance as...
The Techstars Atlanta Accelerator is a three-month program which is designed to help entrepreneurs gain traction through deep mentor engagement, rapid iteration cycles, and fundraising preparation. So far, they have done that exceedingly well.
To help entrepreneurs who might be...
Techstars a Global entrepreneur network has opened applications for a wide range of series of accelerators situated worldwide including its virtual Techstars Anywhere Accelerator Program.
Startups interested in applying have until 15th October to apply joining the Accelerator program which...
Treepz, Nigeria's corporate travel startup, has officially launched in Canada, with the University of Toronto's sponsored African Impact Initiative as its first client partnership.
Treepz also has the full support from the Mayor of Brampton, Patrick Brown, and organisations like...
PBR Life Sciences, a life sciences and healthcare, big data aggregator has raised $1M to transform healthcare in Africa through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).
The pre-seed funding was from Launch Africa, Microtraction, Kaleo Ventures, Octerra Capital, Marula...
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