AWIEF has announced winners of its 2024 cohort as Former South African Minister Dr. Naledi Pandor Receives Inaugural Lifetime Leadership…
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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in collaboration with the National Gender Equality Commission (NGEC), Nairobi County Government, and project…
The U.S. Mission to South Africa, in partnership with the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced the…
Efreshli, an interior design industry in Egypt startup has completed its seed funding round, led by Algebra Ventures, with participation…
MOMA Renewable Energy is a Kenyan renewable tech company that turns everyday food waste into affordable energy solutions. The company is…
Jacaranda Health, a healthcare startup empowering mothers to seek care at the right place and time, has received a $1.4…
Gwiji for Women is a social enterprise that economically empowers marginalized women, primarily from informal settlements, by providing them with…
AerialGIS, a Kenyan real estate startup founded by Nancy Wachiuri a Geospatial developer, wants to revolutionise property investment in Kenya…
Klasha, a cross-border payments company, has raised an additional $2 million to provide cross-border payment services for merchants in Asia…
AMAKA Studio, a social publishing platform empowering Pan-African creators to reach a global audience and earn through subscriptions and gigs,…
FSDAi Nyala Facility BV, a facility set up by FSD Africa Investments to invest in emerging local capital providers is…
Entlaq, an entrepreneurship platform has acquired a stake in “Brotinni,” the Egyptian foodtech startup to promote innovation and support technological…
TLcom Capital, one of Africa’s largest venture capital firms, has officially announced its 6th edition of the Africa Tech Female…
Youth in Kenya, especially girls, have been urged to engage in scientific research that fuels progress and drives innovation in…
Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC), a 100% black-owned investment holding firm, has partnered with Grindstone accelerator to invest in four, women-led…
Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund has partnered with Allison, a marketing and communications agency, for the 5th Anniversary edition of the…
Nigeria’s Coamana, a startup that has established agent networks to facilitate the onboarding of farmers and traders into the digital…
Village Enterprise, a nonprofit seeking to end extreme poverty in rural Africa through entrepreneurship and innovation, has received a $1.3…
Uncover, Kenyan-founded beauty brand with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, and recently to Ghana, has raised $1.4m Seed II funding round…
TiE Dubai is launching the 5th edition of the TiE Women MENA Programme which aims to embrace, engage and empower women…
Esther Kimani has been named winner of Africa’s biggest engineering prize, the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize for Engineering…
Mumbi Ndungu, with over a decade of experience advocating for education, economic empowerment, and gender equality founded Power Learn Project…
iZola, an AI-powered health-tech startup specializing in solutions for parents of children with neurodivergent conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder…
Founded in 2021 by Mumbi Ndungu, the Power Learn Project (PLP), a pan-African tech talent development organization, democratizing tech education…
Rishi Sunak, an Oxford and Stanford alumni, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, caused outrage online after his…
L’Oréal has launched the Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program in the South Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa…
Orca, a South African banking and fintech fraud prevention startup, has raised a $550,000 pre-seed round to build simple, yet…
Visa has launched its She’s Next global advocacy program in Kenya to support the creation of an inclusive, equitable world…
The Obuntu Foundation, a catalyst for the next generation of Africa-focused Fund Managers, has received backing from the Mennonite Economic…
OpenseedVC, a new operator-led fund seeking to invest in tech startups across Africa and Europe, has officially launched after closing…