Category: Events

• Introducing the 9 Female-Led Startups Accepted for the GreenHouse Lab Accelerator Program in Lagos

  

    Venture Garden Group and GreenHouse Capital have launched GreenHouse Lab, a female-focused tech accelerator program and Africa’s first “Powered by Google” accelerator. GreenHouse Lab was founded by GreenHouse Capital – a venture capital firm based in Lagos and is “Powered by Google” – the only accelerator program in Africa with this distinction. After going through…

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  August 8, 2018

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• Finalists Announced for the MIT (Zambezi) Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion

  

  The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation just announced the finalists of the 2018 edition of the Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion. The prestigious competition, awarding a total of $200,000 in prizes, was established in 2015 to discover Africa’s most…

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  August 8, 2018

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• Attend: Property Summit for Real Estate Investors and Developers in Senegal

  

  The Francoreal Property Investment Summit will offer a platform for the region and continent’s premier real estate investors and developers to gauge opportunities in one of the world’s fastest growing zones – known colloquially as Francophone West and Central Africa. This forum will provide a platform for local, regional and international delegates to learn, network and strike deals.…

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  August 8, 2018

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• Finalists Announced for the 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

  

    Ecobank has announced the finalists for the 2nd edition of the annual Ecobank Fintech Challenge, a competition for Africa-focused technology startups. The list includes eleven (11) fintech startups from across the continent and beyond. The startups are: Wallet.ng (Nigeria), Nala (Tanzania), Litee (Benin), SESO Global (South Africa), InvestED (Sierra Leone), Eversend (France), Secapay (Nigeria), Virtual Identity…

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  August 8, 2018

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• Pitch Your Ideas For a Sustainable Future: Apply for the Phanes Group Solar Incubator Program

  

  Phanes Group, an international end-to-end solar provider headquartered based in Dubai has announced the 2nd edition of its Solar Incubator program, aimed at identifying PV projects of potential in sub-Saharan Africa by providing support to funding, and commercial and technical knowledge. The initiative held under the theme, “Your Project, Our Expertise, For a Sustainable Future”, will…

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  August 7, 2018

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• Startups in Lagos Could Receive a $25,000 Investment from the Honeywell Group

  

  Honeywell Group has launched a new accelerator and investment vehicle, Itanna. Led by Tomi Otudeko, Head, Innovation and Sustainability for Honeywell Group and Director of the new venture, Itanna will roll out a four-month innovation program for tech-enabled Nigerian startups from its newly built Enterprise Factory in Lagos; with its pilot cohort of startups receiving USD…

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  August 7, 2018

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• ENGIE to Build 8 Hybrid Solar Power Plants in Gabon

  

  ENGIE has signed an agreement with CDC, the Gabonese financial institution Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, to deploy eight (8) hybrid solar power plants in Gabon, representing a combined capacity of 2.2 MW. The implemented solution was developed by ENGIE’s subsidiary, Ausar Energy in collaboration with CDC, the Gabonese Ministry of Energy, and the Gabonese energy…

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  August 6, 2018

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• “Innovation in Africa Will Thrive Whether People Support It Or Not,” Founder of cMapIT Nigeria Speaks to the AWP Network

  

  Niyi Abiri is passionate about using open mobile mapping technology to capture citizen-related concerns about government and governance, infrastructure projects, and areas vulnerable to conflict in Nigeria. His company, cMapIT has received global recognition and awards from institutions like MongoDB and Open Data Institute. The AWP Network connects with Abiri to learn more about his…

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  August 6, 2018

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• Venture Garden Group and GreenHouse Capital to Launch Female-Focused Tech Accelerator Program in Lagos

  

  On Tuesday, August 14, 2018 – Venture Garden Group and GreenHouse Capital will launch GreenHouse Lab, a female-focused tech accelerator program and Africa’s first “Powered by Google” accelerator. The event is set to take place at Vibranium Valley in Ikeja. GreenHouse Lab was founded by GreenHouse Capital – a venture capital firm based in Lagos and is…

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  August 3, 2018

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• Facebook and Google Help to Establish the African Master’s in Machine Intelligence

  The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) has announced the launch of a one-year intensive African Master’s in Machine Intelligence (AMMI) in partnership with Facebook and Google. The master’s program will begin this September at the AIMS-Rwanda campus in Kigali. The goal of the initiative is to train a generation of young scientists who will bring a fresh…

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  August 2, 2018

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