Tag: investment

• Attend: DEMO Africa 2018 in Morocco

  Over the last six years, the DEMO Africa conference has traveled through Eastern, Western, and Southern Africa, and launched leading African technologies while showcasing the continent’s evolving entrepreneurial ecosystems and startups. DEMO Africa alumni have built successful Pan-African and global businesses, exported the African entrepreneurial culture and raised significant investments for their ventures. The 7th…

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  September 10, 2018

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  Africa, African girls in technology, African tech, African Women in Technology, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, Casablanca, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Demo Africa, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Morocco, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Networking and Dating App, BumBle to Invest in Women Founders

  

  Bumble — a tech company founded with equality in mind, with an 85% female workforce — wants to be part of the solution by launching Bumble Fund to help women largely ignored by the venture capital establishment. Bumble Fund will focus on early-stage investments, primarily in businesses founded and led by women of color and those…

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  August 16, 2018

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, BeautyCon, Bumble, Bumble Bizz, Bumble Fund, business, business support, challenge, change, Cleo Capital, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, equality, Female Founders Fund, female workforce, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Lagos, leadership, Mahmee, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, networking platform, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, Sofia Los Angeles, solution, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, tech, technology, The AWP Network, Venture Capital, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, women of color, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Attend: Investment Showcase for Agribusinesses in Africa

  

  The African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) are working with partners across Africa to offer brownfield projects seeking capital investments, the chance to make a showcase presentation to an audience of global investors and financiers. The CRU Africa Fertilizer Agribusiness 2018 Conference is a comprehensive three-day event, centred on how partnership, investment and innovation can boost…

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  August 14, 2018

  Events

  Africa, African Fertilizer, African youths, agribusiness, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, capital, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, investor, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• 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

  Business, Education, Events, Interviews

  accelerator, Accelerator program, Accounteer, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, cashless, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Demo Day, development, education, Enterprise Factory, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, Honeywell, Honeywell Group, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Itanna, Kolopay, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Oba Otudeko, PowerCube, program, progress, Renewable Energy, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, tech, tech startups, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, Tomi Otudeko, Tradebuza, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Apply: Builders of Africa’s Future Awards

  

  The Builders of Africa’s Future Awards is developed to celebrate innovation and impact in early-stage African enterprise. The BAF Awards serves to showcase and award entrepreneurs who are running early-stage for-profit and not-for-profits that are addressing Africa’s unique needs through technology or differentiated business models. These needs are in: health, education, energy, financial inclusion, gender inclusion, nutrition,…

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  May 14, 2018

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  Africa, African Diaspora Investment Symposium, African Diaspora Network, African enterprise, African women leadership, African Women Power Network, African youths, Arrey Obenson, awards, AWP, AWP Network, Builders of Africa Future Award, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, commerce, competition, development, early stage, education, Energy, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, gender inclusion, girls, Global Fund for Women, growth, Health, idea, impact, Impact Series, industrial development, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, investments, JCI, JCI Nigiera, Kola Osinowo, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, Musimbi Kanyoro, my voice matters, Nigeria, nutrition, program, progress, Silicon Valley, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Tony Elumelu Foundation Seeks Mentors for Its Business Program

  

  The Tony Elumelu Foundation seeks mentors for its entrepreneurship program. To achieve its goal of 1:2 mentor/mentee ratio at most, we would like to take advantage of your network to recruit additional mentors. Kindly share this link with those you deem fit to mentor and grow the selected African Entrepreneurs – Apply here: Tony Elumelu Mentors…

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  March 27, 2018

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  active mentoring, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, business training, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Elumelu, empowerment, empowerment fund, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GEEP, girls, growth, Hafsatu Hamza-Babaji, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Kaduna, Lagos, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, LSETF, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigeria empowerment fund, program, progress, small biz, small business, SMEs, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Teen Tycoons, TEEP, TEEP program, The AWP Network, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, Tony Elumelu, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Call for Entrepreneurs in Nigeria’s North East and Niger Delta Regions

  

  Selected entrepreneurs from these two regions (North East and Niger Delta Nigeria) will each receive: funding of up to $5000 from a separate endowment of $1,000,000 as non-returnable seed capital to implement their business ideas, after undergoing business training and mentoring. The beneficiaries of this program will be announced alongside the successful 1000 entrepreneurs in…

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  January 15, 2018

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  active mentoring, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, business training, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Elumelu, empowerment, empowerment fund, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GEEP, girls, growth, Hafsatu Hamza-Babaji, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Kaduna, Lagos, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, LSETF, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigeria empowerment fund, program, progress, small biz, small business, SMEs, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Teen Tycoons, TEEP, TEEP program, The AWP Network, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, Tony Elumelu, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Apply: African Diaspora Tech Awards

  

  At the 2018 edition of the African Diaspora Investment Symposium, the African Technology Foundation and the African Diaspora Network will co-present the inaugural African Diaspora Tech Awards in Silicon Valley to recognize technology pioneers, and amplify the ventures of young upcoming entrepreneurs. As the startup ecosystem in Silicon Valley slowly grows in diversity and Africa seeks…

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  December 15, 2017

  Events

  Africa, African Diaspora Investment Symposium, African Diaspora Network, African women leadership, African Women Power Network, African youths, Arrey Obenson, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Global Fund for Women, growth, idea, Impact Series, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, investments, JCI, JCI Nigiera, Kola Osinowo, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, Musimbi Kanyoro, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Silicon Valley, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Pitch Your Business at the 2018 African Diaspora Investment Symposium

  The African Diaspora Network has announced its first Startup Pitch Event for Diaspora Entrepreneurs. A curated list of ten (10) African Diaspora entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to showcase their startups to ADIS participants. Startups will be selected based on the criteria of innovation, uniqueness, growth potential and impact potential on the continent. The ADIS platform will offer a…

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  October 23, 2017

  Events

  Africa, African Diaspora Investment Symposium, African Diaspora Network, African women leadership, African Women Power Network, African youths, Arrey Obenson, awards, AWP, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Global Fund for Women, growth, idea, Impact Series, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, investments, JCI, JCI Nigiera, Kola Osinowo, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, Musimbi Kanyoro, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Silicon Valley, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, voices, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths

• Apply: Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program

  The third round of the $100m Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program (TEEP) for emerging African entrepreneurs is now open. In 2015, TEEP empowered 1,000 African entrepreneurs selected from over 20,000 applicants with startup investment, active mentoring, business training, an entrepreneurship boot camp and regional networking across Africa. Entrepreneurs with an average age range of 21-40 from…

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  January 3, 2017

  Events

  active mentoring, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, business training, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, empowerment, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, TEEP, The AWP Network, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths