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• Apply: Urban Tech Accelerator Program

  

  The Urbantech program is a global accelerator program for startups within the urban tech space. Together with the partners of the program, startups will scale their businesses and further the development of sustainable cities. The program will run through 2019-2021, admitting 10 startups in each cycle. The program is structured like a traditional accelerator with…

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  March 23, 2019

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• Call for Ideas

  The Lab is holding an open call for ideas for financial instruments that can unlock investment to tackle some of the most difficult climate and sustainable development challenges. The Lab is seeking ideas for financial instruments that can unlock investment for climate mitigation and adaptation projects in developing countries. This year, the Lab has a…

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  December 3, 2018

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• Honeywell Group-Backed Accelerator Showcases Leading Lagos Tech Startups

  

  Lagos-based accelerator and investment vehicle Itanna, backed by leading Nigerian corporate the Honeywell Group, today held its inaugural Demo Day, marking the end of its four-month innovation program for tech-enabled, for-profit African startups. Held at Itanna’s Enterprise Factory, Demo Day saw the pilot Cohort pitch to Honeywell Group’s extensive network of high net-worth investors, as…

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  November 30, 2018

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• Millennial Youtuber, Florentina Agu Wants to Change How Restaurants Serve Nigerians

  

  Florentina Agu is on a mission to improve restaurant service quality in Nigeria using her YouTube channel as a tool for change. Agu states, “I was inspired to start “Dining Out with Flo” after attending a YouTube masterclass organized by Google Nigeria on July 27, 2018. It was after this event that I decided to…

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  November 5, 2018

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• “As Women, We Must Confidently Own Our Spaces and Sell Our Vision”- Tomi Otudeko, Founder of Itanna

  

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  October 15, 2018

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• 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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• 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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• The 2017 AWP Network Power List

  

  Be the change. Be Inspired. Be you. Recognizing (40) African women with powerful, inspiring, and influential voices. Introducing Africa’s leading women!  At the AWP Network, we aim to encourage more African women with powerful voices who will continue to create programs and policies that support the development and growth of African women and girls. Africa’s First…

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  December 4, 2017

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• World Economic Forum In Search of Leading Female Tech Innovators in Africa

  

  The search is on for the World Economic Forum’s top leading female tech innovators in Africa, who will be invited to share their experiences and engage with leaders at the Forum’s regional meeting this spring. The contest is open to any female entrepreneur whose business is less than three (3) years old, uses innovative technology…

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  March 31, 2017

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• Facebook CEO in Nairobi to see Kenyan Innovation in Action

  

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Kenya this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to visit the iHub technology hub in Nairobi, meet with developers and partners, and explore how the country’s pioneering mobile money ecosystem is evolving. Zuckerberg is in Kenya to see how technology innovation is changing…

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  September 1, 2016

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