Tag: youth unemployment

• African Startup Winning! Piggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Seed Funding

  

  Nigeria’s Piggybank.ng, an online and mobile app savings platform targeted at African Millennials, announced that it has closed on Seed Funding of $1.1M, from High Net Worth Individuals, led by Olumide Soyombo, Founder of LeadPath Nigeria, and with participation from International and Pan-African investors Village Capital and Ventures Platform. The company will deploy the VC…

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  May 31, 2018

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• Nigerian Startup, Coating+ Selected for the 2018 Thought For Food Challenge

  

  Coating+ Nigeria – was selected for the 2018 Thought For Food Challenge and will present in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in July 2018. The company provides safe coating for plants and vegetables that elongates their shelf life, preserves nutrient quality, and enables post-harvest food storage. The annual Thought For Food (TFF) Challenge is a global…

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  May 23, 2018

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  Aeropowder, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Brazil, business, business support, challenge, change, Coating+, Coating+ Nigeria, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, Group Nutricandies, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, IoT Water Control Management, Lagos, Laticin, leadership, Likabs Food, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, RiseHarvest, Safi Sarvi, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, SunRice, support, sustainability, Sweetpot Yoghurt, technology, The AWP Network, Thought For Food, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Attend: Southern African Structured Trade Seminar

  The three-day event will provide a platform where experts from private equity firms, financial institutions, commodity exchanges, mineral and agribusiness companies will discuss investment match-making and business-to-business facilitation.  The seminar will help delegates to gain economic advantage, mitigate trade risks, develop commodity marketing, all while structuring and packaging commercially viable finance. Regulators will be able…

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  May 3, 2018

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• Jim Ovia Supports African Students with a $2 Million Donation

  

  The Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship (JOFLS) is a partnership between the Jim Ovia Foundation and the Africa-America Institute that will have a long-term impact in creating a better and brighter future for young Africans. The (JOFLS) is by the generous donation of a $2 million pledge by Mr. Jim Ovia, Founder/Chairman of the Jim…

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  May 1, 2018

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• Meet Lola Ishola – Founder of Video Messaging App, SoRo

  

  Based out of SugarLand, Texas, Lola Ishola is the creator of SoRo. SoRo is a video messaging app that uses new technologies to enhance communication amongst users through the provision of voice calls and video conferencing capabilities. Ishola earned a Bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University and is looking to make an impact in Nigeria’s tech sector.…

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  April 26, 2018

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  Africa, African Women in Technology, African Women Power Network, African youths, app, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, communication, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, Lola Ishola, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, SoRo, South Africa, strategy, Sugarland, support, sustainability, technology, Texas, Texas Tech University, The AWP Network, video, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women in Tech, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Apply: EcoBank Fintech Challenge for African Startups

  Ecobank the leading pan-African banking group, is inviting African fintech entrepreneurs to enter its Ecobank Fintech Challenge. Now in its second year, the initiative gives African startups the chance to promote their fintech solutions, and potentially to partner Ecobank in rolling-out their solutions across Ecobank’s 33 markets. Ecobank is currently welcoming submissions from all start-ups and…

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  April 23, 2018

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• Two Days Left to Apply for Startup Nigeria Incubation Program

  

  Startup Nigeria is an intervention of the National Social Investment Program (NSIP) under the Office of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as part of the program to support private sector innovation hubs for the strategic increase of entrepreneurial and technological capacity across Nigeria. It is a three (3) month incubation program…

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  April 19, 2018

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• Apply: Innovate Ventures Accelerator in Somaliland – $30,000 Prize

  Are you an early stage start-up based in the Somali region? Are you working at the cutting edge of innovation, or developing a tech-enabled product or service addressing a big local need? Are you passionate about your business idea? The Innovate Accelerator is a 12-week program that comprises mentorship and training by domain experts and…

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  April 10, 2018

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• Women Entrepreneurs Apply: 2018 AWIEF Awards

  

  The AWIEF Awards recognizes, honors and celebrates women entrepreneurs and business owners in Africa and across industry sectors, for their economic performance and contribution to Africa’s growth and social development. AWIEF salutes these women for their passion and determination in making a difference in their respective countries and on the continent. Women who have demonstrated…

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  April 9, 2018

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• MestAfrica Wants to Invest in You – $50,000 Available

  

  Are you the founder of a technology startup operating in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya or South Africa and have ambitions to scale across Africa? If you are, then submit your company for the MEST Africa Challenge! Country winners will travel to the finals at the MEST Africa Summit in Cape Town to compete for up to…

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  April 5, 2018

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