Microsoft is hiring final-year students and recent university graduates from Africa for full-time engineering positions in Canada & USA. Microsoft is hiring final-year students and recent graduates from African universities in engineering, computer science or related fields for full-time software engineering roles and will provide successful candidates with relocation to the United States and Canada. …
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Microtraction Announces Inaugural Closing of Community Funding.
Pan African VC Microtraction has raised $15 million in the first close of its second fund, Microtraction Community Limited. A $15 million first close of Microtraction’s second fund has been announced by Microtraction, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in African internet entrepreneurs at the pre-seed stage. The market slump and anticipated slowdown in …
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Africa Tech Ecosystem: Lagos overtakes Nairobi as Africa’s top Startup City
The Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021 Report by StartupLink indicates Lagos has overtaken Nairobi to become Africa’s top startup city. Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria has overtaken Nairobi, Kenya to become Africa’s top startup ecosystem. This is according to the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021 which was released by StartupBlink. The report ranks Lagos …
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Google Launches First Developer Space in Lagos, Nigeria and Its Free To All.
The Google Developer Space which sits in Africa’s most active tech hub, Lagos, Nigeria, is open to African developers, entrepreneurs, and startups and will house the Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa.
Tech-enabled logistics company, Kobo360 has officially launched in Ghana
Tech-enabled logistics platform which connects the supply of trucks with the demand of transport services by freight/cargo owners, Kobo360 has officially launched operations in Ghana. One of the fastest growing technology companies in Africa focused on the logistics/ supply chain framework, Kobo360 has officially widened its operations to Ghana as part of its Pan-African expansion. …
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Global Logistics Platform, Kobo360 Plan Expansion into Ghana and Kenya.
Kobo360 is a tech-enabled logistics platform that aggregates end-to-end haulage operations to help cargo owners, truck owners drivers, and cargo recipients to achieve an efficient supply chain framework. They just announced a plans expansion into Accra, Ghana, and Nairobi, Kenya.
Feature Report: Record Year for African Tech Startups as Funding Hits US$334.5M
African technology startups smashed funding records in 2018 as 210 startups secured US$334.5 million worth of investment, according to Disrupt Africa.
Nigeria’s Andela Secures $100 million Series D funding
Nigerian fintech Startup, Andela secures $100 million Series D funding led by Al Gore’s investment firm to build distributed Engineering teams around the world.
Guest Post: How To Raise Capital as a Nigerian Startup / Entrepreneur.
Lawyer and Entrepreneur Advisor, Moe Odele shares on how to raise capital as a startup / entrepreneur operating from Nigeria.
StartMe – A South African Crowdfunding Site
On cp-Africa South Africa has for a long time been a frontrunner in the Sub-Saharan Africa startup scene, pioneering business models and start-ups. StartMe a crowd-funding platform for South African Entrepreneurs and Investors. Founded in 2011, StartMe is the next generation of business investment. It is a new way to fund entrepreneurs, artists, schools and …
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African Gathering 2012 Hosts Africa's Technology and Innovation Hub Managers
“Across Africa, we have seen countless examples of people taking control of their destiny, and making change from the bottom up.†— President Barack Obama 2009 Africa Gathering will be hosting it’s festival of technologies & innovation event at the Thomas Reuters Foundation, London on June 15, 2012. This year’s event is focusing on the …
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Accra Startup Weekend
From November 18th – 20th 2011; the first Accra Startup Weekend will take place at the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in East-Legon, Accra. About Startup Weekend Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups! Startup …