Female entrepreneurs have been invited to apply for the Africa Innovation Fellowship, a nine-month leadership and business development opportunity. Powered by WomEng and the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, the fellowship is aimed at early-stage startups and aims to develop the talent pipeline for the Africa Prize. It kicks off with […]
Read MoreVisa has opened applications for a global competition for female entrepreneurs in the fintech and social impact spaces that will see winners secure US$100,000 in prize money. Launched in 2015, the Visa Everywhere has been active in 75 countries and awarded more than 70 leading startups with cash prizes, mentorship and access to Visa’s clients […]
Read MoreGebeya and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group through the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), has signed a $500,000 advisory services agreement to implement the Digital Gender-Ethiopia Program. It aims to increase the number of female software developers. The project will provide training to 250 female software developers and seed funding to 20 […]
Read MoreApplications are open to the Innohub flab Accelerator, seeking female-led tech startups to join the six-month Ghana-based programme. The fLab programme seeks to promote innovative technology entrepreneurship among women, by providing female-owned tech startups with product development and business development support. The accelerator is currently seeking 20 entrepreneurs with innovative, high-growth, social impact ventures looking […]
Read Moreameroonian health-tech entrepreneur Melissa Bime has been crowned winner of the US$25,000 Anzisha Prize, for INFIUSS, her online blood bank and digital supply chain solution which ensures local hospitals have access to blood. Hosted by the African Leadership Academy (ALA) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, the Anzisha Prize celebrates Africa’s most innovative social and […]
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