The SA SME Fund is partnering with AfricArena – Africa's premier ecosystem accelerator – to identify tech-based small-to-medium enterprises (SME) in South Africa that have a high potential for scale. This joint initiative, the SA Startup Nation Challenge, is seeking Pre-Series A tech start-ups incorporated in South Africa and which have distinctive product-market fit,...
Solving society’s biggest problems is not easy, but it can be done. 100&Change is a MacArthur Foundation competition for a $100 million grant to fund a single proposal that will make measurable progress toward solving a significant problem. 100&Change will select a bold proposal that promises real progress toward solving a critical problem of our time. And it will award...
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Merck has launched a joint startup programme, which will give 20 top healthtech startups an opportunity to partner with the German science and tech firm. The programme, which Merck has launched in partnership with tech initiative Make-IT in Africa, includes three focus areas, namely: digital solutions in the health sector, liquid biopsy technologies and bio-sensing and interfaces. Applications close on...
Check out the new Shasta GTM Trek – a place where entrepreneurs can get their go-to-market (GTM) questions answered and gain insights from fellow entrepreneurs. After 15 years of working with companies like Zuora, Anaplan, Apptio, Dollar Shave Club, Glint, Mint, and Nest, among others, they know that the most important role they play in...
Google today opened applications for the fourth class of its Launchpad Africa accelerator to startups in 17 countries across the continent including Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe are able to apply to participate in the programme and is looking...
Citizens need solutions to their pressing justice problems. A justice innovation is: Helping people prevent or resolve a pressing justice need Helping people resolve problems in their daily lives Helping improve the effectiveness of justice systems Has the ability to help millions of people If you have a project that fits the above, you are...
The call is open to all developers, ICT experts, engineers and innovators, to join Africa50 in finding sustainable solutions to respond to Africa’s most critical and pressing infrastructure development challenges. Africa50’s Innovation Challenge provides you with an unparalleled opportunity to get your solution in front of our investment team and project funding partners, as well...
Different African governments have established numerous initiatives to support agriculture such as the Maputo Declaration, the adoption of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and agreeing to Africa’s Agenda 2063. While the goodwill of these initiatives cannot go unnoticed, these are all high-level solutions and there is still a need for granular solutions for smallholder farmers. At...
Barloworld Mbewu is an innovative flagship programme designed to provide tailored support for start-up social enterprises, established social businesses, organisations and institutions that actively solve local challenges using good business practices. The Barloworld Mbewu programme will individually assess the need for successfully selected organisations. It offers financial and non-financial support to organisations who solve social...
