Last year, 12 African startups participated in Google for Startups Accelerator programme. For its fifth cohort this year, 20 startups will take part in the three-month programme, albeit remotely.…
LABS by ARM to invest $100,000 in five fintech startups participating in its 12-week accelerator programme
The Lagos-based accelerator backed by the ARM Group has selected five startups to participate in its accelerator programme. In partnership with Ventures Platform, each startup will receive $20,000 see…
A growing infatuation with VC funding is driving Nigerian startups towards one foreign accelerator
The number of Nigerian startups getting admitted into foreign accelerators has been on the rise over the last 3 years. But one particular accelerator is gaining the most traction.…
Village Capital and Techpoint to co-host panel discussion on accelerator models in Africa
Village Capital, in partnership with Techpoint, is hosting a panel during the Lagos Startup Week, to discuss the value proposition of accelerators, both African and international.…
Applications are now open to iDEA Nigeria’s Incubation and Accelerator Programmes
iDEA Nigeria is accepting applications to both its incubator and accelerator programmes. The incubation programme supports early stage tech entrepreneurs for up to one year with infrastructure, mentor…
NYSC Member? Got a brilliant idea? Apply for the NITDA OIIE $25k incubation grant
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is looking to empower NYSC Corp members, amongst other youth groups, in its NYSC ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme. NITDAR…
The one thing startup incubators are good for in Nigeria
Mark and I recently had a conversation about his article — Startup Incubators in Africa and why they don’t work — where he mentioned that he is 100% certain that incubators won’t create big software c…
Wennovation Hub is Accepting Applications for Pre-Acceleration Program in Ibadan.
A few weeks ago, we reported that Wennovation hub, a Lagos-based tech innovation centre and business accelerator expanded its operations to Ibadan. Now, they are currently accepting applications for t…
Applications For The Second Cohort of The Leadpath Nigeria’s Accelerator Program Have Begun
LeadPath Nigeria is a technology startup accelerator which launched in March 2014 and then threw open its doors for technology startups to apply for enrolment in the first cohort of the accelerator pr…
Spring: The Accelerator Aimed At Helping Girls Living In Developing Countries
Spring, an accelerator that just launched is taking a different a totally different approach from the rest. Spring aims to find, fund and advise up to 90 entrepreneurs who are developing products aime…
