Sentences with phrase «startups accelerator programme»

Nigerian beauty and personal care e-commerce startup Podozi has become the latest African startup to win a place in the Silicon Valley - based 500 Startups accelerator programme, gaining US$ 125,000 in funding as a result.

South African on - demand cleaning startup SweepSouth and Ghanaian SME marketing solution Kudobuzz have graduated from the Silicon Valley - based 500 Startups accelerator programme, with the co-founder of the former advising more African startups to apply to the respected incubator.

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US - based impact investment foundation, Gray Matters Capital, has launched an accelerator programme to help ed - tech startups identify...

Tech rival Microsoft runs an accelerator programme designed to help build Berlin - based startups.

The selection of Discover Dollar in the accelerator programme powered by TechStars comes after the global accelerator network and SAP in January 2018 said they would invest in at least 10 artificial intelligence startups every year through SAP.iO Foundry in Berlin.

Under Metro Accelerator, two programmes help startup teams develop digital solutions each year.

GSF Accelerator has announced the launch of its fifth batch where it will select five startups for a three - month programme.

A new accelerator venture capital fund has launched China's first accelerator programme for food tech startups tackling food system challenges.

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When we wrote the Startup Factories a year ago, accelerator programmes in Europe were mainly for digital technology in general but it was clear they would develop into particular verticals as was starting to happen in the US.

500 Startups, one of the most renowned accelerator programmes in the world, has increasingly opened up to African startups in recent years, with Kenya's CardPlanet — now PayKind — and Egypt's ElWafeyat making it into batch 11, and South Africa's SweepSouth and Ghana's Kudobuzz making it into bStartups, one of the most renowned accelerator programmes in the world, has increasingly opened up to African startups in recent years, with Kenya's CardPlanet — now PayKind — and Egypt's ElWafeyat making it into batch 11, and South Africa's SweepSouth and Ghana's Kudobuzz making it into bstartups in recent years, with Kenya's CardPlanet — now PayKind — and Egypt's ElWafeyat making it into batch 11, and South Africa's SweepSouth and Ghana's Kudobuzz making it into batch 14.

Startups from Nigeria and South Africa have been selected to take part in the fifth class of the Google Launchpad accelerator, a six - month, equity - free mentorship programme.

The report divides the e-health sector into eight sub-categories which are looked at in detail, and also includes data on regional hotspots and trends, startup launches, funding rounds, trends in funding, accelerator programmes and competitions.

Part of a global startup support initiative, Microsoft's BizSpark Accelerator programme has partnered with South African government's Jobs Fund to offer support and mentorship to small businesses.

In 2017 the bank revealed the names of the 10 startups from across Africa that would be supported in the second Barclays Accelerator programme, powered by Techstars.

Launched in Amsterdam in 2010 and now also running programmes in Berlin, Copenhagen, Eindhoven, Istanbul, London, Barcelona, Rome and Singapore, Startupbootcamp is another major accelerator fluttering its eyelashes at African startups.

«In Africa our accelerator programmes and events are gaining a lot of traction and so we are starting to see more startups coming through these channels,» Fu said.

, which the company will use as a base to roll out accelerator programmes and invest in startups across Africa.

The 500 Startups accelerator — launched by Silicon Valley veteran Dave McClure — is a four - month long programme, which sees thousands of applicants vying for intake and only two per cent successfully making the cut.

has been accepting an increasing number of African startups onto its Silicon Valley accelerator programmes of late --

In fact, it's been quite a rollercoaster since Nest, which services early - stage, high growth businesses, landed in Kenya, which the company will use as a base to roll out accelerator programmes and invest in startups across Africa.

Hong Kong - based startup accelerator Nest has announced the opening of an office in Nairobi, Kenya, which the company will use to roll out accelerator programmes and invest in startups across Africa.

500 Startups has been accepting an increasing number of African startups onto its Silicon Valley accelerator programmes of late — South Africa's SweepSouth and Ghana's Kudobuzz were the latest two to take part — and the company has now escalated its activities in Africa — or at least North Africa — with the launch of 500 Startups has been accepting an increasing number of African startups onto its Silicon Valley accelerator programmes of late — South Africa's SweepSouth and Ghana's Kudobuzz were the latest two to take part — and the company has now escalated its activities in Africa — or at least North Africa — with the launch of 500 startups onto its Silicon Valley accelerator programmes of late — South Africa's SweepSouth and Ghana's Kudobuzz were the latest two to take part — and the company has now escalated its activities in Africa — or at least North Africa — with the launch of 500 Falcons.

It remains to be seen whether the renowned accelerator will further increase its activities in Africa, or whether they will take the advice of Sandheep Ramluckan, managing director (MD) of Cape Town - based programme StartUp90, who says the Y Combinator approach does not work for African startups.

Google's first class of 12 startups for its three - month Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme kicked off on Monday last week (19 March).

Ten fintech startups from across Africa and beyond have been selected to participate in the second Barclays Accelerator programme in Cape Town, powered by Techstars.

Nigerian tech startups are proving more and more attractive to overseas accelerator programmes, with Printivo, Fyodor Biotechnologies, MailHaven, and Mobile Forms all making it onto 500 Startups programmes startups are proving more and more attractive to overseas accelerator programmes, with Printivo, Fyodor Biotechnologies, MailHaven, and Mobile Forms all making it onto 500 Startups programmes Startups programmes in 2017.

Nigerian tech startups are proving more and more attractive to overseas accelerator programmes, with

In March 2016, the largest fintech accelerator Plug and Play integrated BlockNotary together with 4 other blockchain startups into its third development programme.

Bitcoin startup Bitwage recently accepted to Orange Silicon Valley's 12 - week accelerator programme has raised $ 760,000 in seed funding round.

The news formed part of an active month for Google on the continent, with the company also partnering Nigerian innovation incubator CcHub to run a European tour aimed at drumming up investment for tech startups, and accepting six African companies into its Launchpad accelerator programme.