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 Falcons.
has been accepting an increasing number of African startups onto its Silicon
Valley accelerator programmes of late --
Not exact matches
The global company LexisNexis announced the first five participants in its new Silicon
Valley legal tech
accelerator programme based in the Lex Machina offices in Menlo Park, California.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bitcoin startup Bitwage recently accepted to Orange Silicon
Valley's 12 - week
accelerator programme has raised $ 760,000 in seed funding round.