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In this week’s edition
Innovest Afrika, WISE, and other opportunities
Nigeria stock market boom, Y-Combinator latest African pick, and other interesting tech news
Events and more
TECH OPPORTUNITIES
— Innovest Afrika launches maiden accelerator program in partnership with Techpoint Africa
Innovest Ignite is an 8-week digital accelerator program for African-founded Early-stage tech startups with high potential. The program is industry and business-model agnostic, all startups are welcome to apply.
— WISE Prize for Education
In 2024, WISE is launching the next generation of the WISE Prize as one sole initiative, identifying a group of finalists to participate in this competition. WISE will identify and provide support through capacity building and mentorship to organizations tackling new challenges ahead.
— MEST Training program
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) (https://Meltwater.org/), a leader in tech entrepreneurship training in Africa, announces opening applications for the Class of 2025. This 12-month, fully sponsored program, based in Accra, offers a unique training program to help budding entrepreneurs transform their ideas into viable startup businesses through various modules including software development, go-to-market strategies, sales strategies, UI/UX Design, communications, and more.
INTERESTING TECH NEWS
As Nigerian stock market booms, SEC board’s absence casts a shadow over the rally. Read more.
Breaking: Y-Combinator latest African pick is Miden, a Nigerian API-fintech startup. Read more here.
Only Four African Countries Secured>$100m Funding In 2023 + Stark Decline Realities. Read here.
Fintechs brace for competition as Nigerian banks charge into digital lending market. Read more.
ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator to showcase 12 innovative startups at Demo Day. Read more here.
African startup equity funding plummets by 43% in 2023. Read here.
12 most preferred cryptocurrency apps in Nigeria. Read here.
Events
Startup essentials: Early-stage mentorship. Get ticket.
Attend the Afridigest Live
AI in Finance: Combating Finance Fraud and Embracing Banking 5.0. Get ticket here.
2024 Innovate Nigeria Conference & Expo
Attend the Lagos Tech Fest. Get ticket
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