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Africa Startup Summit announces Queen’s Young Leaders Programme as Gold Sponsor

The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme has been announced as Gold Sponsor of next month’s Africa Startup Summit, set to facilitate a host of pitching and acceleration opportunities at the flagship event in Kigali, Rwanda. The inaugural Africa Startup Summit takes place at the Kigali Convention Centre on February 14-15, via a partnership between tech startup…

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10 startups selected to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit
10 startups selected to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit

Ten companies from across the continent have been selected to pitch on stage to investors, corporates, media and other stakeholders at the Africa Startup Summit in Rwanda next month at Africa Tech Summit Kigali, Feb 14th and 15th. The inaugural Africa Startup Summit will bring together stakeholders in the tech startup space across the continent…

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Last call for applications to Pitch Live at the Africa Startup Summit

Startups from around Africa have until Friday 11th to apply to Pitch Live at the Africa Startup Summit in Kigali in February, with 10 startups to be given the chance to take to the stage before an audience of over 400 investors, corporate partners, accelerators and media. The Africa Startup Summit will bring together stakeholders…

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Fintech is still the preferred sector in Africa for global VCs to invest in
Fintech is still the preferred sector in Africa for global VCs to invest in

With traditional banks still struggling to reach the 95 million unbanked adults across Sub-Saharan Africa, it comes as no surprise that in 2018, investors (locally and internationally) are still backing the new wave of Fintech startups that are levelling the playing field for the unbanked and underserved in Africa. Disrupt Africa’s African Tech Startups Funding…

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Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit
Applications open to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit

Applications are open to startups from around the continent to Pitch Live at the Africa Startup Summit in Kigali on February 13th to 15th 2019, with 10 startups to be given the chance to take to the stage before an audience of over 400 investors, corporate partners, accelerators and media. The Africa Startup Summit will bring together…

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Industry leaders announced to speak at Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2019
35 industry leaders announced to speak at Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2019

With less than three months to go until Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2019 on February 13-15th, the first 35 expert speakers from across the continent have been announced for the pan-African event at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda. The Summit will connect over 400 African corporates, start-ups, investors and creatives, sharing insights from industry leaders…

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Preview of Africa Tech Summit Kigali

Africa Tech Summit Kigali on February 13th – 15th 2019, will once again provide unrivaled insight, networking and business opportunities for African and international tech leaders and investors who want to business in Africa. Three Summits The three day African Tech Summit will feature, – The Future Summit, The Africa Start-up Summit and The Creative…

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