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Supporting high-potential innovative start-ups

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Supporting high-potential innovative start-ups

How digital innovation supports development and can aid the Covid-19 recovery

  • Abhinav Sinha Managing Director and Head of Technology and Telecoms BII
15 September 2022
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, many day-to-day activities – meetings, working, shopping- were made possible because they moved online. This highlighted the critical role of digital infrastructure in sustaining Continue Reading
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Stakeholders’ voice – using technology to collect feedback directly from the key people

  • Anne Arvola Senior development impact advisor Finnfund
18 July 2022
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The world has now lived with the Covid-19 pandemic for over two years. The evidence shows that it has hit the least-developed countries the hardest. At the same time, climate […]Continue Reading
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Innovative responses to Covid-19 for private sector recovery in Africa

  • Charles Odoom Head of private sector development unit ACET
12 April 2022
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In Africa, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have been the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, which resulted in the biggest contraction in Africa in the last 25 years. […]Continue Reading
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“The African continent is beginning to create an enabling environment for technology innovation to thrive” – Bosun Tijani

  • Secteur Privé & Développement
14 January 2022
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Nigeria’s Co-creation Hub (CcHub) is one of the county’s leading technology, innovation and preincubation spaces. It is a place for technologists, entrepreneurs, the Government, tech companies, and Continue Reading
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Entrepreneurs from the diaspora are ramping up innovation-led development in Africa

  • Ninon Duval Director Bond’innov
11 January 2022
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The African diaspora is a unique resource that must be harnessed. Aside from channelling financial flows back to their countries of origin, thanks to experience acquired abroad and familiarity with […]Continue Reading
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SME finance and new technologies: An interview with three specialised institutions

  • Proparco
20 March 2020
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The diversification of financing solutions available to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) appears a possibility well worth exploring in the quest to improve relations between banks and SMEs. For example, […]Continue Reading
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Are digital technologies set to revolutionise SME financing in Africa?

  • Aiaze Mitha
21 February 2020
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According to Aiaze Mitha, an entrepreneur and Fintech expert, the many digital innovations that are emerging and already exist could transform each stage of the financing value chain, opening a […]Continue Reading
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Digitisation in Africa: Channelling Funding to SMEs

  • Matthew Gamser CEO SME FINANCE FORUM
26 December 2019
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Could innovation emerge from near destruction? Would the digitisation that led to the global financial crisis preclude SMEs from obtaining the finance they needed to continue playing the crucial role […]Continue Reading
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“I’m hopeful about emerging companies entering the world of venture capitalbacked start-ups”

  • Grant Brooke Co-founder and CEO of Twiga Foods
03 December 2018
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Twiga Foods is a B2B marketplace platform that sources produce – initially only bananas – from farmers at above-market prices and delivers them to retailers at below-market prices, accomplished through […]Continue Reading
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From the dream of a cashless Africa to a constantly expanding start-up: the Zoona story

  • Mike Quinn CEO Zoona
12 November 2018
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Founded in 2009, the Zambian start-up Zoona is now in full expansion. Like all venture capital-backed start-ups, Zoona has been through its fair share of ups and downs. Its founder Mike […]Continue Reading
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