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Ten African startups have been selected to take part in the fourth edition of Startupbootcamp AfriTech’s ASIP Accelerator Programme, securing US$18,000 in funding and three months of mentorship, access to resources, and networking opportunities.
Nigerian agritech startup, ThriveAgric, has partnered with global nonprofit organisation, Heifer International to empower 125,000 smallholder farmers.
Pan-African Banking Group, Ecobank Group, has announced Koree, a fintech company based in Cameroon, as the overall winner of the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge.
Koree from Cameroon is the competition’s first ever female-led fintech winner having beaten eight other finalists to claim the top prize of US$50,000; Wolf Technology from Democratic Republic of Congo came in second, winning US$10,000, while Kenya’s Flexpay Technologies were the second runner-up, taking home US$5,000; the 2023 edition drew participation from over 1,400 fintechs
Koree beat eight finalists and 1,490 pitches to win $50,000 in non-dilutive funding at the Ecobank Fintech Challenge.