Climate Tech Prize: $1 million up for grabs!
Plus other opportunities
Good morning 👋
Did you miss Hub One’s Insider Series? It was an insightful webinar that saw the speaker, Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes [Founder of Aruwa Capital] share on how founders can raise investment amid the VC funding crunch.
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In this week’s edition
Climate Tech Prize, Young Founders Programme, and other opportunities.
Supermigrate’s investment, Lemfi’s expansion, and other noteworthy Naija tech news.
Events, and more.
Opportunities you should not miss!
— Climate Tech Prize
This competition seeks technology solutions that addresses both immediate and enduring challenges faced by communities susceptible to climate-induced migration and displacement. Selected winners will be awarded prize money from a pool of $1,000,000. Five (5) winners will be selected to receive a cash prize of $200,000 each.
— Post Harvest Loss Innovation Prize
This initiative seeks the next big breakthrough in technology to reduce post-harvest losses for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. There’s $50,000 financial reward for the winning startup, as well as access to a network of experienced industry leaders, media exposure, etc.
— Young Founders Programme Autumn 2024
The Westerwelle Young Founders Programme (YFP) is a six-month fellowship for 25 leaders uplifting emerging and developing markets towards a sustainable future. The programme offers targeted support to scale founders’ ventures and develop their leadership abilities.
— AWIEF Awards 2024
This initiative seeks to recognise, honour and celebrate women founders and entrepreneurs in Africa, across industry sectors, for their achievements and contribution to the continent’s inclusive economic growth and development.
Snapshot of noteworthy events in Naija’s tech ecosystem last week:
— Supermigrate raises investment from Base Ecosystem Fund led by CB Ventures. Read more.
— 5 Nigerian startups selected for 8th Google Startup Accelerator program. Read more
— 7 Nigerian entrepreneurs among 2024 Africa’s Business Heroes competition finalists. Read more
— Lemfi expands into Mexico and Brazil. Read more
— Lagos wants to raise $121 million from taxing remote workers. Read more
— New bill seeks to digitise government offices. Read more
— MTN Nigeria loses N519bn in six months due to inflation, weak naira. Read more
— Helios raises $200 million for Africa-focused climate fund. Read more
— Ogun State to launch Electric Bike Initiative with battery swap stations in Abeokuta. Read more
— WhatsApp could exit Nigeria over FCCPC’s $220 million fine. Read more
— Shago Payments has taken Fidelity Bank to court over a $488,000 chargeback dispute. Read more
— OurPass secures a MFB license from CBN. Read more
— Flutterwave secures Enhanced Payment Service Provider License in Ghana. Read more
— Chowdeck announces exclusive partnership with Chicken Republic in Lagos, Ibadan. Read more
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Events you should attend!
— Career Brunch
— Moonshot 2024
— AWIEF2024 Conference & Awards
— WWBA Assembly
What we are reading
— 3 reasons why WhatsApp will not leave Nigeria. Link
— Steady growth in female leadership of African tech startups – report. Link
— You’re not thinking about distribution enough. Link
Thank you for reading. See you again next week 👋
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