Women in Action

Bridging the gender gap – the rise of women led startups in Africa

September 5, 2018
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The entrepreneurial ecosystem has been on a steady rise around the world. So has the growth of female-owned businesses and establishment. This has been especially so in Africa where growth…

StanChart partners with Women in Tech Incubator in search for women-led startups in Kenya

September 4, 2018
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Standard Chartered Bank has kicked off the search for its second cohort of women-led technology startups which will see five entrepreneurs win $10,000 each. Through the Women in Tech Incubator,…

Cleo Capital sets $10M target to fund female entrepreneurs

August 29, 2018
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Former ProDay founder Sarah Kunst has filed to raise $10 million for her debut venture capital fund, Cleo Capital. According to Axios, the firm will give cash to female entrepreneurs who…

Dating app Bumble launches fund to invest in women-led startups

August 17, 2018
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Dating and networking app Bumble has just announced the launch of the Bumble Fund, a new pot of money focused on early stage investments specifically aimed at helping diverse, female…

Microsoft’s Venture Fund to invest $4 Million in two Female-led startups

July 26, 2018
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Microsoft's two-year-old venture fund, M12, is running a competition for business-focused women-led tech startups and will give two winners $2 million each in funding. According to Microsoft, companies founded solely by…

New Voices Fund -a $100 million fund for women of color

July 18, 2018
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On Thursday, Richelieu Dennis, founder of SheaMoisture products and current owner of Essence Magazine, announced a $100 million fund for women entrepreneurs of color at the 2018 Essence Festival. “About…

26 finalists picked for the Pitch AgriHack competition

July 17, 2018
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Twenty six finalists made it through this year's Pitch AgriHack, a youth e-agriculture start-up support program of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), that is ran in conjuction with…

World Bank Report: High Rate of Palestinian Women Led Startups

July 13, 2018
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According to the report, twenty-three percent of Palestinians who founded tech companies in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are women, a figure that is almost twice the figure of cities…

Lady Gaga working on a new beauty startup

July 13, 2018
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Singer, actress and restauranteur Lady Gaga is seeking to add another feather to her cap. The entertainer’s company, Ate My Heart Inc., is currently working on a new brand of cosmetics called…

Kenyan insurtech startup Bismart raises funding from GreenTec

July 12, 2018
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Kenyan insurtech startup Bismart has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from the Germany-based GreenTec Capital. Founded by insurance veteran, Bismart provides a digital interface to offer insurance products and services…