Winners Of 2023 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Pan African Business And Development Awards

Winners have emerged at the 2023 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Pan African Business and Development Awards.

The ceremony marked the 30th anniversary of Afreximbank as it hosted the inaugural Pan-African Business and Development Awards in association with the Business Council for Africa (BCA), in Accra, Ghana.

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Dataleum Wins 2023 Global Startup Awards Africa Award (West African Region)

Dataleum, Emergency Response Africa and Awabah Nigeria have emerged as the West African regional winners of the 2023 Global Startup Awards Africa Award.

The Global Startup Awards Africa is a platform that showcases and scales the most promising startups in Africa.

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MoneyAfrica Wins Inaugural Nigeria Sovereign Investment Trust Fund (NSIA) Prize For Innovation

MoneyAfrica has emerged as the inaugural winner of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Trust Fund (NSIA) Prize for Innovation.

The top three winners received a mix of cash and equity to support their start-ups. This will be disbursed in ratio 75:25 consisting of equity and cash respectively in exchange for a stake in their company. The remaining seven winners received cash prizes.

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Winners Of 2022-2023 Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa (West Africa)

Winners have emerged in the 2022-2023 Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa (West Africa) held at the launch edition of GITEX Africa 2023 in Marrakech,
Morocco.

The fourteen startups that won this year’s competition are from Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Senegal, and Benin. Nigerian startups topped the list by securing six slots at this year’s competition.

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Eight (8) Startup Businesses Emerge Winners Of 2023 Gitex Pitch Competition (Lagos Road­show Edition)

Eight (8) startup businesses have emerged winners of the 2023 Gitex Pitch Competition, Lagos Road­show edition, which was held at the Eko Innovation Centre, Ikoyi on May 12, 2023.

The winners at the Lagos Roadshow Event are Pocket Food; Fuspay Technologies; Byte; Africa Comicade, Get Equity; Alajo; Instant Rad, and Dataleum.

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Winners Of 2023 DealMakers Africa Annual Gala Awards [Nigeria & West Africa]

Winners have emerged in the 2023 DealMakers Africa Annual Gala Awards held at Villa Rosa Kempinski in Nairobi, Kenya on 14 March 2023.

Overall, West Africa continued to dominate with the highest deal value of mergers and acquisitions at US$3.29 billion, with Nigeria the centre of activity with 135 deals. It was followed by East Africa, which recorded deal value in aggregate of $2.88 billion.

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Daniel Oseni Wins 2023 Savvy Prize

Daniel Oseni has emerged overall winner of the 2023 Savvy Prize for Impact-Driven Entrepreneurs for his natural cooling system that preserves and stores tomatoes for up to 3 to 4 months without getting spoilt.

This Prize, running for its second year, seeks to recognize and support the efforts of Savvy Fellows working to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems through innovative and sustainable ways. This year’s Prize comes with a lot of benefits including up to $3,000 in cash prizes, product development support, and marketing endeavors.

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