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22 African tech-preneurs join global Endeavor Network

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2 months ago

March 13, 2024

Twenty-two African tech-preneurs drawn from 10 startups in the continent, have been accepted into the global Endeavor Network, which will afford them access to various support services to help their companies scale.

The Endeavor Network initiative, according to its facilitators in a statement, “works to catalyse long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring, and accelerating the best high-impact entrepreneurs worldwide, and has accepted a host of African entrepreneurs into its network in recent years.”

“The Endeavor Network project which started in June
2023, has since enlisted a further 22 entrepreneurs from 10 African startups that have joined the global network.

“The organisation now supports 2,555 entrepreneurs from 1,568 companies in 42 markets around the world.”

Giving a breakdown of the selected startups, the statement said:

“The 38th Virtual International Selection Panel (ISP) held in June 2023 saw Deepankar Rustagi of Nigerian retail-tech startup, OmniBiz and Said Ouissal, a Moroccan edge management and orchestration solution, ZEDEDA, selected to join.

“At the 96th ISP, held in July in Bali, Indonesia, Mostafa Amin, Muhammad Habib, and Abdallah Nofal from Egyptian on-demand grocery and household essentials delivery company, Breadfast, were selected to join the network, alongside Tunde Kara, Olumide Fayankin, Gatumi Aliyu, and Oyewale Oyepeju from Nigerian food supply chain startup, Vendease.

“The 39th virtual ISP in August saw Mohamed Elhorishy, Ismail Omar, and Abdelrahman Sherief from Egyptian social commerce startup, Taager, joined Endeavor’s ranks, while Wissem Souissi of Tunisian due diligence platform, Dasseti, was selected at the 40th Virtual ISP held in September.

“Further African founders were selected at the 97th ISP held in October in Rome, Italy, namely Mostafa El Beltagy, Abdel-Azim Osman, Ahmed Rafea, and Mohamed Abou Ghanima of Egyptian prop-tech startup, Nawy, and Brian Mogeni and Mike Otieno of Kenyan startup Wowzi, which connects African creatives with global brands.

“Michael Heyink from South African asset financing company, Yellow, joined Endeavor at the 43rd Virtual ISP held in January, while Cordel Robbin-Coker and Lucy Hoffman of South African mobile games developer, Carry1st, were selected to join the network at the 44th Virtual ISP in February.”

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RepAir, Cella partner to launch carbon capture in Kenya

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2 days ago

April 27, 2024

Akanimoh Etim

Global Direct Air Capture (DAC) firm, RepAir, has entered into a partnership with carbon storage technology company, Cella, to launch a first-of-its-kind innovative Carbon Capture and Storage venture in Kenya.

In a statement on its website on Friday, RepAir said the venture will see a replication of its “cultivating partnerships” with storage firms in Europe, U.S. and Africa.

“This storage agreement will streamline the sale of high-quality carbon credits to off-takers, enabling corporations to meet evolving ESG standards, manage offsets and advance towards net zero goals,” the statement issued by RePAir CEO, Amir Amir Shiner, stated.

“Our solution sets a new standard, requiring only 600 kWh per ton of CO2 captured, marking the lowest energy consumption on the market.

“This agreement is perfectly aligned with the launch of our commercial demonstrator in 2025, empowering RepAir to offer high-quality carbon credits to our customers.

“It will see to the establishment of a storage partnership with Cella aimed at creating dedicated value chains for extracting CO2 from the atmosphere and permanently storing it underground through in-situ mineralization.

Corey Pattison, CEO, Cella, who also issued a statement on the partnership, said “by partnering with Cella at our first demonstration site, RepAir can capitalize on two critical resources: the potential for truly permanent, highly verifiable carbon storage via mineralization combined with Kenya’s abundant renewable energy sources.

“Together these resources provide a comprehensive solution for capturing and storing CO2 for off-takers. This collaboration represents an extraordinary opportunity to nurture mutual growth.”

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Intel Liftoff Hackathon 2024 calls for applications from African AI startups

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3 days ago

April 26, 2024

Akanimoh Etim

Applications for the 2024 cohort of Intel Liftoff Hackathon has opened for African AI startups designed to bring together aspiring tech entrepreneurs, software developers, and AI enthusiasts to collaborate, innovate, and create solutions to concrete African challenges.

In its second edition, the hackathon welcomes pioneering early-stage AI startup teams from the African continent, delving into experiments with LLM technology, a statement on the website of the organiser stated.

It added that the Intel Liftoff Hackathon for African AI Startups, which will be held online on May 27-31, is themed “Hack and Connect”, and will take place in partnership with Modus Africa, University Mohamed VI Polytechnic, Morocco

Other partners include TUT Hub of Artificial Intelligence Institute of South Africa, Prosper Africa, UM6P Ventures, FAST Accelerator, Innov8 Technology Hubs, and Open Startups International.

“The hackathon will feature hands-on workshops that will allow learning of AI essentials; three days of challenges with mentors to test skills; exhibition opportunities to showcase startups and forge partnerships with industry leaders; and networking opportunities to engage with fellow startups and gain insights from domain experts in the AI ecosystem,” the statement said.

“Winners will be invited to join the Intel Liftoff for Startups programme, and receive unique mentoring sessions with ecosystem partners and marketing opportunities with blog articles,” it concluded.