https://www.bizcommunity.com/Entrepreneurship Africa Entrepreneurship news 15 Entrepreneurship news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/Entrepreneurship en-us Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:23:52 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/african-gaming-startup-rise-of-fearless-raises-r165m-to-scale-mobile-game-globally-528840a African-owned mobile game developer Rise of Fearless has secured $1m (about R16.5m as of writing) in funding from advisory firm Epic Edges Capital to expand its battle royale game and grow its presence in international markets. 1-273076 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Entrepreneurship Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/western-cape-tech-startups-invited-to-apply-for-international-investor-programme-181316a Applications are open for a new programme aimed at preparing 20 Western Cape technology startups for international expansion and venture capital investment, with five businesses to receive fully funded places at GITEX Africa in Morocco. 1-272818 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Entrepreneurship Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/african-businesses-race-to-adopt-ai-but-workforce-readiness-lags-292297a African businesses are rapidly elevating artificial intelligence on the executive agenda, yet many organisations still struggle to prepare their people to use the technology effectively. That is the assessment of ALX Enterprise, the corporate learning and workforce transformation arm of ALX Africa, following a series of executive engagements across the continent. 1-272150 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Entrepreneurship Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cape-town-stadium-urine-recycling-innovator-selected-for-2026-africa-prize-747712a South African chemical engineer Dyllon Randall, who co-founded a modular urine-to-fertiliser recovery system at the Cape Town Stadium, is among four innovators selected from a shortlist of 16 to compete for the 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. 1-272102 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Entrepreneurship Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/itc-and-access-bank-team-up-to-unlock-africas-sme-growth-414739a The International Trade Centre (ITC) and Access Africa, the coordinating office for Access Bank Plc’s African subsidiaries, have established a new partnership to improve access to finance, markets and skills training for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across 14 African countries. The programme will begin with a pilot in Ghana. 1-272075 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Entrepreneurship Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/food-security-entrepreneur-odwour-midigo-wins-2026-aanit-prize-853073a Kenyan entrepreneur Odwour Midigo has won the 2026 Äänit Prize for his work tackling food insecurity and malnutrition through regenerative agriculture, school nutrition and maternal and child health programmes. 1-271879 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Entrepreneurship Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/from-rent-to-ownership-how-gideon-gitonga-is-widening-access-to-african-real-estate-964834a For many African families, owning a home remains a distant ambition. Properties exist and investment capital is available, but the financing systems connecting people, assets and investors are often fragmented or inaccessible. 1-271404 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:59:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Entrepreneurship Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/to-the-next-25-years-of-business-communications-and-conversations-967784a On 20 August 2001, the first Bizcommunity newsletter was sent, marking the beginning of a publishing journey that would give a voice to business communities across South Africa. 1-270974 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Entrepreneurship Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/moove-joins-africas-unicorn-club-at-21bn-valuation-967184a African-founded mobility company Moove has raised $250m in a Series C funding round, valuing the company at $2.1bn and making it the latest African-founded technology company to reach unicorn status. 1-270874 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Entrepreneurship Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/moment-secures-r364m-to-strengthen-africa-wide-payments-network-745622a Cape Town-based fintech Moment has raised $22m (about R364m) in Series A funding to accelerate the expansion of its payments platform across Africa, taking its total funding to $55m (more than R900m) since launch. 1-270482 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Entrepreneurship Africa