Leading startup ecosystem kicked off a 4-day design hackathon where young entrepreneurs could gain practical skills on user experience(UX) and user design(UI). The design hackathon was put in place by Pangea Accelerator and Garage48 with support from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Cooperation Fund and hosted by iBiz Africa at Strathmore University. In …
Welcome to the official launch of the Pangea ScaleUp program as we unveil the first cohort of the program! About this event Three months ago, we began a journey aimed at enabling locally funded startups to accelerate their enterprises to the next level. This saw us run a scale-up program call for applications campaign offering …
You have been on your entrepreneurship journey for a while now. Things were rocky at first, you encountered many challenges along the way, you had sleepless nights trying to figure out how your business would stay afloat. Many times, you thought about quitting, but you did not. You pushed through and now, your business is …
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Program expected to build capacity and inject investment into Blue economy startups from Africa Women and youth-owned ocean-based enterprises key target NAIROBI, KENYA June 29th, 2021… Norwegian-based accelerator Pangea has today unveiled Kenya’s first-ever Blue Economy accelerator program. The move is aimed at advancing a sustainable blue economy ecosystem in Kenya as a vehicle for …
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The program aims to enable more African entrepreneurs to gain access to the capital they need to move to scale their business Successful start-ups to tap into the vast networks of Pangea Accelerator while receiving relevant coaching that speaks to the needs of their businesses Pangea Accelerator CEO and Co-founder Jonas Tesfu NAIROBI, 12th May …
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When you think of coffee, you think of NESTLÉ. NESTLÉ has been a market leader in coffee and has a wide variety of power brands such as NESCAFÉ, NESCAFÉ RICOFFY, STARBUCKS @ Home and NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto. NESCAFE seeks to further engage it’s youth market by providing digitally-driven solutions that provide customer experiences beyond the …
OVERVIEW▪ How can research and development address dysfunctional affordable housing approaches we see inAfrica provides people both with better living conditions and a better quality of life.▪ Can Research and development in affordable housing fix the gaps in housing such as policy, innovation tomake housing affordable, will the infusion of technology increase efficiency of service …
Pangea Accelerator, in partnership with the Norwegian embassy, launched the first of a kind Blue Economy project; at the Blue Economy Webinar held on 8/4/2021. With several initiatives around the blue economy being kicked off, all around the globe, more so in Africa, it was a delightful session where government, private sector, investors, students and …
The African Blue Economy sectors generate a value of USD 296 billion with 49 million jobs today. 38 of 54 African countries are coastal states with over 90% of Africa’s imports and exports transported by sea. The Blue economy sector is therefore of significant importance and has a high potential for growth. This webinar will …
There is a real need to explore the role of innovation and digital technology in empowering and transforming the lives of women and girls in cities. Further to this, women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women …