Female Leadership
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Legendary Food Africa crowned winner of the 2023 Sankalp Africa Awards
Legendary Foods, a food-tech startup from Ghana, won the 10th Edition of the Sankalp Africa Summit Awards. Vetsark, the agri-financing startup and Agki Medical, a healthcare startup, were the first and second runner-ups, respectively. Legendary Foods delivers the nutrition of meat at the price and sustainability of plants using insect agriculture made into delicious products.
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BD Waste and Chestify AI Labs selected for the Telecel ASIP Accelerator
Two Ghanaian startups, BD Waste and Chestify AI Labs, have been selected for the Telecel Group ASIP Accelerator. Anchored by telecoms giant Telecel, the Africa Startup Initiative Program supports the next generation of early-stage African tech startups disrupting key industry verticals, including fintech, insuretech, agritech, and digitizing the informal economy, among others. BD Waste is
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Legendary Foods lands new investment from Nairobi Business Angel Network
The foodtech company has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from the Nairobi Business Angel Network to address food insecurity. Legendary Foods delivers the nutrition of meat at the price and sustainability of plants using insect agriculture made into delicious products. Led by Shobhita Soor, the company produces palm weevil larva, a local delicacy that
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Jetstream Africa scores $13 million to facilitate cross border trade across African countries
Jetstream Africa, the technology-enabled logistics company, has secured a $ 13 million pre-Series A financing to scale into various markets in the continent. The funds will be used to support Jetstream’s expansion into new countries and the continued development of its technology platform, which vertically aggregates the fragmented financing and logistics vendors that support trade