GFA Daily Digest Monday, 31 August 2020

Latest News
Rwanda, Begins To Start Processing The “Start-up Act,” 20 other African Countries to follow
The Rwandan government has become the latest on the continent to start working on implementing a Startup Act, which it hopes will spur the development of the country’s tech-based services industry. Read more
ATU Africa Launches The Innovation Challenge To Support Young African Innocators To Present Their ICT Innovations
The Africa Telecommunication Union(ATU) has launched the ATU Africa Innovations Challenge 2020; a competition designed to identify and support young African innovators who have developed mobile applications useful for benefiting the fight to contain COVID-19’ and possibly other emergency situations in Africa in future. Read More
Funding In Southern Africa
Job Crystal receives R4.2 million investment from an investment fund for female entrepreneurs and women founders
Job Crystal is one of South Africa’s leading recruitment companies. Founded by dynamic female duo, Sasha Knott and Kelly Louw, Job Crystal has established its name as a premium recruitment company. Read more
Call For Applications & Other Events
Webinar : Kalon Venture Partners, A Registered Section 12J Venture Capital Company
This webinar is hosted in partnership with Kalon Venture Partners, a registered Section 12J Venture Capital Company, these informative webinars will offer insight into everything you need to know about Section 12J. Read more
In this episode of GFA-Attract, we discuss with Kennedy Mubita, Nairobi based Venture Capital Lead for Africa & Middle east at SC Ventures, the venture capital arm of Standard Chartered Bank. SC Ventures is a $100 million fund focused on FinTech investments.
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