News & Events
- Deep Dive Africa II– More than 500k USD raisedStartups, from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and Rwanda participated in Deep Dive Africa II. Startups worked collaboratively to drive global investor interest and increase funding opportunities.News Article — August 19, 2022
- Launch: Investment Guide UgandaThe Investment Guide Uganda launch event brings together important actors in the Ugandan Innovations EcosystemEvent — August 19, 2022
- 22 African Smart Cities Startups Pitch their IdeasThe Smart Cities Innovation Programme had a successful online-pitch event, where the participating startups from across the Continent were able to showcase their achievements and investment readiness.News Article — June 29, 2022
- ii2030 -Co-creation Phase WorkshopWith an interactive two-day workshop facilitated by Endeva and the Rwandan Ministry for ICT and Innovation, the co-creation stage of tThe Rwanda Smart Cities Edition of the ii2030 was commenced.News Article — June 29, 2022
- Make-IT Day at hub.berlin 2022This year the Make-IT Day will be live and in person again! Taking place on the 22nd of June, at Germany's largest business festival for digital movers and makers; hub.berlin2022 at Funkhaus BerlinEvent — June 21, 2022
- Demo Day - Smart Cities Innovation ProgrammeThe SCIP Demo Day marks the finale of the Smart Cities Innovation Programme, spotlighting participating startups, connecting them with you!Event — June 19, 2022
- Growing deal flow into Africa´s startup ecosystemThe second edition of Deep Dive Africa hosted a 3-day regional virtual investment event showcasing 40 start-ups from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Rwanda to over 115 investors from Africa and Europe!News Article — March 11, 2022
- Ecosystem resilience requires resilient innovation enablersThe COVID-19 pandemic has had adverse effects on the development of entrepreneurship ecosystems.News Article — January 20, 2022
- i4Policy: a toolkit and progressive entrepreneur ship policyThe entrepreneurship policy toolkit, developed by i4Policy with support of GIZ, has proven itself as a useful knowledge repository.News Article — January 20, 2022
- Teaming up with Endeva: better transport and logistic in Rwandaii2030’s Rwanda Smart City Edition addresses some of the critical challenges Rwandan cities are facing.News Article — January 20, 2022
What we do
With our partners, we co-create strong foundations for innovation by empowering African #InnovationEcosystems. We encourage startups, innovation enablers, and political partners to connect, exchange, and scale digital solutions.
Our goal
Our goal is to make these #InnovationEcosystems future-ready – to build a resilient environment for digital visionaries and their partners. So, they can create impactful change in Africa – socially, environmentally, and economically.
OUR PARTNERS
Creating impact with a strong network
Since the start of our project we have been collaborating with a network of strong allies from innovation enablers to the private sector, civil society and policy makers.
Our latest stories
- The ii2030 Rwanda Smart City Edition JourneyTo co-create systemic solutions in the smart city space, Make-IT supports the “ii2030 Rwanda Smart City Edition” a flagship initiative of Endeva.Blog Article — May 24, 2022 — Belen Adem, Endeva
- Naa Sika: FinTech startup with an innovative banking solutionThe startup Naa Sika Micro Bank and its lead Ralph Menz are on a journey of creating innovative and trendy ways to manage money effectively.Blog Article — March 30, 2022
- Cooling with the sun? Yes! The KOOLBOKS way…Frequent power outages, high costs of buying and running generators, and the relatively high cost of refrigerators prevent many African businesses ...Blog Article — March 30, 2022
- With Optimalogistic an empty truck becomes an opportunityIn Tunisia, for every three deliveries, two trucks return empty to their cities of origin.Blog Article — March 30, 2022
