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    Make-IT in Africa supported Startup BasiGo Secures $42 Million for Electric Bus Expansion in East Africa
    BasiGO, an East African startup, is revolutionizing e-mobility with electric buses. Supported by Make-IT's SCIP program, they secured $42M, too accelerate sustainable transit and clean mobility usage
    News Article — November 26, 2024
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    Accelerating Climate-Tech Innovation in West Africa
    Make-IT in Africa is now Implemeting a Climate Tech Project called the Catalist Initiative with a focus on Francophone West Africa.
    News Article — August 27, 2024 — Rosina Naab
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    Make-IT in Africa and the FIWARE Foundation present FIWARE4Africa
    FIWARE4Africa - a capacity development program for Digital Innovation Hubs on FIWARE's open source technologies and standards
    News Article — June 20, 2024 — Desiree Winges
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    The Hub Specialisation Playbook
    A guide for African innovation support organisations with lessons from the Make-IT in Africa's Hubs Go GreenTech (HUGG) program
    News Article — January 29, 2024 — Alex Calvin Gbetie
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    Co-designing Solutions to close the gender-financing Gap in Africa
    Female-founding teams in Africa received an abysmal 1% of total funding on the continent in 2021. Make-IT in Africa launches the ScaleX Project to support early-stage gender-lens ecosystem actors.
    News Article — September 21, 2023 — Mansi Gupta
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    Apply now for the program that brings Real Growth
    Are you a startup in Africa with a digital product or services already in the market? Then apply to this Growth Hacking Program to increase sales, get customers and grow your Business.
    News Article — September 20, 2023 — Alex Calvin Gbetie
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    Apply now for our new Promoting Local R&D Program
    Are you a Makerspace in Western or Eastern Africa? Then apply to our Research and Development program and join us as we bridge the innovation gap to drive impactful change.
    News Article — September 19, 2023 — Rosina Naab
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    Open Innovation Program Toolkit
    A framework and guide for ESOs to foster collaboration between SGBs and large enterprises
    News Article — August 8, 2023 — Claire Jowell
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    Make-IT in Africa Women in Leadership Program – 'a gamechanger'
    The Women in Leadership Program with Stellenbosch Business School provides African women with skills, resources and support to become tomorrow’s successful leaders in the innovation space.
    News Article — March 31, 2023 — Bartha Alexander
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    Transitioning Tech Hubs into GreenTech Spaces
    Together with IRESEN and Viridian we gathered twelve West African tech hubs in Dakar, Senegal, for a Bootcamp. The overarching topic: transitioning the hubs into Greentech spaces.
    News Article — March 30, 2023 — Alex Calvin Gbetie
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Basigo go electric hero 01
Make-IT in Africa supported Startup BasiGo Secures $42 Million for Electric Bus Expansion in East Africa
BasiGO, an East African startup, is revolutionizing e-mobility with electric buses. Supported by Make-IT's SCIP program, they secured $42M, too accelerate sustainable transit and clean mobility usage
News Article — November 26, 2024
Catalist Logo White RGB
Accelerating Climate-Tech Innovation in West Africa
Make-IT in Africa is now Implemeting a Climate Tech Project called the Catalist Initiative with a focus on Francophone West Africa.
News Article — August 27, 2024 — Rosina Naab
FIWARE4 Africa Call for Interest V0
Make-IT in Africa and the FIWARE Foundation present FIWARE4Africa
FIWARE4Africa - a capacity development program for Digital Innovation Hubs on FIWARE's open source technologies and standards
News Article — June 20, 2024 — Desiree Winges
Playbook Cover 1
The Hub Specialisation Playbook
A guide for African innovation support organisations with lessons from the Make-IT in Africa's Hubs Go GreenTech (HUGG) program
News Article — January 29, 2024 — Alex Calvin Gbetie
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Africa Connect Startup Week: hosted in Berlin
From 20-24 Nov. 2023, many high-ranking leaders from Africa and Europe are gathering in Berlin for the G20 Compact and G20 Investment Summit to strengthen private sector and investments in Africa.
News Article — October 31, 2023
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Co-designing Solutions to close the gender-financing Gap in Africa
Female-founding teams in Africa received an abysmal 1% of total funding on the continent in 2021. Make-IT in Africa launches the ScaleX Project to support early-stage gender-lens ecosystem actors.
News Article — September 21, 2023 — Mansi Gupta
Homepage
Apply now for the program that brings Real Growth
Are you a startup in Africa with a digital product or services already in the market? Then apply to this Growth Hacking Program to increase sales, get customers and grow your Business.
News Article — September 20, 2023 — Alex Calvin Gbetie
Microsoft Teams image 51
Apply now for our new Promoting Local R&D Program
Are you a Makerspace in Western or Eastern Africa? Then apply to our Research and Development program and join us as we bridge the innovation gap to drive impactful change.
News Article — September 19, 2023 — Rosina Naab
Screenshot 2023 09 15 091558
Open Innovation Program Toolkit
A framework and guide for ESOs to foster collaboration between SGBs and large enterprises
News Article — August 8, 2023 — Claire Jowell

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