Bridging and accelerating the African tech ecosystem.
Cape Town-based AfricArena is the highest impact tech ecosystem accelerator & deal flow platform in Africa. Going into its sixth year, AfricArena has operated in three key spheres that underpin Africa’s economic landscape: tech startups, corporates, and investors (i.e. angel investors, VCs, corporate VCs, and other institutional investors).
Through open innovation challenges, in partnership with corporations, AfricArena has brought together these 3 spheres, to foster co-investment and collaboration that can move the economies and people of the continent forward. The 2022 AfricArena Grand Summit, preceded by 4 regional Summits in Johannesburg, Dakar, Tunis, and Nairobi, will take place in Cape Town in November 2022. AfricArena aims to create links and opportunities between startups, investors, and established companies and between the African continent and the rest of the world.
AfricArena stands as a bridge between the international and African tech innovation ecosystems., visit our website.
Startup, Tech, Event Management, Ecommerce, TechConference, Innovation, Disruptive, Open Innovation Challenge, Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Tech Ecosystem
AfricArena is an African tech accelerator that runs Corporate Open Innovation challenges throughout the African continent. While executing our open innovation we aim to foster the African tech environment by producing a range of physical events that connect entrepreneurs, investors and corporates.
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Euronext Finance, Financial Services | Euronext Finance, Financial Services | Other 7 Dec 2023 | | |
EDF Energy, Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing | EDF Energy, Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing | Other 15 Sep 2023 | | |
Bond'innov Civic and Social Organizations | Bond'innov Civic and Social Organizations | Other 29 Oct 2023 | | |
La French Tech Mauritius French Tech, IT Services and IT Consulting | La French Tech Mauritius French Tech, IT Services and IT Consulting | Other 25 Jan 2023 | | |
Technopôle Brest-Iroise Business Consulting and Services | Technopôle Brest-Iroise Business Consulting and Services | Other 24 Jul 2022 | | |
Agence Française de Développement International development, Banking | Agence Française de Développement International development, Banking | Other 19 Sep 2021 16 Jun 2023 | | |
UK Atomic Energy Authority Research, National and local authorities | UK Atomic Energy Authority Research, National and local authorities | Other 15 Nov 2022 | | |
Breega Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Breega Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 18 Apr 2024 | | |
Viva Technology Trade show, IT Services and IT Consulting | Viva Technology Trade show, IT Services and IT Consulting | Other 16 Jun 2023 | | |
Impact Hub Startup accelerator & VC, Civic and Social Organizations | Impact Hub Startup accelerator & VC, Civic and Social Organizations | Other 7 Jul 2021 | |