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Omar Shoukry Sakr and the laboratory you don’t have to own
A scientist trained in Geneva, a startup education in Berlin, and an idea built for Egypt: Omar Shoukry Sakr has spent a decade making laboratory access a service. Now Nawah Scientific is taking that idea across borders.
Edwin Bruno knows what an introduction is worth
He started by finding customers for his own ideas. With Smart Lab, the Tanzanian entrepreneur is helping other founders reach the people who can give theirs a chance.
La Carica delle 101 gives startups a fresh pair of eyes
Two hours, a team of experienced women, and no invoice. The Milan nonprofit turns professional networks into focused mentoring for founders who need a different view of their business.
Africa’s Business Heroes Turns a Pitch Contest Into Continental Infrastructure
The Jack Ma Foundation’s African flagship gives ten founders $1.5 million each year. The sharper invention is everything around the cheque: a public, multilingual test of who can explain, prove and scale a business across 54 countries.
Impact Amplifier Makes Good Intentions Investable
From Nando’s pepper farmers to businesses turning waste into products, the South African firm works on the awkward middle of impact investing: getting good ideas ready for money, then checking what the money changes.
Wennovation Hub Lost Its Office. The Work Went Home.
The Nigerian venture builder once squeezed into a co-founder’s flat. Today, its work spans farm businesses, founder training and the patient business of making young companies ready for money.
Harambeans Is Building a Network That Picks Up the Phone
The African founder alliance pairs small investment checks with relationships built to last. A test of that promise came when two members stopped trusting each other.