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Alibaba to raise HK$12bn in exchangeable bonds
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Alibaba offers $1.5m grants to African entrepreneurs

Alibaba Philanthropy and the Jack Ma Foundation have announced $1.5 million in grants for African entrepreneurs creating innovative solutions to the continent’s major challenges. This forms part of the launch of the 8th edition of Africa’s Business Heroes. The 2026 edition carries the theme ‘Defining Africa’s Future Today’. It targets entrepreneurs working in climate-smart agriculture, […]

Five Nigerian startups receive N196m funding
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Five Nigerian startups receive N196m funding

Orange Corners Innovation Pitch Competition awarded €120,000 (about N196.05 million) to five Nigerian entrepreneurs. The Punch stated that Deluxe Creation Studios, Film Anatomie Manufacturing, Tquart Food, Klay Functional Foods & Production Limited, and Nutrition4Kids NG are among the startups that received funds. The entrepreneurs would have access to a €120,000 startup capital made up of […]