#STARTUPNIGHTAFRICA
THE HAGUE / BERLIN / NEW YORK / LONDON
Start-Up Night Africa events are organised in major cities worldwide, connecting ambitious, high-growth female entrepreneurs with funding, international markets, and partnerships.
START-UP NIGHT AFRICA, THE HAGUE, 17 SEPTEMBER 2025
Connecting high-growth women entrepreneurs from Africa and the Netherlands to access new markets, partnerships, and funding opportunities.
This important event is organised in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs represented by Peter Derrek Hof, Ambassador Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, Director Social Development; Marchel Gerrmann, Ambassador for Business and Development, Director Sustainable Economic Development; and Anne le Guellec, Director International Enterprise Department.
Showcasing 10 women entrepreneurs from across Africa and The Netherlands who are operating high-growth businesses in Africa, with the aim of expanding into new markets and forming partnerships within the continent. The programme will provide a dynamic platform for these women entrepreneurs to present their businesses to potential investors, buyers, banks, VIP guests, and key government officials in The Netherlands.
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Participants at Start-Up Night Africa, The Hague 2024
Past Events
START-UP NIGHT AFRICA, THE HAGUE, 11 JUNE 2024
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LIONESS RADIO SHOW - EVENT PODCASTS
Podcast Interview Guest: Nishdeep Sethi, Group Director of Structured Finance at the African Guarantee Fund.
She speaks to Melanie Hawken about AGF's impact focused work in overseeing the implementation of the AFAWA Guarantee for Growth programme, which aims to enhance the capacity of financial institutions to address the needs of Africa’s women entrepreneurs.
Podcast Interview Guest: Vignesh Subramani, Head of Sales & Distribution, SME Business, Absa Bank, South Africa.
He speaks to Melanie about the work that Absa has been doing to address the funding challenges facing women business owners in growth mode, and in particular the launch of She Thrives, the bank's dedicated and holistic banking solution for women.
Podcast Interview Guests: Sasha Knott, co-founder of Job Crystal, based in South Africa and the UK; and Dupe Killa-Kafidipe, founder of Platinum Fisheries in Nigeria.
This podcast learns more about the experiences of women entrepreneurs from the Lionesses of Africa community in growth mode and looking for funding to take their businesses to the next level.
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WATCH THE PITCH SESSIONS AT START-UP NIGHT AFRICA, THE HAGUE 2024
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PHOTO GALLERIES
Start-Up Night Africa, The Hague, July 2023
Start-Up Night Africa, The Hague, June 2024
IT'S TIME TO GO GLOBAL
For many women entrepreneurs in Africa, getting access to key global markets is a real challenge. There is a need to provide powerful platforms where established and up-and-coming women entrepreneurs on the continent who are developing innovative solutions, and exciting brands and products, can showcase their businesses to the world’s buyers, influencers, investors and collaborators. Lionesses of Africa's Start-up Night! Africa events take place in major cities across the globe and connect Africa's exciting new generation of women entrepreneurs to international market opportunities.
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PAST EVENT VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
[WATCH] Highlights reel of Start-up Night! Africa, London — ‘Global Brand Builders’
EVENT NEWS
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
START-UP NIGHT! AFRICA - Berlin, 26 October 2017
The first in a series of Lionesses of Africa Start-up Night! Africa events took place in Berlin on 26 October 2017, in partnership with the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in Germany. 5 High growth potential entrepreneurs from the Lionesses of Africa community pitched their digital solutions to an audience of over 300 attendees.
START-UP NIGHT! AFRICA - Berlin, 20 March 2018
The second Lionesses of Africa Start-up Night! Africa event took place in Berlin on 20 March 2018, in partnership with the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in Germany. 2 high growth potential women entrepreneurs from the Lionesses of Africa community pitched their new Apps at this event, to an audience of over 300 attendees.
START-UP NIGHT! AFRICA - London, 26 April 2018
The third Lionesses of Africa Start-up Night! Africa event took place in London on 26 April 2018, in partnership with Standard Bank Wealth International. 9 global brand building women entrepreneurs from the Lionesses of Africa community pitched their businesses and showcased their products at this event, to an audience of over 200 attendees.