Search results for "tech startups"
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2.8KAwardsPIVOT East 2015 Semi-finalists Announced
PIVOT East, has unveiled semifinalist for this year’s event. The competition opened the call for applications in April 2015 with startups from...
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Awards
Crowdfunding platform Afrikstart dedicated to African entrepreneurs
With President Barack Obama attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya in July, 2015 is deemed to be the Year Of the...
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2.8KAppsTalkingBookz to disrupt traditional book publishing in Africa and beyond
Nigeria’s first audiobook online store and publisher, TalkingBookz provides users with unlimited downloads to 3000+ audiobooks including many international bestsellers.
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Ghana
MEST Incubator & Samsung partner in West Africa
Recognized as one of Fast Company’s Top 10 “Most Innovative Companies in Africa”, The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has announced...
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East Africa
Want to invest directly in growth stage African companies?
As of today ordinary investors can now invest directly in equity and debt fundraising campaigns by unlisted growth-stage companies in select frontier...
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Events
Day 3 events at Social Media Week Lagos
Social Media Week is into its third day here in Lagos. Today see’s Nigerian entertainment industry’s heaviest hitters coming together to talk about...
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Events
#GetLocal in Lagos this week at Social Media Week
Social Media Week Lagos attendees are encouraged to #GetLocal this Friday 27th and explore Lagos’s tech and creative communities. The city’s most...
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East Africa
Mobile operators emerge as Africa’s latest VC investor
Venture capital (VC) funding is slowly but surely arriving in Africa for in greater quantities. High profile funding rounds in 2014 for...
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Events
Soweto Innovation Week coming soon
Johannesburg’s south western township, Soweto, will host its first ever technology and digital conference this April.
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Events
Cameroon start-ups competition
Cameroon Angels Network is organizing a pitch competition at GICAM in Douala, Cameroon on November 29th 2014 called #YouCAN. In partnership with...
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Innovation
African online recruitment pushes beyond traditional jobs boards
Online recruitment in Africa has been on an upward curve in the past few years, both for full-time and temporary work, with...
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1.9KInnovationMobile Web Africa 2014 ready to “rock” Johannesburg
Mobile Web Africa is returning to South Africa on the 10th and 11th of September in Johannesburg. The organisers, All Amber tell...
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2.9K1AwardsDEMO Africa Application Window Closes
The application window for DEMO 2014 has finally closed with VC4Africa confirming that 27 African countries are represented this year.
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Kenya
David Sainsbury Launches East African Investment Company
British retail billionaire Lord David Sainsbury has set up an investment vehicle to invest solely in East African businesses. According to report by Kenyan newspaper Business Daily,...
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Events
Pivot East finalists announced
25 exceptional mobile startups from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia have been selected to compete in the final of PIVOT East 2014.
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Events
Lean start-up machine commences today in Lagos
Lean Startup Machine (LSM) commences its workshop today and throughout this weekend in Lagos, Nigeria. The aim of this weekend is to...
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Awards
PIVOT East 2014 Semi-finalists Announced
PIVOT East the startups competition geared towards nurturing the growing ICT talent in East Africa, has unveiled semifinalist for this year’s competition....
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Apps
Android wearable launched by Google
Google has just launched a version of its Android operating system designed specifically for wearable devices.
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Awards
Nigeria: LeadPath Accelerator launches in Lagos
LeadPath Accelerator programme opened its doors for business in Lagos last Friday with the aim of investing $100,000 in a range of...
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2.5K1AwardsEricsson Application Awards 2014 for students and SME’s
Deadline: 28th February, 2014: Is your app a winner? Developers, startups and students who have an idea for a great app, here...
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Start-Ups
African accelerator 88MPH to launch in Nigeria
African accelerator and investment fund 88mph will expand its operations to Nigeria in the first quarter of 2014, adding to the programmes...
