Search results for "startup"
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3.6KInnovationi4DAfrica Tech Pitch London
Africa Tech Pitch LDN is an evening pitch event aimed at showcasing high-potential, high-impact startups addressing a need in the African market.
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3.8KAppsFuture for money remittances in Africa
SimbaPay a fintech finalist in the upcoming Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2015, is a digital money transfer provider that enables Africans living abroad to...
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2.9KEast Africa200 entrepreneurs to launch businesses on buses in Africa
Microsoft and AMPION took Appsafrica.com’s Paul Adepoju on the West African venture bus in Lagos, Nigeria to talk start-ups.
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3.2KEventsDEMO Africa ushered in with ABAN Investor Summit
The 2015 edition of Africa’s biggest startup event DEMO Africa was ushered in on Wednesday with the ABAN Investor Summit presented by...
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4.1KAppsYuzah app delivers fuel at touch of a button
In a country where fuel supply dominates daily life, Yuzah has developed a mobile app which allows users to request instant delivery of diesel...
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5.3KAppsBitcoin: a cryptocurrency ideal for Africa?
Bitcoin entrepreneurship is taking hold worldwide. The first quarter of 2015 saw record levels of investment pumped into Bitcoin startups across the...
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4.4KCryptocurrency AfricaReaching the unbanked in Africa through digital currency and blockchain
Africa is seeing a rise in Bitcoin activity, with the continent’s first Bitcoin conference having taken place earlier this year, and startups...
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2.3KEast AfricaSpark is supporting entrepreneurs launch 8 businesses in Rwanda
Spark and it’s partner Single Spark, both headquartered in the Netherlands, are launching a new program this summer where they plan to...
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4.7KEast AfricaFour new tech start ups to join think Rwanda
Tech incubator think today announced four new entrants to its incubator as part of a new think Accelerated program. In addition to...
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Finalists announced for PIVOT East 2015
25 exceptional startups that will participate in PIVOT East 2015 have been announced today. The finalists, 5 from each category were selected from...
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5.8KInnovationInvestWell platform to bridge FDI gap in Africa
With Sub-Saharan African growing at three times faster than developed markets and anticipated to drive 65% of economic growth by 2020, Africa...
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4.2KEast AfricaThink Rwanda set to announce new cohort
Millicom had the idea to create a hub where innovative tech solutions could be developed for the African continent. With that, Think Rwanda...
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3.4KAwardsPIVOT 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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SMS service seeks to reduce baby mortality in Africa
Most tech start-ups feel pressure in delivering a good experience for users but none probably as important as this one. “I wish...
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3.6KAwardsDeadline for Pivot East 2015 entries
PIVOT East the annual start-up pitching competition and conference run by m:lab East Africa is fast approaching with only four days left until...
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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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3.4KAppsTalkingBookz 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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3.0KEast AfricaAfrica’s era of tech entrepreneurs
Tech-oriented business incubators and accelerator programmes are opening their doors across Africa. Research by the World Bank has estimated that over 90...
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Last chance to register for Tech Pitch LDN tonight
Africa TechPitch supported by Appsafrica.com takes place tonight in London and is aimed at showcasing high-potential, high-impact start-ups and businesses that address a...
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5.1KAppsSafeMotos long journey to improve road safety in Rwanda
African roads are often not the smoothest, riddled with pot holes and often drivers need to take an alternative route to get...
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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...
