Start-Ups

Call for start-ups to pitch to investors at HGAS in Lagos

West African start-ups are invited to apply to pitch investors for the High Growth Africa Summit hosted by Starta and Ingressive. The High Growth Africa Summit 2016...

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Best African App 2016

The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across the continent and we now preview the Best African...

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5 disruptive innovations changing business models in Africa

Business models are being disrupted by technology across Africa and we now take a closer look at the five disruptive innovations shortlisted for...

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Think big and innovate at GE Lagos Garage

GE developed the garages programme in the United States in 2012 to reinvigorate Americans’ interest in innovation, invention and manufacturing. The first international...

SAP Launches Co-Innovation Lab in Africa

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SAP Launches Co-Innovation Lab in Africa

SAP announced the opening of Africa’s first ever SAP Co-Innovation Lab (COIL). With a strong focus on collaboration, the lab offers a...

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Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards Finalists 2016 are revealed

The finalists for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2016 have been announced with a shortlist featuring the leading mobile and tech companies from...

High Growth Africa Summit coming to Lagos in November

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High Growth Africa Summit coming to Lagos in November

The High Growth Africa Summit, a 2-day conference on how to build, scale and fund high growth businesses in Africa will take...

Co-working spaces need to provide more than just office space

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Co-working spaces need to add more value

As the innovation ecosystem in Nairobi – Africa’s Silicon Savannah – grows, everyone needs to take a step back and consider their...

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@SW7 launches tech co-working space in northern Johannesburg

Sw7 one of Africa’s leading technology accelerators has announced the opening a technology innovation hub in the Johannesburg northern suburbs called @Sw7 Workspace....

Wutiko wins best start-up at Seedstars Dakar

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Wutiko wins best start-up at Seedstars Dakar

Seedstars World brought its Senegal round to a successful close during Seedstars Dakar. The event took place at Jokkolabs, and 9 selected...

African innovators from 25 countries face judgement day

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African innovators from 25 countries face judgement day

Following a fantastic response from African innovators, over 200 entries from 25 countries are now facing the judges for a place in the...

Start-ups announced to pitch at pitch at Seedstars Dakar

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Start-ups announced to pitch at Seedstars Dakar

Seedstars Dakar is returning to Senegal 14th of October to scout for the best entrepreneurs in technology and has announced the line...

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Final call for Appsafrica.com Innovation Award entries

Mobile, tech ventures and leading women in Africa have until midnight tomorrow, Tuesday 20th to submit their entries for the Appsafrica.com Innovation...

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Zazu using tech to trade local produce smarter

It’s 3am; gogo (granny) rises from her bed to prepare to catch the bus from her farming village on the Mozambican border...

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Deadline for the Appsafrica.com Award entries approaching

Mobile, tech ventures and leading women in Africa have just two weeks left to submit their entries for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Award...

Chalkboard Education Wins Seedstars Accra

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Chalkboard Education Wins Seedstars Accra

Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets brought its Ghana round to a successful close with local company Chalkboard...

Gebaya to launch marketplace and training for developers

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Gebaya to launch developer marketplace and training hub in East Africa

Many years ago Coders4Africa (C4A) took on the challenge to produce more African software developers and have now launched Gebaya a developer...

Health start-up Kangpe wins Seedstars Lagos

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Health start-up Kangpe wins Seedstars Lagos

Seedstars Lagos took place last night in Seedspace, where 8 selected startups were invited to present their ideas in front of the...

mobile payments used for churches in Africa

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Mobile payments to churches helping to create new start-ups

Mobile payments to churches accounted for 4% of mobile money transactions in Nigeria, so it is not surprising that entrepreneurs are seeing this as...

African startups need to get their hands dirty, move fast and tweak

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African startups need to get their hands dirty, move fast and tweak

A lot of African startups are moving really slow today because the founders are not getting their hands dirty. Building a startup...

Malaik to simplify impact investing across Africa

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Malaik platform to simplify and track impact investing across Africa

Malaik the Hausa, Swahili, and Arabic words for ‘Angel’ is also an impact focused equity crowdfunding platform allowing accredited investors co-invest in high...