Start-Ups
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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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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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2.3KGrowing pains for Nigerian tech start-ups
Foreign investment became a lively topic of debate today at Mobile West Africa (#MWA2014), which is being held in Lagos, Nigeria this...
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Kenya: Plantwise app gives farmers help for crop troubles
Plantwise has launched an app in Kenya that helps to improve world food security and the livelihoods of farmers in developing countries...
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Last call for Pivot East entries
Pivot Easts final call for submitting applications for the competition is today, 11th April 2014. East African Startups Application is open to...
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5 Africans win $25,000 courtesy of Google
The Google’s Africa Connected competition winners were announced at an event held in Nairobi. The competition called entrepreneurs, creatives, innovators and web-lovers...
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ZIMBABWE: Harare to host first Startup Weekend
Zimbabwe will host its first Startup Weekend event from May 16 – 18th at new tech venue, Hypercube Hub in an initiative designed to...
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RWANDA: Millicom creates tech incubator in Kigali
Millicom has announced the creation of a tech incubator in Rwanda to develop new digital solutions. The aim is to develop innovative...
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Investors flock to Lagos this week to meet new start-ups
Angel Fair West Africa (AFWA) is bringing together entrepreneurial businesses and active investors from across Africa to “do deals” in Lagos this...
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Don’t blame Lagos traffic
Nigeria needs to improve the way it does business if it is to fulfil its potential to become one of the world’s...
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Kenya: BarCamp 2014 comes to Mombasa
BarCamp will be hosted by the Mombasa Tech Community on March 29th and welcomes techies, bloggers, entrepreneurs and anyone who can make...
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Lean Start-up Machine Coming To Lagos
Lean Start-up Machine is coming to Lagos Nigeria to work with Nigerian entrepreneurs and start-ups.
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South Africa: Stellenbosch the new innovation capital of Africa?
Stellenbosch better known for wine production has set its sights on becoming one of the innovation capitals of Africa. It’s a goal...
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Nigeria: DevCon Alpha $300,000 Developer Contest
Mobile Monday Nigeria and local payment providers in Nigeria have launched a developer contest aimed at driving adoption of payment apps with...
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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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Afrikstart platform aims to fund African start-ups
Afrikstart launched is 2013, is hoping to help start-ups across Africa grow through it’s crowdfunding platform. It’s a donation-based and peer-to-peer lending...
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African blogger awards
Africa’s very first awards programme that measures online and social influencers’ reach and influence through data analysis, are open to bloggers, Instagrammers,...
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Zambia: MTN Appathon competition
MTN Zambia has launched the MTN Appathon, a competition for computer application developers. It is aimed at exposing young developers and gives...
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Kenya: PIVOT East 2014 applications now open
PIVOT East 2014, the fourth edition of East Africa’s premier mobile start-ups conference and competition which has seen the discovery of some...
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Nigeria: $20,000 up for grabs for start-ups at Techcabal Battlefield
Nigerian Startups will get the chance to present their products and businesses to an audience of users, geeks and investors in the...
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WeTech seed fund for women in technology in Africa
WeTech is launching a Seed Fund in Africa that will provide small grants to support individuals or civil society organizations to play...
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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...
