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Wed, September 24th 2014, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju

DEMO Africa Boom Camp preparing startups for pitching

Demo Africa Boom Camp is underway in Lagos Nigeria for startups that will be pitching at DEMO Africa conference. → Read more
Fri, September 12th 2014, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju

Johnson, others to speak at DEMO Africa 2014

Nigeria's communication technology minister, Omobola Johnson has been confirmed to speak at DEMO Africa 2014 holding later this month in Lagos, Nigeria. → Read more
Thu, September 4th 2014, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju

VC4Africa announces special package for investors attending DEMO Africa

Platform for startup funding VC4Africa has announced a special package for investors attending DEMO Africa. For US$650, investors would get VIP tickets to DEMO Africa and associated Investor Summit, and a 1 year Pro account subscription on VC4Africa. → Read more
Tue, September 2nd 2014, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

Microsoft sponsors DEMO Africa

Microsoft Corporation has announced it is a platinum sponsor of 2014 DEMO Africa that will be held later this month in Lagos, Nigeria. This is the third time the company would be participating in DEMO Africa through the Microsoft 4Afrika initiative. → Read more
Thu, August 21st 2014, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju

DEMO Africa to feature Angel Network Summit, Swell Innovation Awards

This year’s DEMO Africa conference is set to host the first African Angel Network Summit, as well as the Swell Innovation Awards, the organisers announced. → Read more
Wed, August 20th 2014, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

DEMO Africa organisers not worried about Ebola

The organisers of this year’s DEMO Africa technology startup conference are not worried about reported Ebola cases in host city for this year’s event, Lagos, Nigeria, and said the outbreak of the virus is not affecting planning of the event. → Read more
Mon, August 11th 2014, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi

US agencies to support YALI entrepreneurs at DEMO Africa 2014

The United States (US) Department of State and the US Africa Development Foundation (USADF) have announced their support for selected Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) entrepreneurs to attend and participate at the DEMO Africa conference in Lagos, Nigeria, on September 25 and 26. → Read more
Thu, July 10th 2014, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Nigerians dominate DEMO Africa finalists

DEMO Africa has announced the 40 finalists set to launch their startups at this year’s event in Lagos, with Nigerian entrepreneurs dominating the list of finalists. → Read more
Tue, June 24th 2014, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Judges announced for DEMO Africa as application window closes

DEMO Africa has officially closed applications for this year’s event, confirming it received applications from 27 African countries and announcing the judges. → Read more
Mon, June 16th 2014, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi

DEMO Africa extends application deadline to June 22

Startup event DEMO Africa has extended its application deadline for a week until June 22 after numerous requests to allow more time to meet the application requirements. → Read more
Mon, April 28th 2014, 09:00 · Chris Udemans

DEMO Africa launches innovation tour

Startup launchpad event DEMO Africa has announced an innovation tour of numerous capitals across Africa, allowing the DEMO team to meet tech startups from 16 countries to get them ready for the event in September. → Read more
Tue, April 15th 2014, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju

DEMO Africa 2014 to feature 12 new categories

The DEMO Africa startup launchpad event has added 12 categories to this year’s edition - which will be held in Nigeria for the first time - in a bid to make it more inclusive and provide a wider and more level playing field. → Read more
Thu, April 3rd 2014, 08:00 · Tom Jackson

Q&A: Harry Hare, executive producer, DEMO Africa

In February, it was announced this year’s DEMO Africa startup event will be taking place in Lagos, Nigeria, signalling the first occasion on which the event will be held outside of Kenya. HumanIPO caught up with executive producer Harry Hare to find out the reasons behind the move, his thoughts on the tech startup ecosystem in Nigeria and his views of DEMO Africa’s place in the African business scene. → Read more
Wed, April 2nd 2014, 12:00 · Tom Jackson

You can’t ignore Nigeria – DEMO Africa

The size of the Nigerian economy and its growing startup ecosystem make it an African market that cannot be ignored, according to DEMO Africa executive producer Harry Hare. → Read more
Mon, March 17th 2014, 16:30 · Agatha Nduku

DEMO Africa applications open

Applications are open for the DEMO African 2014 startup event, which will take place in Nigeria this year, the first time the event has moved outside of Kenya. → Read more
Mon, March 10th 2014, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi

DEMO Africa 2014 set for Nigeria

This year’s DEMO Africa event will be held in Lagos, Nigeria in collaboration with the Nigeria Federal Ministry of ICT, the LIONS@FRICA Partnership, VC4Africa and Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), breaking the tradition of the event being held in Kenya. → Read more
Thu, October 24th 2013, 20:00 · Nick Sato

Intel East Africa launches new processors at DEMO Africa

Intel East Africa has announced the launch of fourth generation processors at DEMO Africa 2013, which allow device manufacturers to produce the first fanless 2-in-1 and tablet designs based on the Core processor. → Read more
Thu, October 24th 2013, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi

South Africa dominates Enterprise category at DEMO Africa

South Africa dominated the Enterprise category at the ongoing DEMO Africa event in Nairobi, with startups FraudCracker, Xtendevent and CityMark taking to the stage to pitch their unique concepts. → Read more
Thu, October 24th 2013, 13:00 · Nick Sato

DEMO Africa 2013 begins in Nairobi

DEMO Africa 2013 has kicked off in Nairobi with over 40 tech startups set to pitch in a bid to catch the eye of investors and venture capitalists. → Read more
Tue, October 22nd 2013, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi

DEMO Africa kicking off this week

This year’s DEMO Africa commences in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday this week, bringing together investors and innovators from across Africa, with tech startups pitching for funding and technical support. → Read more