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Wed, October 8th 2014, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi

1% club to hold Crowdfunding for African innovators at Nailab

African innovators who need funding to kick start or boost their social or environment projects have been invited to be part of a two day Crowd-funding initiative to be held at the Nailab on 9th and 10th October. → Read more
Tue, September 2nd 2014, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Nairobi’s Nailab raises over 5 million to support season 3 and 4 entrepreneurs

Five startups from the Nailab were on Friday able to garner a total of Ksh. 1million each in investments after pitching at the incubator’s Demo day which is in its fourth year. → Read more
Wed, June 4th 2014, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenya’s Nailab unveils fourth cohort

Nairobi-based startup incubator Nailab has unveiled its fourth cohort since inception in 2010 and the second under a partnership with the Kenya ICT Authority, from which it expects to have incubated 30 startups by 2016. → Read more
Fri, May 16th 2014, 08:00 · Agatha Nduku

Nailab’s Kisumu hackathon takes place today

Kenyan incubator Nailab’s two-day hackathon in the lakeside town of Kisumu begins today, based on employment, security and health solutions. → Read more
Thu, March 27th 2014, 17:30 · Agatha Nduku

SokoText wins Nailab Crowdfunding Bootcamp

SokoText, an SMS service tackling food insecurity in Kenya’s urban slums, has won the Crowdfunding Bootcamp held by Nailab, 1%Club and Accenture, taking home prize money of KSh300,000 (US$3,500). → Read more
Wed, March 26th 2014, 16:00 · Agatha Nduku

Nailab hosts Crowdfunding Bootcamp Demo Day

The Nailab incubation centre in Nairobi, Kenya, today saw 19 ICT startups launch their products at an event dubbed Crowdfunding Bootcamp. → Read more
Mon, March 3rd 2014, 13:40 · Abdirizaq Hussein

Nailab showcases third batch of startups

Kenyan incubator Nailab has unveiled its third batch of startups in a event officiated by Ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Fred Matiangi, with the young entrepreneurs showcasing their innovations in governance, business, social enterprise, community and entertainment. → Read more
Mon, January 6th 2014, 12:40 · Nick Sato

Nailab rebrands, targets expansion

Kenyan startup incubator Nailab has rebranded to incorporate a new logo and vision, in a move that will see the hub expand its reach by targeting more entrepreneurs from other urban centres. → Read more
Mon, November 18th 2013, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Nailab’s hackathon set for Kisumu

The Kenyan lakeside town of Kisumu will host the Nailab’s next hackathon, geared towards bringing together tech and business developers to produce ideas that could help tackle the town’s perennial problems of unemployment, insecurity and health. → Read more
Sat, September 21st 2013, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Q&A: Nailab’s Josephine Mwangi

Kenya’s Nailab will be hosting its first hackathon outside of Nairobi this weekend when it visits Mombasa, and HumanIPO caught up with Josephine Mwangi, the hub’s public relations and marketing manager, to find out where it plans to go next. → Read more
Tue, September 17th 2013, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Nailab to host first Mombasa Hackathon

Kenyan startup incubator and accelerator Nailab will holding its first Mombasa Hackathon on Friday and Saturday, bringing together tech enthusiasts from the region to build on existing ideas and develop new ones → Read more
Thu, January 24th 2013, 20:20 · Gabriella Mulligan

Kenya ICT Board in US$1.6 million partnership with NaiLab

The Kenya ICT Board has launched a US$1.6 million partnership with private tech business incubator NaiLab as part of efforts to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and build the country’s economy. → Read more
Mon, January 21st 2013, 12:07 · Vincent Matinde

Incubator NaiLab now a Microsoft Bizspark partner

Nairobi-based tech startup incubator NaiLab is now an official partner of the Microsoft Bizspark, a project started by the software giant to promote technology innovations globally. → Read more
Fri, December 5th 2014, 10:03 · Paul Adepoju

Startup Weekend Nairobi kicks off today at Nairobi Garage

Startup Weekend, Nairobi kicks off today at the Nairobi Garage and organizers are calling all entrepreneurs, budding business men and women, operators and innovators to turn their business ideas into action by participating in the event that runs from 6pm today till 8pm Sunday at Nairobi Garage. → Read more
Thu, October 9th 2014, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Q&A: Jamlick Maina CEO Hisa Play

Many people are often lost when it comes to investing in stock with the concept being too intense and difficult to understand. A Kenyan game is seeking to simplify it for them with its new online game Hisa Play . HumanIPO caught up with its CEO Jamlick Maina to shed more light on this. → Read more
Mon, September 29th 2014, 16:12 · Susan Mwenesi

Social media the most effective marketing tool for startups – Designer Young Freddie

Quite a number of people have taken to social media to market their products and services and a young Kenyan designer Fredrick Gitari aka Young Freddie swears by the new marketing tool as well when marketing his African print shoes and accessories. → Read more
Wed, September 24th 2014, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Q&A: Mode Mara Co-founder Hellen Langat

E-commerce in Kenya is shaping up and the fashion world has not been left behind. HumanIPO caught up with Hellen Langat the co -founder of Mode Mara a website that provides designers a platform to sell their unique designs, to shed some light on this. → Read more
Tue, September 23rd 2014, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Hisa Play app to help Kenyan youth navigate intense world of NSE

Youth aged 16 to 35 years who find navigating the National Securities Exchange difficult nad intense now have the Hisa Play app which seeks to deepen the players’ understanding of how to invest, why, when to invest and in which stocks one should invest in addition to seeing a profitable return on investment → Read more
Fri, September 19th 2014, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi

We want to change the fashion ecosystem one click at a time says Kenyas’ Mode Mara

Kenyan duo of Hellen Langat and Michelle Ouma has set out to change the Kenyan fashion ecosystem by providing an online platform that addresses the problems of lack of exposure, expensive retail space and lack of formal networks that often stand in the way of local designers’ careers. → Read more
Mon, September 15th 2014, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Q&A with Taskwetu’s Managing Director Leila Khalif

Today's life can be quite hectic and everyone would like to get a way to make their lives somewhat easier. A kenyan startup Taskwetu is doing just that for both its Kenyan and diaspora clients. HumanIPO caught up with the founder and managing director of Taskwetu Leila Khalif to shed more light on this. → Read more