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Tue, September 13th, 12:35 · HumanIPO

Female entrepreneurs tackle fashion with proverbs

In the last couple of weeks the HumanIPO platform has had new startups pouring in every day. It is also nice to see that quite a few of the entrepreneurs behind the emerging companies are women. Take Little Monster for example. This Slovakian-based company is launching an original kids clothing line, using local proverbs and funny sayings. → Read more
Mon, September 5th, 13:53 · HumanIPO

Virtual pledging feature @IPO48 Nairobi made people invest billions in their favorites

One of the IPO48 onsite mentors from Kenya, Mikul Shah, who runs the popular restaurant guide Eat Out, classifies the IPO48 platform as fantastic. → Read more
Fri, September 2nd, 09:09 · HumanIPO

Rainmaker Michael Jackson: Europe does not create hungry entrepreneurs

HumanIPO had a very enlightening talk with Michael Jackson, one of our Rainmakers and a VC who lives between London and Paris. Jackson has an extensive mentoring resume from Techstars events, Seedcamp, Incubator AGC, Startupbootcamp, Le Camping Startup accelerator. He claims that European entrepreneurial system is too easy and does not create the most motivated, hungry entrepreneurs. → Read more
Thu, September 1st, 12:42 · HumanIPO

IPO48 Copenhagen cancelled

Unfortunately, our partner in the IPO48 Copenhagen event, New Media Days has cancelled their conference, scheduled for 12 - 13 of September, because it would have collided with the Danish parliamentary elections. Apparently the election period affected directly their ticket sales. → Read more
Wed, August 31st, 12:24 · HumanIPO

Ghafla! values advise from experienced internet entrepreneurs on IPO48

IPO48 platform's most active user from Kenya has undoubtedly been Mr. Majani from Ghafla! which was one of the two startups that got a surprise investment from the 88mph investors. Majani had the "mic" for voicing the experience thus far. → Read more
Tue, August 30th, 10:06 · HumanIPO

Onsite mentor Tom Macakiage: IPO48 platform helps change basic ideas into real business opportunities

One of the onsite mentors @IPO48 Nairobi, Tom Macakiage is working as a Country Director at Serve Tech Systems in Kenya. He has an interesting insight on all of the IPO48 experience - both online, prior and after the event and onsite, during the event. → Read more
Mon, August 29th, 08:12 · HumanIPO

IPO48 Nairobi winners: I wish we could have more IPO48 events to share knowledge

The main investment winner at IPO48 Nairobi was Tusqee Systems. Their team leader Nyatha Githinji told us after the event: "How I wish we could have more of these events so that we can get to share more knowledge among ourselves. → Read more
Sat, August 27th, 09:50 · HumanIPO

IPO48 bootcamp style lunching

All the hours of our bootcamps are used to its maximum. → Read more
Fri, August 26th, 13:11 · HumanIPO

6ix Degrees: We learned more in 2 days @IPO48 Nairobi that we would’ve in 6 months at university!

One of the IPO48 Nairobi prized startups, 6ix Degrees, experienced baptism by fire during the event. The team-leader had never ever done a page before and 2 of his team-members failed to show up. But the Startup God writes straight with crooked lines and the team finished the event with a surprise investment and their first corporate client! → Read more
Thu, August 25th, 10:51 · HumanIPO

How Earbits got into the Harvard of startups

Why not go to the Harvard of startups, pitch your idea and hope for the best? When you start a tech company different accelerator programs are there to help you. → Read more
Wed, August 24th, 15:47 · HumanIPO

An entrepreneur at heart going global with his companies. And investing millions into others.

Selim Shlomi Benbasat, one of the onsite mentors at the IPO48 Copenhagen, tells entrepreneurs to follow their dreams, even if sometimes they might seem more like nightmares: “There is nothing you cannot achieve. The only thing that counts in the end is how dedicated you are. Insist in following your dream - don't get stuck! Enjoy the process of achieving it!” → Read more
Wed, August 17th, 15:51 · HumanIPO

Ghafla! found new team-members and a surprise investment through IPO48 platform

The music platform that has grown out of the former Kenyan Lyrics introduced to the IPO48 one of the platform' s most active users - Ghafla! s founder Mr Majani. → Read more
Tue, August 16th, 11:27 · HumanIPO

IPO48 Nairobi winners – 6 uni-guys trying to revolutionize the Kenyan education field

Tusqee Systems, winner of 25 000 € from the IPO48 investors, claim they will be revolutionizing the way more than 35,000 primary & secondary schools in Kenya interact with parents. → Read more
Tue, August 16th, 08:47 · HumanIPO

Meet the IPO48 Nairobi winners!

We are proud to present our winners at the second edition of IPO48 Nairobi! → Read more
Sun, August 14th, 15:18 · HumanIPO

IPO48 Nairobi finale LIVE!

Our 2nd edition in Nairobi is nearing its finale and now all of you can participate, because we are going live! → Read more
Thu, August 11th, 14:15 · HumanIPO

A new investment company 88mph will invest 400 000€ in Kenyan ICT businesses

The IPO48 will kick off with its 2nd edition in Nairobi tomorrow. A press-conference was held today @iHub, where also a brand new investment company 88mph was launched which will invest 400 000 € in Kenyan ICT businesses. Both the investment company and IPO48 look carefully where they invest - it is about people and their entrepreneurial passion. → Read more
Thu, August 4th, 12:44 · HumanIPO

Quartz+Co workshops for selected IPO48 Nairobi participants!

During the past few weeks great business ideas have been entered and discussed on the IPO48 website, and the atmosphere is high flying and entrepreneurial like it should be. 12 teams have been chosen and are now preparing themselves to participate in the exciting IPO48 event. → Read more
Thu, August 4th, 11:04 · HumanIPO

Telecom expert Kris Senanu: Hold on India – Kenyan Silicon Valley in the making

Kris Senanu has completed the Holy Trinity of “very interesting interaction” with the startup world being an entrepreneur, investor and a mentor. As a rule, hardship precedes bliss and Kris has got his fingers and toes burned before when he lost money as an entrepreneur. But he still prefers to concentrate on the positive - how he as a mentor has been able to help people. And, well, as any right-minded investor would, feel good about having made some money, too. → Read more
Tue, August 2nd, 12:06 · HumanIPO

The rest of the 8 startups for Nairobi chosen!

Last week our Rainmakers got busy and chose eight more startups to enter the event in Nairobi. And they are: → Read more
Tue, July 26th, 13:19 · HumanIPO

A man with a startup bloodstream

Our Danish mentor Claus Kristensen has been involved in many startups in his birth-country, as well as Norway and New York, already since high-school. He also comes from a family of entrepreneurs. “It is in my blood,” Claus says. → Read more