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Mon, April 15th 2013, 05:59 · Richard Cutcher

88mph startups pitching for investment at Demo Day

The first 10 startups to complete 88mph’s Cape Town accelerator programme will pitch to potential investors at Demo Day on Thursday, April 25. → Read more
Tue, April 9th 2013, 14:15 · Richard Cutcher

88mph partners with the eVA Fund, enhances Africa-Europe link

Cape Town and Nairobi-based accelerator 88mph has formed a unique partnership with the eVentures Africa (eVA) Fund, potentially turning the tables on European venture capitalists looking to invest in African startups. → Read more
Sat, March 23rd 2013, 17:47 · Richard Cutcher

SA venture capitalists invest in 88mph

Cape Town-based venture capital firm 4Di Capital has invested in African seed accelerator 88mph, a first for the continent’s accelerator scene. → Read more
Mon, February 4th 2013, 15:29 · Brandon Gregory

88mph welcomes nine new startups to accelerator programme

Startup fund and three-month accelerator programme 88mph welcomed nine new startups to its first Cape Town accelerator on Friday (February 1). → Read more
Wed, December 12th 2012, 16:10 · Tom Jackson

Q&A: Nikolai Barnwell, Program Manager, 88mph

Tomorrow, private seed fund and accelerator 88mph will be showcasing its six start-ups to investors and interested parties at the end of the three-month program in Nairobi. HumanIPO caught up with 88mph program manager Nikolai Barnwell to talk about the start-ups and the accelerator program. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd 2012, 10:38 · Brandon Gregory

88mph and HumanIPO host third “Drink Tank”

Accelerator programme 88mph and HumanIPO hosted their Drink Tank in Cape Town on Friday, giving entrepreneurs, start-ups and anyone who loves tech the chance of informal networking while enjoying a drink. → Read more
Tue, November 20th 2012, 13:28 · Elly Okutoyi

88mph flies in more in-house mentors ahead of Demo Day

Africa’s leading private seed fund 88mph, has, in follow up to its 3-month accelerator program, flown in more mentors to its Nairobi office, which will see selected startups learn from veteran entrepreneurs ahead of the Demo Day slated for December 13. → Read more
Mon, October 22nd 2012, 07:22 · Tom Jackson

Start-ups gear up for 88mph Demo Day

Time flies when you’re going 88mph. For Steve Ngethe, founder of Manyatta Rent, it must have felt like he was moving even faster. It has only been a month since 88mph welcomed its 2012 cohort of budding entrepreneurs, but with the much-anticipated Demo Day approaching on December 13, for Steve it has been a month in which he has come full circle. → Read more
Fri, October 19th 2012, 07:29 · HumanIPO

African accelerator fund 88mph launches in Cape Town

African investment fund and business accelerator on Wednesday launched its partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs in Cape Town in a move to further encourage Africa’s entrepreneurial culture. → Read more
Thu, September 20th 2012, 16:10 · HumanIPO

Eight startups raise funding from 88mph’s US$200K

Seed investment fund 88mph yesterday announced eight startups that have secured funding from their 2012 accelerator programme, with successful applicants set to share US$200,000 and benefit from mentoring from tech professionals. → Read more
Wed, August 8th 2012, 09:09 · Elly Okutoyi

88mph partners with Google to boost African tech ecosystem

Aiming to ‘fill the gaps’ of the nascent start-up ecosystem in Africa, the two have pledged to offer resources to tech entrepreneurs including mentoring, legal and IP advice, and technical workshops, to take what is already “a buzzing community” to the next professional, business-building level. Speaking to HumanIPO, 88mph’s founder Kresten Buch said a huge […] → Read more
Thu, July 26th 2012, 04:00 · HumanIPO

88mph lands US$300,000 in follow on funding for Futaa.com

88mph, an accelerator program providing early-stage Kenyan tech companies with mentorship and funding, has landed a 300,000 USD investment from Nigerian investors as follow-on backing for one of its leading startups, Futaa.com. → Read more
Thu, March 22nd 2012, 17:12 · Gythan Munga

Elevator Pitch Day by 88mph in Startup Garage Nairobi

Here’s another offer for East African startups to make themselves seen. On Monday, 26th March, Kenyan accelerator 88mph will organize an informal Pitch Day at Startup Garage, and is inviting startups to sign up. → Read more
Thu, November 17th 2011, 16:38 · HumanIPO

88mph makes its sixth investment in 3 months

88mph, an accelerator providing early-stage Kenyan tech companies with mentorship and funding in the range of 20-50K USD, has made its sixth investment since August, 2011. → Read more
Thu, August 11th 2011, 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
Mon, October 13th 2014, 10:49 · Paul Adepoju

MainOne sponsors high-speed internet to Lagos Garage and 440.ng startups Lagos

Mainone, the leading provider of telecom services and network solutions for businesses in West Africa, has signed a deal with Lagos Garage, ensuring that the 440.ng startups will have all the high-speed internet they need to build and ship their products. → Read more
Wed, October 1st 2014, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Seven African Startups Fast-Tracked by Microsoft’s Second Round of Innovation Grant

Seven African startups will benefit from a second round of funding, technical support and mentorship from Microsoft to fast-track their growth and provide a roadmap to highlight Africa’s ‘future growth pole’. → Read more
Tue, August 5th 2014, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

8bit secures US$110k funding

South African native advertising platform 8bit has secured US$110,000 funding from a range of investors, enabling the startup to expand its reach and launch new offerings. → Read more
Mon, July 28th 2014, 09:30 · Tom Jackson

Kenya’s BookNow closes $75k funding round

Nairobi-based bus ticket aggregator BookNow has closed a US$75,000 funding round from 10 angel investors, which it will use to accelerate growth by improving its product offering and hiring customer support staff. → Read more
Sun, July 20th 2014, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

FEATURE: The week in startups 20/07/2014

This week in startups saw plenty of activity, particularly on the part of incubators and accelerator programmes, with new competitions announced, applications opening, contest finalists selected and accelerator programme mentors revealed across the continent. → Read more