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Thu, July 17th 2014, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju

Mentors announced for 440 Lagos accelerator programme

The 440 Lagos accelerator programme, a joint venture between L5Lab and 88mph, has announced the mentors for its first programme, which will begin in September. → Read more
Wed, June 18th 2014, 08:00 · Tom Jackson

FEATURE: Kenya’s perceived innovation lead over SA could be all hype

For a good seven years now, it has been fashionable to refer to the coming of Kenya in terms of African innovation, and how the East African nation is outstripping the more economically powerful South Africa when it comes to technological entrepreneurship. → Read more
Thu, June 12th 2014, 09:00 · Tom Jackson

FEATURE: Is there enough funding for startups in Africa?

Money. For startups in Africa and across the world, it all comes down to money. The reason for starting a business is usually - with some honourable exceptions - to make money. However, conversely, usually it takes - or at least most people think it takes - a reasonable amount of money to get a startup off the ground in the first place. But is there enough of that about? → Read more
Mon, June 9th 2014, 12:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 01/06/14 – 08/06/14

The rise of the smartphone has led to an app race around the world, with the past week in startups testament to this as a range of apps were launched focusing on everything from education to social taxi hailing. → Read more
Mon, June 2nd 2014, 09:00 · Tom Jackson

FEATURE: Does fear of failure hold back SA startups?

Silicon Valley has long tolerated failure, perhaps to the point of it being over-glorified. Yet the consensus of entrepreneurs in South Africa is that the acceptance of failure as a potentially necessary evil has not yet penetrated the mindset of startups in the country, with a fear of failure preventing entrepreneurs from pushing the boundaries as their American counterparts have done. → Read more
Sun, May 25th 2014, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 25/05/2014

This week, numerous startups from around the continent were awarded for their innovative offerings at events from Madagascar to Zimbabwe to South Africa, and new startups entered the market hoping to make life easier for Africans. → Read more
Fri, May 23rd 2014, 17:00 · Tom Jackson

Cape Town’s Shopstar celebrates first birthday with funding offer

Cape Town startup Shopstar, an e-commerce platform which allows anyone to create and manage their own online shop, has celebrated its first birthday by receiving a funding offer and helping to launch 80 shops with a combined turnover of ZAR2 million (US$193,000) → Read more
Tue, May 20th 2014, 17:30 · Tom Jackson

Zapacab set to close

South African taxi hailing service Zapacab is set to close if no buyer can be found for the startup. → Read more
Sun, May 18th 2014, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 18/05/2014

Startup events dominated HumanIPO headlines this week, with African participants taking part in the international uStart conference and judging beginning for mobile startup competition PIVOT East. → Read more
Thu, May 15th 2014, 11:00 · Tom Jackson

440 opens applications for Lagos accelerator

440, a joint venture between 88mph and L5Lab, has opened applications for its first accelerator programme in Lagos, Nigeria, after raising US$1.5 million to invest in 20 startups over two years. → Read more
Wed, May 14th 2014, 10:30 · Tom Jackson

PIVOT East judging begins today

Judging begins today to decide the finalists of mobile startup competition PIVOT East, as 25 judges look to narrow down 50 semi-finalists to 25 who will compete at the event in June. → Read more
Sun, April 20th 2014, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 20/04/2014

This week’s startup news centred around South Africa, with local businesses pitching to investors and a storytelling application being launched by a digital tour guide provider. → Read more
Thu, April 10th 2014, 11:00 · Chris Udemans

SA’s Ekaya launches early access phase

South African startup Ekaya, which has launched in order to help property owners and tenants connect with each other, has announced the start of its early access phase, allowing tenants to create a profile in advance of the platform going live. → Read more
Sun, April 6th 2014, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 06/04/2014

This week East Africa has seen a flurry of activity in its incubators and accelerators, while Nigerian startups gained international recognition and attention. → Read more
Fri, April 4th 2014, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi

African SkyCAM brings “drone journalism” to Nairobi

African SkyCAM has launched in Nairobi, Kenya, establishing Africa’s first newsroom-based “eye in the sky” drones and camera-equipped balloons to allow journalists to cover breaking news in dangerous or remote areas without the need for costly helicopters. → Read more
Thu, April 3rd 2014, 18:00 · Tom Jackson

FEATURE: Tech investment focus switches to Nigeria

For the past few years, Kenya has deservedly gained a reputation as a tech startup hub in Africa, receiving the bulk of investment into Sub-Saharan Africa and the majority of interest from investors in Europe and the United States. Suddenly, however, this seems to be changing, as the emerging economic powerhouse of Nigeria begins to become the centre of attention. → Read more
Thu, April 3rd 2014, 11:30 · Chris Udemans

Cheap smartphones key to Africa’s internet penetration – Duarte

Low-cost smartphones are key to increasing internet penetration in Africa, according to Dave Duarte, South African entrepreneur and social media expert. → Read more
Thu, April 3rd 2014, 09:30 · Tom Jackson

Emerging markets best avenue for African startups – Buch

The opportunities in emerging markets in Africa and Asia are so large startups no longer need to expand to the United States (US) and Europe in order to scale, according to 88mph managing director (MD) Kresten Buch. → Read more
Wed, April 2nd 2014, 14:00 · Tom Jackson

Cape Town startup looks to ease booking of beauty appointments

Cape Town-based startup diarize.me is seeking to simplify the making and managing of appointments for businesses and customers in the beauty industry, with plans to expand to all appointment-based industries. → Read more
Sun, March 30th 2014, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 30/03/2014

African startups have seen major expansions in the past few months, both in capital and geography, along with 88mph Cape Town opening its doors to introduce the media to its latest round of startups. → Read more