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Fri, March 28th 2014, 09:00 · Chris Udemans

SA’s Ekaya connects property owners with tenants

South African startup Ekaya has launched to help property owners and tenants connect with one another, providing landlords with a platform on which to list property and tenants with a space to create a comprehensive renting profile. → Read more
Thu, March 27th 2014, 18:30 · Tom Jackson

Pet Heaven launches scheduled pet food delivery service

Cape Town-based startup Pet Heaven has launched a scheduled pet food delivery service, allowing pet owners to subscribe to regular deliveries to save time and money. → Read more
Thu, March 27th 2014, 16:30 · Chris Udemans

GraphFlow providing retailers with recommendations facilities

South African startup GraphFlow is providing recommendation facilities to both online and offline retailers, driving a company’s revenue and interactions as well as delivering customised shopping experiences to consumers. → Read more
Thu, March 27th 2014, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Cape Town startup filling gaps in Tinder

Cape Town startup Catch is launching a mobile dating app aiming to convert online dating into real life scenarios and address the gaps in global competitor Tinder. → Read more
Sun, March 16th 2014, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 16/03/2014

The past week has seen announcements of investment continent-wide, from remittance services in Ghana and Somalia to the start of accelerator programmes in South Africa, with the African startup ecosystem set to receive a boost in capital. → Read more
Tue, March 11th 2014, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju

$1.5m accelerator fund launched in Lagos

LeadPath Nigeria has become the latest accelerator fund to commence operations in Lagos, unveiling a US$1.5 million seed fund focused on startups doing business in software, mobile applications, electronic payments and big data. → Read more
Sun, March 9th 2014, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups: 09/03/2014

This week saw Cape Town as a hub for startup activity, as well as a number of new applications being launched across the continent. → Read more
Mon, March 3rd 2014, 11:00 · Tom Jackson

440 accelerator programme launched in Lagos

The 440 accelerator programme, a joint venture between African seed investment companies 88mph and L5Lab, has formally launched in Lagos, to invest a minimum of US$1.5 million in mobile and internet startups in Nigeria over two years. → Read more
Sun, March 2nd 2014, 08:00 · Tom Jackson

FEATURE: The week in startups 02/03/2014

The last week saw three new startup incubator or accelerator programmes launch in Africa, as well as a host of competition winners, funding recipients and new apps for small African businesses. → Read more
Sun, February 23rd 2014, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 23/02/2014

From online learning platforms to youth empowerment schemes, this week African startups have tackled challenges inherent to African education and unemployment, hoping to secure the continent’s economic future. → Read more
Thu, February 20th 2014, 09:40 · Tom Jackson

CableKiosk now accepting Bitcoin

Cape Town-based e-commerce startup CableKiosk has announced it can now accept Bitcoin as a method payment, which the company believes will further improve its customer service. → Read more
Wed, February 5th 2014, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

ApexPeak seeks $200m investment

South African startup ApexPeak is raising a $200 million investment fund, allowing investors to achieve above average return on investments on short-term loans. → Read more
Fri, January 17th 2014, 15:00 · Chris Udemans

Cape Town startup launches e-signing tool

Cape Town-based startup QuicklySign is seeking to make e-signatures a reality in South Africa, reducing the transit time of documents in contractual agreements. → Read more
Sat, January 4th 2014, 08:00 · HumanIPO

HumanIPO: Incubator and accelerator hubs 2013

Western Cape minister of finance, economic development and tourism Alan Winde told HumanIPO in September he was looking at a continental rollout for Cape Town’s Bandwidth Barn and was looking at partnerships. → Read more
Tue, December 31st 2013, 12:00 · HumanIPO

HumanIPO: South African Startup Central 2013

No news organisation in the world covers African tech startups in as much detail, every day, as HumanIPO. Using their contacts across the continent, HumanIPO reporters work hard to ensure even the smallest African business has the opportunity to be profiled on the site and catch the attention of our continental and international investor readership. → Read more
Sat, December 21st 2013, 08:00 · HumanIPO

African Tech Startup of the Year

Africa has seen a surge in technology startups in the past year and HumanIPO has tried to bring news on as many as possible. From those in their infancy to others making an impact across the continent and beyond, here is the HumanIPO team’s pick of the startups of the year. → Read more
Sun, December 8th 2013, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: The week in startups 08/12/2013

One of Africa’s biggest startup accelerators drew to a close this week when eight ventures based out of 88mph’s Nairobi programme pitched to local and international investors on Thursday evening. → Read more
Fri, December 6th 2013, 19:00 · Nick Sato

Startups pitch for investment at Nairobi Demo Day

Startups pitched to local and foreign investors at the 88mph Nairobi Demo Day event yesterday (Thursday), with some making a commitment to invest. → Read more
Tue, December 3rd 2013, 16:30 · Winfred Kuria

Kenyan startup offering bus ticket booking online

A Nairobi-based startup, BookNow, is aiming to bring the bus ticket purchasing system online to make it more efficient and easy to use for customers. → Read more
Sun, October 27th 2013, 08:00 · Brandon Gregory

FEATURE: The week in startups 27/10/2013

Every week HumanIPO talks to technology startups and hubs across the African continent to keep up with how technology is improving Africa and creating jobs. This week’s roundup features startup news from South Africa, Togo, and Kenya. → Read more