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Thu, April 24th 2014, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s Supermartng.com delivers to customers within 3 hours – co-founder

Newly launched Nigerian online grocery delivery service Supermartng.com has logistics in place to deliver to its customers within three hours, in an industry where the average delivery time for many online retailers is around one week, co-founder Raphael Afaedor told HumanIPO. → 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, 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
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
Sun, March 23rd 2014, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 23/03/2014

South Africa has been a hive of startup activity recently and this week was no exception with Johannesburg hosting Africa’s Payments, Banking and Retail Show 2014, inviting conference and exhibition attendees to consider the role of digital in banking and payment solutions. → Read more
Wed, March 19th 2014, 11:00 · Tom Jackson

Building trust central to e-commerce – Kehinde

Building a brand consumers can trust through convenience, good customers service and a positive online experience is central to success in e-commerce, according to Tunde Kehinde, former managing director (MD) of Jumia Nigeria. → Read more
Tue, March 18th 2014, 18:00 · Tom Jackson

Nigeria is bigger than its problems – Kehinde

The size of the Nigerian market and its desire for solutions outweighs the many challenges of doing business in the country, according to Tunde Kehinde, former managing director (MD) of Jumia Nigeria. → Read more
Thu, February 13th 2014, 10:20 · Chris Udemans

Millicom sees 8% revenue growth

Millicom Africa has reported an eight per cent increase in revenue in the final quarter of 2013 and an eleven per cent growth in mobile customers. → Read more
Sun, February 9th 2014, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 09/02/2014

African startups have seen a wave of investment this week, with over US$40 million being awarded and over US$200 million in the pipeline. → Read more
Sun, February 2nd 2014, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 02/02/2014

Nigeria has dominated HumanIPO startup headlines this week with the country’s e-commerce platforms gaining local and international recognition, while a new startup competition saw its prize money doubled. → Read more
Thu, January 30th 2014, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju

Zinox Technologies launches online retail store

Nigerian computer manufacturer Zinox Technologies has launched Task Direct, an e-commerce platform that allows the company to offer its customers products from global manufacturers such Dell, Lenovo, HP and Samsung. → Read more
Thu, January 30th 2014, 08:00 · Tom Jackson

Tomi Ahonen to address rebranded Mobile East Africa

All Amber has confirmed mobile expert Tomi Ahonen will deliver a special address during the Mobile East Africa 2014 main conference in Nairobi, Kenya, on February 12 and 13, and a dedicated full-day workshop on February 14. → Read more
Wed, January 29th 2014, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju

Q&A: Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, CEO, Fora.co

Fora.co is a platform that works with Africa’s leading universities, organisations and governments to provide young Africans with affordable access to the best educational content online, offline and on mobile. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, chief executive officer (CEO), spoke to HumanIPO about the startup and e-learning in Nigeria. → Read more
Fri, January 24th 2014, 15:40 · Paul Adepoju

Konga.com to sue Rocket Internet over domain names

Nigerian e-commerce platform Konga.com is to sue Rocket Internet, owner of rival company Jumia, after Rocket acquired a number of Konga domain names across Africa. → Read more
Thu, January 23rd 2014, 17:40 · Paul Adepoju

Mavis Computel boosts Nigeria’s teaching quality with digital education solutions

Innovation technology firm Mavis Computel is looking to tackle the lack of quality teachers in Nigeria with an array of digital education solutions. → Read more
Wed, January 22nd 2014, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju

Q&A: Olaoluwa Samuel-Biyi, co-founder, SureGifts.com.ng

In 2013, three employees of Jumia Nigeria left the company after gathering enough experience to further build the booming e-commerce sector in Nigeria. Three months later, Olaoluwa Samuel-Biyi, Adeoye Ojo and Babafemi Lawal launched SureGifts.com.ng, a platform that aims to popularise gift cards in Nigeria. Samuel-Biyi tells HumanIPO how the platform plans to revolutionise the act of giving without losing the personal touch. → Read more
Tue, January 21st 2014, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju

New e-commerce platform adds practicality to gifting in Nigeria

SureGifts.com.ng, a platform that gives gift recipients control over what they receive, is not taking the personal touch away from gifting but only adding practicality to it, according to co-founder Olaoluwa Samuel-Biyi. → Read more
Fri, January 3rd 2014, 12:00 · HumanIPO

HumanIPO: 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
Sun, December 22nd 2013, 12:00 · HumanIPO

African Tech Company of the Year

Technology in Africa is constantly evolving and companies face unique challenges on the continent as they try to keep up with international competitors while providing suitable services to the African consumer. The HumanIPO team picks out which companies it believes have performed best. → Read more
Mon, December 16th 2013, 15:00 · Tom Jackson

MTN partners Rocket, Millicom to boost African e-commerce

South Africa-based operator MTN Group has partnered with online incubator Rocket Internet and Millicom International Cellular to take equal stakes in Africa Internet Holding (AIH), seeking to promote African e-commerce and digital services. → Read more