Startups, Page 13
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Fri, June 13th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
Publishers should innovate through startups – Snapplify
Publishers should look at startups with the view they are a way to innovate, according to Wesley Lynch, chief executive officer (CEO) and founder at digital publisher Snapplify. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
hellofood wins European Tech Startup Award
hellofood, a Rocket Internet-backed online delivery marketplace, has bagged an award at the “The Europas 2014” for being the best e-commerce startup, specifically for its huge expansion in the last year. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Uber launches low-cost service in Cape Town
Taxi hailing mobile app Uber has launched its low-cost option known as uberX in Cape Town, inviting the public to try the service and receive free uberX rides for the next five days. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Ghanaian startup launches Dumsor flashlight app
Ghanaian startup KodeFusion GH has launched Dumsor, an Android mobile flashlight app that will ameliorate the burden of power outage. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 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
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Wed, June 11th, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Trevolta creates travel crowdfunding platform
South African startup Trevolta has created a crowdfunding platform raising money for people to undertake worldwide travel. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 16:30 · Chris Udemans
Startup looks to provide Kenyans with free legal information
Kenyan startup mWakili aims to provide vital legal information to individuals for free on a mobile device, without involving a lawyer. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
SA has most tech hubs in Africa – World Bank
South Africa is home to the largest number of tech hubs in Africa, according to Tim Kelly, lead ICT policy specialist at the World Bank. → Read more
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Tue, June 10th, 15:30 · Chris Udemans
SA’s Wyzetalk receives $750k via Clifftop Colony
South African financial services firm Clifftop Colony Capital Partners has raised ZAR8 million (US$748,000) in series A funding for the social enterprise platform Wyzetalk. → Read more
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Tue, June 10th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA costliest, East Africa cheapest for startup launches
South Africa is the most expensive country in Africa in which to launch a startup, while East Africa offers the lowest infrastructure, human resources and administrative costs for entrepreneurs, according to research by venture capital (VC) group Savannah Fund. → Read more
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Tue, June 10th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Buymore offers Kenyan students discounts through electronic cards
Kenyan startup Buymore is offering students discounts on their favourite brands and merchants through an electronic card, and has signed up 20 stores for the programme so far. → Read more
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Mon, June 9th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
Takealot founders launch SA e-commerce platform Raru
Newly launched e-commerce platform Raru is providing South Africans with an additional outlet for consumer electronics, music, films and books. → Read more
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Mon, June 9th, 13:30 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan online professional soccer network to launch
Kenyan online platform Throughpass is set to launch, providing a professional soccer network for aspiring players to showcase their talents and for coaches to access a database of players. → Read more
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Mon, June 9th, 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
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Fri, June 6th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Jovago partners Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation to boost tourism
Online hotel booking platform, Jovago.com has announced a partnership with the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) to boost Nigeria’s tourism industry. → Read more
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Fri, June 6th, 08:00 · Guest Post
Guest Post: Accelerator interest turns to later stage startups
Sylvia Brune, co-founder of Nigerian startup accelerator 440, discusses how later stage startups can benefit from accelerator programmes. → Read more
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Thu, June 5th, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Supermart.ng widens Nigeria coverage
Nigerian online grocery delivery service Supermart.ng has announced the expansion of its services to a number of new towns and areas, as well as the addition of new shops to its offering only two months after the startup launched. → Read more
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Thu, June 5th, 10:00 · Chris Udemans
African nations failing female entrepreneurs – study
African countries are not meeting the requirements for female entrepreneurs to prosper, according to a study, with all African countries surveyed scoring below 50 per cent. → Read more
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Thu, June 5th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
Kenyan startup Sapama offers property listings
Kenyan startup Sapama is providing individuals and estate agents with a platform for listing properties for sale or rent, with agent property management services in the pipeline. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
88mph rebrands co-working spaces, takes break from Kenyan investment
African seed investment fund 88mph is rebranding its Nairobi and Cape Town co-working spaces, and announced it will take a break from investing in kenyan startups this year. → Read more
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