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Thu, May 8th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Broaden your horizons, Okolloh tells Kenyan startups

Kenyan startups need to look at organisations other than tech firms who could benefit from their services, and look at business-to-business (B2B) opportunities rather than only business-to-consumer (B2C), according to Ory Okolloh of Omidyar Network. → Read more
Thu, May 8th, 07:00 · Chris Udemans

SA applications invited for International Trade Programme

South African technology companies have been invited to apply to take part in the International Trade Programme, allowing selected parties to attend a six-day business bootcamp in June. → Read more
Wed, May 7th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju

Uber offers Capetonians free rides during SA election

Taxi app Uber is offering new and existing users in Cape Town, South Africa two free rides during today’s election. → Read more
Wed, May 7th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan startups dominant amongst PIVOT East 2014 semi-finalists

Kenyan startups dominate the semi-finalist list for year’s PIVOT East competition with 37 chosen, as well as 13 from Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia. → Read more
Wed, May 7th, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju

Konga wins Nigeria’s Most Innovative and Impactful Retail Brand Award

Nigerian e-commerce platform Konga.com has been declared the winner of the Most Innovative and Impactful Retail Award by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry. → Read more
Sun, May 4th, 12:33 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 04/05/2014

Although news was slow for startups in Africa this week two events on either side of the continent look set to boost African technology. → Read more
Sat, May 3rd, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju

Q&A: Raphael Afaedor, co-founder, Supermartng.com

Raphael Afaedor is the co-founder of Supermartng.com, a platform that allows users to buy groceries and other items to be delivered within three hours from a number of reputable stores in Lagos. Afafedor is also a former managing director of Jumia Nigeria, and spoke to HumanIPO about his new venture and African entrepreneurship. → Read more
Fri, May 2nd, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Ethiopia’s AhadooTec launches learning platform

Ethiopian startup AhadooTec ICT Solutions has launched a learning platform providing computer based and mobile access to supplementary learning materials for secondary school students. → Read more
Wed, April 30th, 13:30 · Chris Udemans

infoDev to sponsor PIVOT East for 4th time

World Bank entrepreneurship grant programme infoDev has announced it will be sponsoring mobile startup competition PIVOT East for the fourth consecutive year, hoping to provide support to growth oriented entrepreneurs on the continent. → Read more
Mon, April 28th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans

DEMO Africa launches innovation tour

Startup launchpad event DEMO Africa has announced an innovation tour of numerous capitals across Africa, allowing the DEMO team to meet tech startups from 16 countries to get them ready for the event in September. → Read more
Sun, April 27th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans

FEATURE: The week in startups 27/04/2014

Nigeria has seen great opportunities this week, with a former Goldman Sachs manager investing in one of the country’s startups while another secured funding from the United States. → Read more
Fri, April 25th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju

Bringing in investors too early influences how business is run – Start Smart Ghana

Juliana Taylor, founder of Start Smart Ghana, has urged entrepreneurs to be cautious about bringing in investors too early, as it could influence how they run their business. → Read more
Fri, April 25th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju

We are extremely proud of what we built at Jumia – Afaedor

Raphael Afaedor, former managing director of Jumia Nigeria, has said he is proud of what he, Gbolahan Fagbure and Tunde Kehinde built at Jumia. → Read more
Thu, April 24th, 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 24th, 11:30 · Agatha Nduku

Kenya’s Chamasoft releases Enterprise edition

Kenyan technology company Digital Vision EA has announced the release of its Chamasoft Enterprise edition, which enables financial institutions to better manage the records of investment groups banking with them. → Read more
Wed, April 23rd, 16:20 · Paul Adepoju

Former Goldman Sachs chairman invests in Nigeria’s Paga

Jim O’Neill, former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has invested in Paga, a Nigerian indigenous mobile payments service company. → Read more
Wed, April 23rd, 12:20 · Tom Jackson

Savannah Fund, Knife Capital, UCT to host VC course at iHub

The Savannah Fund has partnered with Knife Capital and the University of Cape Town to offer a venture capital (VC) course at the iHub incubator in Nairobi, Kenya, offering startups insights into how to approach seeking funding. → Read more
Wed, April 23rd, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

VConnect working for SME empowerment since inception – GM

Working for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria is at the core of Nigeria’s largest local search engine VConnect’s operations since it launched, general manager Deepankar Rustagi told HumanIPO. → Read more
Tue, April 22nd, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju

PublicVine secures $5m, targets YouTube challenge

PublicVine, a Nigerian-founded online social video marketplace that enables video vendors and their consumers to connect, transact, and get paid, has secured US$5 million in funding in the United States (US). → Read more
Tue, April 22nd, 08:00 · Agatha Nduku

Adgraft.com offers East African businesses direct access to markets

Adgraft.com, a next generation mobile site for online classifieds and auctions in East Africa, is allowing its users unlimited and direct contact to their potential markets. → Read more