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Sun, April 20th, 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
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Thu, April 17th, 12:30 · Chris Udemans
88mph startups pitch to investors in Cape Town
The 88mph accelerator programme in Cape Town held its Investor Day last night, with seven startups pitching to potential investors to secure follow-on funding. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 19:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA author, Tourism Radio launch storytelling app
South African author Peter Delmar and digital tour guide Tourism Radio have launched a storytelling app covering the N1N4 road linking South Africa and Botswana. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 16:00 · Chris Udemans
88mph to hold Investor Day
The 88mph accelerator programme in Cape Town is holding its Investor Day this evening, when its seven startups will pitch to investors in a bid to secure follow-on funding. → Read more
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Wed, April 16th, 07:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Applications open for Kenya StartUp Cup
Applications are open for the Kenya StartUp Cup Business Model Competition until May 20, with all Kenyan nationals between the ages of 18 and 35 years invited to apply for the chance to win KSh1 million (US$11,500). → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
DEMO Africa 2014 to feature 12 new categories
The DEMO Africa startup launchpad event has added 12 categories to this year’s edition - which will be held in Nigeria for the first time - in a bid to make it more inclusive and provide a wider and more level playing field. → Read more
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Tue, April 15th, 15:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mobile solutions to replace physical wallets by 2019 – Wallenje
Physical wallets across the world will disappear and be replaced with mobile solutions by 2019, according to Ondieki Obare, chief executive officer (CEO) of Kenyan mobile money and loyalty card startup Wallenje. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 16:30 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Savannah Fund invests in 3 African startups
Africa-focused seed capital fund Savannah Fund has invested in Zevan Limited (Kenya), BIGxGh (Ghana) and UniSmart (Nigeria) as part of its third accelerator round. → Read more
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Mon, April 14th, 08:30 · Chris Udemans
mydoorhandle redesigns site, releases API
Cape Town-based mapping startup mydoorhandle has redesigned its website and released an API, adding additional functionality and convenience to the platform. → Read more
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Sun, April 13th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: The week in startups 13/04/2014
African startup news this week has been all about competitions, from local businesses being recognised on the world stage to event entry criteria being released. → Read more
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Fri, April 11th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Juliana Taylor, CEO, Start Smart Ghana
In addition to challenges of funding, startups and entrepreneurs in Africa have to deal with issues including skill acquisition, training, choice of tools and how to use them. This is where Start Smart Ghana comes in. Founded by Juliana Taylor, it sets out to change the way Africans think about entrepreneurship by encouraging them to learn and understand the best practices to adopt to be successful. Taylor spoke to HumanIPO on these goals and entrepreneurship in Africa, starting with the genesis of the startup for startups. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Finalists announced for Innovation Prize for Africa 2014
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced the finalists of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2014, picking 10 African innovators who have created practical solutions to some of the continent’s problems, ranging from a domestic waste biogas system to a wafer matrix for paediatric antiretroviral (ARV) drug treatment. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 15:40 · Susan Mwenesi
PIVOT East 2014 judging criteria announced
East African startup event PIVOT East has released its judging criteria for the startups from all of the countries that will be eligible to participate. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
Business incubator Shanduka Black Umbrellas relaunches in Cape Town
South Africa’s Shanduka Black Umbrellas (SBU), which runs business incubators targeting emerging entrepreneurs around the country, has relaunched its upgraded incubator in Cape Town and acknowledged two local businesses as part of its Enterprise Development (ED) Awards. → Read more
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Thu, April 10th, 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
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Wed, April 9th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
C4DLab launches in Nairobi
The University of Nairobi (UoN) yesterday launched the 10th alumni chapter of School of Computing and Informatics (SCI) and activated the Computing for Development Lab (C4DLab), which is home to 12 technology startups in addition to being one of the Vision 2030 flagship projects. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 17:30 · Paul Adepoju
Africa Internet Holding launches Lendico marketplace in South Africa
Africa Internet Holding (AIH) has announced the launch of Lendico in South Africa, providing a digital alternative to banks and enabling investors to directly fund the loans of private individuals. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian, South African teams reach semi-final of Ericsson Application Awards
Ericsson has announced Team SOP (Nigeria) and Team WorkMode (South Africa) are among the semi-finalists of the company and student categories respectively of the Ericsson Application Awards (EAA) 2014. → Read more
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Sun, April 6th, 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
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Thu, April 3rd, 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
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