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Mon, December 8th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

Supermart.ng, BidorBuy, Yuppiechef join eCommerce Africa’s advisory panel

Organisers of eCommerce Africa Conference 2015 have announced members of the conference's advisory panel. They are Nigeria's Supermart.ng, South Africa-based Bidorbuy.co.za and ecommerce platform Yuppiechef.com → Read more
Fri, December 5th, 10:03 · Paul Adepoju

Startup Weekend Nairobi kicks off today at Nairobi Garage

Startup Weekend, Nairobi kicks off today at the Nairobi Garage and organizers are calling all entrepreneurs, budding business men and women, operators and innovators to turn their business ideas into action by participating in the event that runs from 6pm today till 8pm Sunday at Nairobi Garage. → Read more
Thu, December 4th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju

Truecaller exceeds 100 million users, new version launched on Google Play,

Search technology company Truecaller has announced it now has over 100 million users, each of which is transforming his or her phonebook making it more intelligent and useful. → Read more
Thu, December 4th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s SimplePay announces partnership with Ariiyatickets.com

Nigeria's online payment platform SimplePay has announced a partnership with Ariiyatickets.com an online ticketing platform. With the partnership, individuals can now use SimplePay to instantly and safely purchase tickets to their favorite events. → Read more
Wed, December 3rd, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

Call for chapters for new book on Digital Kenya

Dr. Bitange Ndemo and Tim Weiss, editors of Digital Kenya | The new generation for entrepreneurs said they are seeking to enhance and invigorate together with practitioners and scholars the dialog surrounding business environments and entrepreneurship in Kenya. → Read more
Tue, December 2nd, 14:01 · Paul Adepoju

Cape Town to host eCommerce Africa Conference & Exhibition

The next edition of eCommerce Africa Conference & Exhibition is set to hold from 3 - 4 February 2015 at the CTICC in Cape Town, South Africa. In a statement, organisers said for the continent's leading ecommerce event for 2015, leaders in the industry have been consulted to tailor an agenda that is both current and topical. → Read more
Tue, December 2nd, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

#BlackFriday: Nigeria’s Konga.com announces 1440% year on year increase in online revenue

One of Nigeria's ecommerce platforms Konga.com has announced it recorded 1440% year on year increase in online revenue during its Black Friday sales tagged Yakata which started on Thursday and ended by midnight on Black Friday giving shoppers more time to shop. → Read more
Mon, December 1st, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

SmartAjo automated contribution and settlement system wins Startups Weekend Lagos

Automated contribution and settlement system SmartAjo has emerged overall winner of Startups Weekend Lagos, the startup is imilar to local cooperative and Ajo system. → Read more
Mon, December 1st, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

How tech startups in Africa can help the fight against HIV/AIDS

More than 70% of people living with HIV are in Africa, the continent is also responsible for over 90% of children living with the virus. In 2012 alone, about 1 million deaths due to HIV were recorded. → Read more
Fri, November 28th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju

Eskimi launches mobile real time bidding platform in Nigeria

Social media network Eskimi has announced the launch of Africa's first mobile real time bidding platform (RTB). In a statement it said the new platform would further increase the mobile reach in Nigeria for advertisement clients and agencies. → Read more
Wed, November 26th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju

Jumia secures $150m additional funding from existing shareholders

Ecommerce platform Jumia has announced it has raised about US$150 million additional funding from its existing shareholders. The company in a statement said the additional fund would be used to strengthen its position as the leading online retailer in Africa. → Read more
Tue, November 25th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

Q&A: Yemi Olulana, Founder, giddiphones.com

Olulana spoke to HumanIPO on the uniqueness of the platform and how they plan to sell 30 million phones before th3e of 2015. → Read more
Tue, November 25th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

Feature: Fake websites the strongest threat for ecommerce in Africa

In several African countries, ecommerce is on the horizon and citizens are beginning to open their arms to embrace the virtual-world-made-real community. But although mode of payment, accessibility and education of prospective online shoppers are seen as major setbacks, the increasing interest of cyber criminals in the multibillion dollar ecommerce sector poses more harm than other threats put together. → Read more
Tue, November 25th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

Giddiphones.com is simplifying the way Nigerians buy phones – Olulana

A new online ad site that allows individuals to buy mobile devices has been launched in Nigeria. Dubbed giddiphones.com, the platform allows buyers and sellers to meet and transact business. → Read more
Mon, November 24th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

Jay Osbie online fashion label for men launched in Nigeria

An online fashion brand and retailer for fashion-forward men has been launched in Nigeria. Adejuwon Isola-Osobu, founder of JayOsbie.com told HumanIPO the platform is targeting young men between the ages of 20 and 35. → Read more
Mon, November 17th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

New crowdfunding platform launched in Uganda

A new crowdfunding funding called Akabbo has been launched in Uganda, the objective for the platform is to help individuals and entrepreneurs to raise money for specific causes, activities, ideas and/or events. → Read more
Fri, November 14th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju

Q&A: Lola Olusola, Founder, Ella.ng

As experts rightly predicted, the next phase of ecommerce in Nigeria would be dominated by companies specialising in specific lines of products. Ella.ng is one of such and is focusing on fashion for middle class businesswomen in Lagos and across the country. Lola Olusola, Founder of the startup spoke to HumanIPO on the company that has better eyes for fashion that ecommerce giants Jumia and Konga. → Read more
Fri, November 14th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

We have better eyes for fashion than Jumia and Konga – Ella.ng

Lola Olusola, Founder of Ella.ng a 440.ng startup that focuses on female fashion has said the one-year old platform is better positioned to cater for the fashion needs of Nigerian middle class businesswomen than e-commerce giants Konga and Jumia. → Read more
Thu, November 13th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju

Organisers announce Lagos Startup Weekend entrepreneurial boot camp

Organisers have announced the second edition of Startup Weekend, a 54-hour entrepreneurial boot camp initiative, will hold from November 21 - 23 in Nigeria's commercial capital city of Lagos. → Read more
Thu, November 13th, 10:26 · Paul Adepoju

SimplePay, UBER partner to offer new users free rides

SimplePay has announced it is offering new UBER Lagos users two free rides. To get the free rides, SimplePay enjoins new users to click the “Get Uber” button in the latest version of the SimplePay web and mobile apps. → Read more