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Sun, February 23rd, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: The week in startups 23/02/2014
From online learning platforms to youth empowerment schemes, this week African startups have tackled challenges inherent to African education and unemployment, hoping to secure the continent’s economic future. → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 17:40 · Tom Jackson
MoboFree focused on growth, not monetisation
Funding obtained by West African classifieds platform MoboFree is to be used primarily for continued growth and expansion rather than quick monetisation. → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
TechCabal’s Battlefield taking place today, finalists express optimism
The Battlefield competition for startups hosted by Nigerian tech blog TechCabal will take place today at 6.30pm local time at the ongoing Social Media Week (SMW) Lagos. → Read more
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Fri, February 21st, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju
AfroTalez mobile app will impart morals and lessons – creator
The creator of the Nigerian AfroTalez mobile app has said she hopes the stories told on the app will impart morals and lessons to children. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 17:40 · Paul Adepoju
Building trust in online real estate a major challenge in Africa – Lamudi
Building trust is the major challenge in the online real estate market in Africa, with the industry battling with misrepresentations, according to Kian Moini, co-founder of Rocket Internet-owned online real estate marketplace Lamudi. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 13:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Samsung unveils 6 locally made apps in Kenya
Samsung Electronics East Africa in conjunction with Strathmore University’s iLab yesterday launched six locally developed apps to run on the Android platform as part of a partnership formed by the two organisations. → Read more
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Thu, February 20th, 09:40 · Tom Jackson
CableKiosk now accepting Bitcoin
Cape Town-based e-commerce startup CableKiosk has announced it can now accept Bitcoin as a method payment, which the company believes will further improve its customer service. → Read more
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Wed, February 19th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Microsoft 4Afrika appoints youth members
Microsoft has announced the appointment of four youth members to its 4Afrika initiative’s Advisory Council, in a bid to ensure the vast youth demographic and the difficulties facing this group across the continent are properly represented. → Read more
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Wed, February 19th, 14:20 · Tom Jackson
Convergence Partners invests in 4Di Capital
African investment management fund Convergence Partners has invested in Cape Town’s 4Di Capital alongside Reinet Fund and E. Oppenheimer & Son, doubling 4Di’s portfolio. → Read more
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Wed, February 19th, 12:20 · Chris Udemans
Tranzit providing Lagos with mobile-enabled transport, delivery services
Nigerian startup Tranzit provides mobile-enabled transportation and delivery services using a user’s location, providing an efficient online system for transport logistics in Lagos. → Read more
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Wed, February 19th, 11:40 · Chris Udemans
Anzisha Prize entries open
Entries are now open for the US$75,000 Anzisha Prize, an initiative that aims to empower young entrepreneurs in Africa. → Read more
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Wed, February 19th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Wakanow.com records about 20,000 users monthly – co-founder
Nigerian travel booking platform Wakanow.com records around 20,000 users monthly, according to c-founder Ralph Tamuno, though he said it took developers a long time to make the site available for public use. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Google Africa Connected finalists selected
The 10 finalists in Google’s Africa Connected competition have been selected, with members of the public now asked to vote for five winners who will be rewarded with US$25,000 each. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 14:20 · Chris Udemans
m:lab wins grant for job creation
Kenyan business incubator m:lab has won a grant for its contribution in creating jobs within underserved sectors, a move that will provide capital to Kenya’s startup culture. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
LIMU allows parents to access children’s grades
South African startup LIMU allows parents to access their children’s marks on the go, allowing them to keep track of their children’s performance. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenyan healthcare tech firm showcased at Sankalp Africa Summit
Kenyan healthcare technologies company MicroClinic Technologies has been named one of the top four high-impact small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa at the Sankalp Africa Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Tech, science education crucial to tackling food insecurity, poverty – startup
Good technology and science education is the key to achieving food security, poverty alleviation, and community development in rural areas of South Africa, according to local mobile laboratory inventors Kusile Labs & Technology. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 20:00 · Tom Jackson
Sterio.me targets Nigeria, Tanzania, Lesotho launches
Learning platform Sterio.me is targeting launches in Nigeria, Tanzania and Lesotho this year, despite experiencing setbacks in getting the project off the ground in Zimbabwe. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Konga.com launches universal Marketplace platform
Nigerian e-commerce site Konga.com has opened its platform to all businesses in the country in a bid to fuel e-commerce through structured universal particpation, naming its new service Konga Marketplace. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nairatweets.com allows Twitter users to earn from tweeting
Nairatweets.com, a crowd-sourced social interaction marketing application, is allowing Nigerians with Twitter accounts to earn money from their handles. → Read more
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