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Sun, February 16th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
FEATURE: The week in startups 16/02/2014
This week African startups have seen invitations to events all over the world, from Silicon Valley to Milan, where a number of startups will be exposed to international trends. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
AngelCMS easing church management in SA
South African startup MR Technologies has launched AngelCMS, a church monitoring and administration software, to digitalise the running of South African churches. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 16:20 · Chris Udemans
iHub in world’s 50 most innovative companies
Kenyan startup incubator iHub has made it into Fast Company’s 2014 Top 50 Most Innovative companies list, the only African company to be featured. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Intel invites Kenyan vending innovators for global competition
Intel Corporation is inviting Kenyan innovators over the age of 18 who work in the field of vending systems to its Intelligent Vending Competition, seeking to get new ideas, talents and projects for the vending machine market of the future. → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 07:00 · Paul Adepoju
Easy Taxi and Samsung offer users in Nigeria free rides
Nigerian taxi hailing app Easy Taxi has partnered Samsung Nigeria to give customers in Lagos free taxi rides today and tomorrow. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Ghana’s BoxBuzz to launch in Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, SA and China
Plans are underway to introduce Ghana’s BoxBuzz, an SMS alert system that informs owners of Post Office Box addresses when they receive a letter, to Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and China. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
AngelHub becomes AngelHub Ventures after Jordaan buy-in
Angel seed fund AngelHub Ventures has been formed in South Africa after the buyout of AngelHub by investors including former First National Bank (FNB) chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Jordaan. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 15:40 · Chris Udemans
Blackbox to run 2 programme cycles this year
Silicon Valley startup accelerator Blackbox Connect has announced the extension of its partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs in order to launch two programme cycles during 2014, hoping to empower more startups from around the world. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Battlefield finalists chosen
TechCabal has announced the seven finalists for its Battlefield startup competition, which will be held next week at Social Media Week (SMW) Lagos and see the startups competing to win US$20,000. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 09:00 · Chris Udemans
SA’s Folup develops medical monitoring platform
South African startup Folup has developed a platform for medical patients to monitor their own health metrics and for physicians to view the data in real time, providing an efficient way for patients to track changes in their lives on a daily basis. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Oluwajoba Oloba, head of projects and partnerships, Tutor.ng
Tutor.ng is one of the latest entrants into Nigeria’s rapidly expanding online education sector. Oluwajoba Oloba, an attorney and Tutor.ng’s head of projects and partnerships, spoke to HumanIPO about the platform, the sector and other related matters. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 17:40 · Chris Udemans
Cloud management service Zoostr eyeing Africa
Business management software producer Zoostr hopes to provide small business owners in a number of African countries with accessible access to management tools in the cloud, providing a “one click” solution on smartphones and PCs. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 13:40 · Tom Jackson
MoboFree receives funding from eVA Fund
West African classifieds platform MoboFree has obtained funding from Netherlands-based eVentures Africa (eVA) Fund in order to expand its presence in Nigeria and Ghana, start new offices in East Africa and invest in marketing. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerians are ready for online education – Tutor.ng
Nigeria’s status as the biggest online population in Africa means it is ready for online education, particularly given the success of e-commerce in the country, according to Oluwajoba Oloba, head of projects and partnerships at Nigerian online learning platform Tutor.ng. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Over 100,000 properties now listed on Lamudi
Rocket Internet’s real estate classifieds platform Lamudi, which is present in 17 countries including nine in Africa, has announced its worldwide listings have crossed the 100,000 mark. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 17:40 · Tom Jackson
PIVOT East 2014 applications open
Applications are now open for the fourth edition of mobile startup competition PIVOT East 2014, which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on June 24 and 25. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian online learning platform targets 20,000 users in 2014
Nigerian online learning platform Tutor.ng is targeting a minimum of 20,000 users before the end of 2014. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 19:00 · Chris Udemans
Bandwidth Barn inducted into AfriLabs
Cape Town-based small business incubator Bandwidth Barn has been inducted into AfriLabs’ network of African technology hubs, aiding in the company’s African expansion strategy. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 17:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Ghanaian, Nigerian startups in top five at Seedstars World
Ghanaian startup Retail Tower and Nigerian startup SimplePay have been selected as two of the top five global startups at the recent Seedstars World competition, although losing out on the number one spot to Korean initiative Flitto. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Modupe Macaulay, founder of CapitalSquare
Modupe Macaulay is the founder of CapitalSquare, a co-working space based in Nigeria’s commercial capital city of Lagos. In this exclusive interview, she spoke to HumanIPO about the centre, with special emphasis on its forthcoming Demo Day. → Read more
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