Startups, Page 29
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Wed, January 15th, 15:40 · Chris Udemans
SA startup seeks to digitise childhood development
A South African startup has developed Monster Moogle, an app which seeks to digitise education and childhood development, creating opportunities for fully interactive learning experiences via mobile. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 13:00 · Nick Sato
PIVOT East 2014 returns to Nairobi
The fourth edition of East Africa’s premier mobile startups conference and competition PIVOT East will be held in the Kenyan capital Nairobi after organisers announced “planning has commenced in earnest”. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian startup helps users easily create, format and send CVs
A new platform that allows users to easily create, format and send their CVs to any part of the world has been launched in Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Launching an online business in Nigeria not as difficult as many think – Femi Okanla
Femi Okanla, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nitestay.com, has told HumanIPO setting up an e-commerce platform or any other online business in Nigeria is not as difficult as many people believe it is, though ensuring a platform is developed with necessary functionality is critical prior to launch. → Read more
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Wed, January 15th, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju
Eskimi to deliver money transfer services in Nigeria for UK-based company
Transferbee, a United Kingdom-based money transfer company, has announced a partnership with Eskimi for the launch of its money transfer service in Nigeria. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 18:20 · Nick Sato
Kiro’o Games opens Central Africa’s first video game studio
Cameroon’s Kiro’o Games has announced the opening of its first video game studio in Central Africa, a move that will see the game developer create its highly anticipated “African fantasy”-based games. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Online hotel booking in Nigeria a competitive market – Nitestay.com
The Nigerian online hotel booking sub-sector is enjoying an influx of new entrants, giving customers a wide array of options to choose from and meaning those in the market must innovate to stay ahead of the game, according to the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nitestay.com. → Read more
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Mon, January 13th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pata Cab launches in Nairobi
Kenyan online taxi hailing service Pata Cab has launched in Nairobi, with the aim of easing transport around the city for locals and visitors alike. → Read more
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Sun, January 12th, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
FEATURE: The week in startups 12/01/2014
The first week of 2014 has seen startups, incubators and entrepreneurs across Africa run back to work and start the year as they mean to go on, with new apps launching, an established hub rebranding, and five African startups winning a place in the final of a global competition. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 17:20 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan-Ugandan team launches Africa storytelling app
Ugandan Brian Asingia and Kenyan Franco Abott have launched DreamAfrica, a cross-platform app with illustrated e-books of African stories, and hope to scale into animated television series and game development in the future. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Konga.com brings documentary on Alibaba.com to Nigeria
Nigerian e-commerce platform Konga.com today announced it is bringing the documentary on Alibaba.com titled “Crocodile in the Yangtze”; The Alibaba story to a Nigerian cinema next week. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Africa part of growth of mobile gaming – developer
Africa is not being left behind in the global mobile gaming surge, according to the developer of Kenyan mobile app Soccer Story. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 09:40 · Paul Adepoju
Tech startups in Ghana need an ecosystem – iSpace Foundation
The technology industry in Ghana is growing, though an effective ecosystem is yet to be created to help startups, according to Fiifi Baidoo, co-founder and community manager at tech hub iSpace Foundation. → Read more
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Thu, January 9th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Kilimo fasta app plugs information gap for Tanzanian farmers
A Tanzanian developer has created an Android application aiming to boost the production of farmers in the East African country, who currently suffer from a lack of market information. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
WebMallNG creates website development and management tools for Nigerian businesses
Nigerian online solutions provider for WebMallNG has announced it has created tools that small businesses can use to develop and manage websites. → Read more
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Wed, January 8th, 09:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenya’s problems are students’ opportunities – Ndemo
Kenya’s biggest problems pose the greatest opportunities for the country’s students, who should focus their technical efforts on finding solutions to help the country progress, according to Dr Bitange Ndemo, former permanent secretary of the old Ministry of Information and Communication. → Read more
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Tue, January 7th, 13:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
African startups to compete in Seedstars World finals
Five African startups have been selected among 20 finalists to compete at the Seedstars World global startup competition, with the chance of winning US$500,000 equity investment. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 12:40 · Nick Sato
Nailab rebrands, targets expansion
Kenyan startup incubator Nailab has rebranded to incorporate a new logo and vision, in a move that will see the hub expand its reach by targeting more entrepreneurs from other urban centres. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 08:00 · Guest Post
Guest Post: Simbarashe Mabasha, co-founder, Wabona
In this exclusive guest post for HumanIPO, Simbarashe Mabasha, co-founder of online entertainment streaming service Wabona, discusses the emergence of Africa as a force in video entertainment, and looks forward to a future in mobile entertainment. → Read more
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Sat, January 4th, 08:00 · HumanIPO
HumanIPO: Incubator and accelerator hubs 2013
Western Cape minister of finance, economic development and tourism Alan Winde told HumanIPO in September he was looking at a continental rollout for Cape Town’s Bandwidth Barn and was looking at partnerships. → Read more
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