Startups, Page 31
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Tue, December 10th, 17:30 · Tom Jackson
Ghanaian students offered training in robotics, app development
A Ghanaian company is offering training in robotics and mobile app development, looking to promote entrepreneurship and tech businesses in the West African country. → Read more
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Tue, December 10th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA best for tech talent – Upande
South Africa has the most impressive pool of technology talent, while Nigeria presents the biggest market potential, according to Kenyan startup Upande. → Read more
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Tue, December 10th, 08:30 · Tom Jackson
Swazi language and culture app to launch in February
An app providing a comprehensive guide to the language and culture of Swaziland is to launch in February 2014, aimed at aid workers and tourists in the kingdom. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 18:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Webmapping facilitates Kenyan rural service provision – startup
Webmapping is essential for the effective provision of government services across rural Kenya, as it facilitates the planning of service delivery, according to Kenyan startup Upande. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 13:30 · Tom Jackson
Tanzanian enterprise leveraging entertainment for e-learning
Tanzanian social enterprise Ubongo will next month launch Ubongo Kids, an interactive cartoon which allows children to participate via SMS, on national television, while launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for further rollouts. → Read more
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Sun, December 8th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 08/12/2013
One of Africa’s biggest startup accelerators drew to a close this week when eight ventures based out of 88mph’s Nairobi programme pitched to local and international investors on Thursday evening. → Read more
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Sat, December 7th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA game STASIS beats Kickstarter target
South African-developed game STASIS soared through its Kickstarter goal this week, with its developers saying such crowdfunding platforms have “evened out the playing field” for game developers in South Africa and beyond. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 19:00 · Nick Sato
Startups pitch for investment at Nairobi Demo Day
Startups pitched to local and foreign investors at the 88mph Nairobi Demo Day event yesterday (Thursday), with some making a commitment to invest. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
Egyptian designs crisis management system
Nano Technologies, a Qatari firm founded and run by Egyptian Ahmed Fawzi, has developed a crisis management system named Al Dalilah, which uses satellite information and other technologies to organise first responders and rescue teams in a crisis situation. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Nigerian platform integrating social and business
A Nigerian company has created Termii, a social-business networking site that integrates social, personal and business structures in a unified network. → Read more
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Thu, December 5th, 17:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Kenyan firm competes in Global Startup Battle
SooTano, a micro-jobs online platform allowing young people in Kenya to make an income by outsourcing their tasks and skillset, has entered the Global Startup Battle challenge after fending off 25 other applicants. → Read more
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Thu, December 5th, 11:30 · Nick Sato
88mph startups to pitch at Nairobi Demo Day today
Four tech startups will pitch for investment at the 88mph Nairobi Demo Day today (Thursday), after completing three months of the accelerator programme giving them access to new networks and mentorship. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
GMin wins Rockefeller award for innovation
Pan-African not-for-profit organisation Global Minimum (GMin) has been awarded the Next Century Innovators Award by the Rockefeller Foundation, recognising the organisation’s efforts in engaging African youth to solve social issues through homegrown tech innovation. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
BitPesa aiming to disrupt African remittance industry through Bitcoin
Nairobi-based BitPesa is in discussions with multiple banks and network operators in Kenya over partnerships that could allow the mass introduction of Bitcoin remittance payments into the East African country. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenyan mobile app targets safer roads
A Kenyan application is giving road users the chance to take charge of their safety through their mobiles in an attempt to tackle the high number of fatalities on the country’s roads. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 18:30 · Nick Sato
Kenya to develop ICT incubation hubs for startups in each county
The Kenyan government has announced plans to develop tech incubation hubs in all 47 counties in a bid to increase the contribution of ICT to the country’s GDP. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 17:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Real-time traffic updates app launched in Uganda
RoadConexion, a mobile app providing real-time traffic updates, has been launched in Kampala, Uganda, asking members of the public to report traffic problems on the main roads around the capital. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
VC4Africa September Cohort ready for investment
Investment community VC4Africa has announced the 10 startups graduating from its September Cohort are now ready for investment after three months of business development training. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 16:30 · Winfred Kuria
Kenyan startup offering bus ticket booking online
A Nairobi-based startup, BookNow, is aiming to bring the bus ticket purchasing system online to make it more efficient and easy to use for customers. → Read more
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Tue, December 3rd, 12:30 · Tom Jackson
Nigerian platform tackles food waste, targets SA rollout
A Nigerian startup has launched SalvageHub, a web and mobile platform seeking to reduce food waste at individual and retail levels, and is targeting rollout in South Africa as well as its home country. → Read more
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