Startups, Page 34
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Tue, November 12th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Tanzanian deals website goes live
Online special deals website dealzipo.com has launched in Tanzania, in a bid to support local merchants and provide discounts on fun experiences for consumers, while encouraging the e-commerce ecosystem in the country. → Read more
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Tue, November 12th, 09:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Entertainment apps have big future in Africa – Djoss.tv
Mobile entertainment apps have a big future in Africa, as demand is rife among young people on the continent for round-the-clock portable entertainment, according to the founders of Cameroonian television-based social networking site Djoss.tv. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 19:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Cash remittance service set up between UK and Nigeria
United Kingdom (UK)-based Transferbee has launched an online money transfer website which allows users to send money to Nigeria direct to recipients’ mobile phones, responding to the popularity of mobile money in the country. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 17:00 · Tom Jackson
Phonefinder looking to simplify purchase of phone plans
Johannesburg startup Phonefinder has set up a comprehensive listings service for cell phone packages, seeking to allow consumers to make the best decision about a package that suits their budget. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 10:01 · Winfred Kuria
Entrepreneurs see us as “easy target” for court action – Collymore
Bob Collymore, chief executive officer of Safaricom, has said innovators and entrepreneurs see Kenya’s leading mobile mobile network as an “easy target” for accusations of intellectual property theft. → Read more
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Mon, November 11th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
Uber Cape Town puts Fords, Chevys and Toyotas on the road, price increase
A handful of Uber users in Cape Town have expressed dismay at being greeted by lower-end vehicles after using the mobile app only to be delivered a Chevy or a Toyota. → Read more
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Sun, November 10th, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 10/11/2013
Following the iROKING drama of last week, this one was destined to be a little quieter, but HumanIPO still found time to touch base with startups and programmes in Cameroon, Botswana and Uganda, among others. → Read more
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Fri, November 8th, 11:30 · Richard Cutcher
“Greedy” Telkom makes u-turn on IP condition in innovation competition
Telkom, South Africa’s part state-owned ADSL provider, has been forced into an embarrassing u-turn concerning intellectual property (IP) rights for its Open Innovation Mega Challenge competition. → Read more
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Thu, November 7th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
SMS is the now and the future – Wasamundi
Nara Laurence, co-founder of Cameroonian online city guide startup Wasamundi, believes SMS is no “pie in the sky” when it comes to monetising a businesses and is at the centre of the company’s business model. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 12:40 · Richard Cutcher
Microsoft launch product suite for SMEs and startups in SA
Microsoft has launched free web services and products aimed at South African small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), including a web domain and personalised website. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Wasamundi to provide mobile solution to university students
Cameroonian online city guide startup Wasamundi is exploring opportunities in the education and banking sectors as it looks to become the country’s biggest data bank and information resource. → Read more
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Wed, November 6th, 09:30 · Nick Sato
Ugandan startup to launch Vibz social networking app
Vibz, a social networking app developed by three Ugandan youths seeking to connect people and trends, will be launched in two weeks. → Read more
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Tue, November 5th, 10:20 · Richard Cutcher
OPINION: iROKING uncertainty worrying for African music streaming business
Whatever the truth behind the falling out between iROKO Partners and its music streaming business’ chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Ugwu, the latter’s claim that the media company was already planning a withdrawal from the sector falls in line with its previous activities. → Read more
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Tue, November 5th, 09:30 · Tom Jackson
Mara Foundation to make first investments next year
Business development group Mara Foundation, operating in Tanzania, Uganda and Nigeria, is set to make its first investments in 2014 as part of its Ad-Venture fund, looking to provide a new model of early stage business support. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Jordaan launches private investment company
Former First National Bank (FNB) chief executive officer (CEO) and new Mxit chairman Michael Jordaan has set up his own private investment firm to invest in “disruptive technologies or disruptive business models” from next year. → Read more
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Mon, November 4th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Botswana hub begins accelerator programme
The Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) today launched its First Step Venture Centre incubation and acceleration programme, providing business and technical support to selected startups. → Read more
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Sun, November 3rd, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 03/11/2013
A dramatic week in Africa’s startup scene witnessed what can only be described as an embarrassing airing of dirty laundry by one of the continent’s flagship enterprises in the music streaming sector. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
iHub partners with JKUAT to fill information gap for farmers
Nairobi startup incubator iHub has received a KSh4.5 million (US$52,000) grant from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) to be channelled towards research into the needs of Kenyan maize farmers. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Work begins at Botswana’s innovation campus
Construction work for the Botswana Innovation Hub’s (BIH) Icon Building was due to begin today (Friday), bringing an end to setbacks which first began with the global financial crisis of 2007. → Read more
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Fri, November 1st, 09:14 · Paul Adepoju
iROKING drama: Ugwu responds
Michael Ugwu, chief executive officer (CEO) of Nigerian music platform iROKING, was fired last night (Thursday) for alleged “gross misconduct” concerning the setting up of his own music site “in direct competition with iROKING”. → Read more
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