Startups, Page 37
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Tue, October 15th, 11:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Egyptian startup to release Android version end of October
Egyptian digital platform Rawy has almost completed its Android version and expects it to be ready for release before the end of this month. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 10:00 · Kamau Mbote
GenKey acquires Ghanaian software provider ClaimSync
GenKey, a provider of large-scale biometric identity management solutions focussed on emerging economies, has acquired a Ghanaian software provider ClaimSync which targets healthcare providers digitizing and processing medical records and claims. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria showcases ICT potential at Silicon Valley Investment Forum
The success and potential of Nigeria’s ICT industry is being showcased today (Tuesday) in San Francisco at the Silicon Valley Investment Forum, in a bid to attract further foreign attention. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Yahoo! acquires advertising tech startup Bread
Yahoo! has acquired Bread, an advertising tech service startup that allows social media influencers and publishers to better monetise their online content by letting them design adverts promoting their products. → Read more
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Tue, October 15th, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote
Facebook buys Israeli startup Onavo
Facebook has acquired Israeli mobile analytics startup Onavo for between US$100 million to US$200 million according to Israeli reports. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Egyptian events platform eases networking process
Cairo-based Eventtus, a social platform that enables event-goers to engage with each other more easily, has obtained 20,000 users since its launch and recently closed its first round of funding. → Read more
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Mon, October 14th, 12:40 · Nick Sato
Microsoft partners 88mph to support startups in Africa
Microsoft has partnered with 88mph as its first accelerator partner in Africa to expand its Microsoft Ventures programme on the continent. → Read more
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Sun, October 13th, 13:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 13/10/2013
Every week HumanIPO touches base with Africa’s tech hubs - from Cape Town to Cairo, Nairobi to Lagos. This week’s whistle-stop roundup features startup and incubator news from, among other places, Tanzania, Cameroon and Rwanda. → Read more
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Sat, October 12th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Acha Nelson, CEO and co-founder of QuickTicket
Acha Nelson, chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of QuickTicket, has launched the online bus ticket reservation service in Cameroon. Nelson spoke to HumanIPO about the service and the challenges facing tech startups in the West African country. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 17:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nairobi’s C4DLab churning out startups
The University of Nairobi’s (UON) Centre of Computing for Development Lab (C4DLab) has begun incubating and supporting startups → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 17:00 · Brandon Gregory
TorQue, creating software solutions for African businesses
TorQue, a Rwanda-based startup, is aiming to create software solutions for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country and throughout Africa. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
Africans dominate ITU innovation competition
Four young Africans have been chosen among the 10 winners of the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) Young Innovators’ Competition. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
Zapacab goes live in Nairobi
Zapacab, a mobile taxi hailing startup, has launched its first beta phase outside of South Africa in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, beginning operations with a fleet of 30 cars. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 10:40 · Nick Sato
Kenyan M-Farm receives $235K from Safaricom Foundation
The Safaricom Foundation has injected KSh20 million (US$235,000) into a local agricultural startup in a bid to boost its agent network and enable farmers to access price information for their crops through mobiles across the country. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 09:00 · Guest Post
Guest Post: Launching an incubator, the road so far
Keith Jones, director at Founder Institute, shares his experience of launching an incubator following the establishment of the Founder Institute in Johannesburg, the first African chapter of the international organisation. → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher
Uber exploring M-Pesa payment integration for Nairobi service
Uber is keen on developing mobile money integration into its taxi hailing app as it prepares to roll out in more African countries. → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 13:20 · Tom Jackson
Cameroon’s tech potential held back by corruption, nepotism
Cameroon has an open, under-regulated consumer market with lots of potential, but currently held back by economic and political corruption, according to Al Banda, community manager at incubation hub ActivSpaces. → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Simplicity is the most important thing for users in Africa – iROKING
Micheal Ugwu, chief executive officer (CEO) of iROKING, believes developers targeting African users need to keep platforms simple. → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Cameroon can dominate Africa’s startup scene – QuickTicket
Acha Nelson, chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of QuickTicket, believes Cameroonian startups have the potential to dominate Africa’s tech scene in the next five years, if obstacles such as funding can be overcome. → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Egyptian online bookstore focuses on Arabic titles
Egyptian online bookstore Books.com.eg is looking to benefit from the country’s “booming” e-commerce sector by focusing on the popularity of Arabic titles. → Read more
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