Startups, Page 6
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Tue, September 23rd, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Hisa Play app to help Kenyan youth navigate intense world of NSE
Youth aged 16 to 35 years who find navigating the National Securities Exchange difficult nad intense now have the Hisa Play app which seeks to deepen the players’ understanding of how to invest, why, when to invest and in which stocks one should invest in addition to seeing a profitable return on investment → Read more
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Fri, September 19th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Q&A :Nina Werner, Mara Mentor Regional Director East Africa
Entrepreneurship in Kenya is thriving with many businesses coming up everyday. The businesses however encounter problems and close shop eventually. Among these problems is lack of mentorship; a problem that new startup Mara Mentor is trying to solve. Niner Werner, Regional Director East Africa spoke to HumanIPO about Mara Mentor. → Read more
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Fri, September 19th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
We want to change the fashion ecosystem one click at a time says Kenyas’ Mode Mara
Kenyan duo of Hellen Langat and Michelle Ouma has set out to change the Kenyan fashion ecosystem by providing an online platform that addresses the problems of lack of exposure, expensive retail space and lack of formal networks that often stand in the way of local designers’ careers. → Read more
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Thu, September 18th, 11:09 · Paul Adepoju
ApexPeak, Karu Exporters close $23m export finance deal
88mph-funded startup ApexPeak and South African citrus fruit grower Karu Exporters have closed a US$23 million export finance deal. Under the agreement, Karu will receive monthly disbursement until the end of 2014. → Read more
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Thu, September 18th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Rapid Communications to Launch Virtual Banking Services in Somalia
The mass market in Somalia will now be able to access various banking products virtually through their mobile phone after Kenya’s Rapid communications recently acquired 16% shareholding in Nationlink telecom, a GSM operator, along with the license for banking services. → Read more
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Thu, September 18th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Rich Tanksley, Director of Operations, SimplePay
Founded by Simeon Ononobi, SimplePay is a web and mobile-based wallet that won the Lagos edition of seedstars world challenge. Tanksley in this interview spoke on SimplePay's potentials, latest products including Bitcoin acceptance and the platform's goal of registering 1 million users by January 2015 and 16 million by 2016. → Read more
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Wed, September 17th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Orange announces its start-up accelerator programme in the Ivory Coast and Israel
Orange has launched two accelerator programmes in the Ivory Coast and Israel bringing the number of the network’s accelerators spread across the continent to four. → Read more
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Wed, September 17th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-Founder, PushCV
Odunayo Eweniyi is the co-founder of PushCV, a Nigerian startup that started as an automatic CV sending service but has since expanded its service bouquet for its various clients. Recently listed among Africa's 10 best startups, she spoke to HumanIPO on various issues about the startup, starting with how it all started. → Read more
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Wed, September 17th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
SimpleGiving allowing Nigerian Christians to give offering via mobile
SimplePay, Nigeria's mobile and web-based wallet has announced the launch of SimpleGiving, a service that allows churchgoers in Nigeria to give offerings via mobile. → Read more
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Tue, September 16th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Byte Orbit calls for Startup Knight 2014 entries
The third edition of the annual Startup Knight competition is here again with its main aim being to empower aspiring tech entrepreneurs and visionaries in South Africa → Read more
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Tue, September 16th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s SimplePay accepting Bitcoins
Nigeria's web and mobile-based wallet service SimplePay has announced it is now allowing its users to fund their wallets from their Bitcoin accounts. → Read more
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Tue, September 16th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
New online platform Mara Mentor, to bridge the gap between mentors and entrepreneurs
The Mara Foundation has launched a new platform, Mara Mentor that will seek to connect ambitious entrepreneurs from any country with successful and experienced business leaders for mentorship, an aspect of growth that has been missing in the business ecosystem. → Read more
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Mon, September 15th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s Easy Taxi launches referral programme in Lagos and Abuja
Taxi requesting service in Nigeria Easy Taxi today announced the commencement of its referral programme for users in Lagos and Abuja. The company said the aim of the programme is to reward customers' loyalty and expand their reach. → Read more
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Mon, September 15th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
PushCV focused on individual development and empowerment – Co-founder
PushCV, one of the startups that would be representing Africa at this year's Web Summit holding in Dublin, Ireland is focused on individual development and empowerment according to Odunayo Eweniyi, co-founder of the startup. → Read more
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Mon, September 15th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Q&A with Taskwetu’s Managing Director Leila Khalif
Today's life can be quite hectic and everyone would like to get a way to make their lives somewhat easier. A kenyan startup Taskwetu is doing just that for both its Kenyan and diaspora clients. HumanIPO caught up with the founder and managing director of Taskwetu Leila Khalif to shed more light on this. → Read more
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Fri, September 12th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Mxit’s Ukufunda virtual school to support learning in SA public schools
South Africa’s Mixit Reach in partnership with UNICEF has launched an innovative learning and teaching tool Ukufunda, targeted at changing the way students are taught in public schools by supporting classroom activities. → Read more
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Fri, September 12th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Johnson, others to speak at DEMO Africa 2014
Nigeria's communication technology minister, Omobola Johnson has been confirmed to speak at DEMO Africa 2014 holding later this month in Lagos, Nigeria. → Read more
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Fri, September 12th, 14:03 · Susan Mwenesi
Taskwetu wants to get errands done for Kenyans in the diaspora
A new Kenyan startup TasKwetu is making lives easier for Kenyans in the diaspora as well as those living locally by carrying out tasks delegated to them by their clients by use of an online task management and tracking platform. → Read more
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Fri, September 12th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
JobsinNigeria launches CV service
Online job search platform JobsinNigeria today announced the launch of its CV service aimed at helping job applicants to develop bespoke and professionally written curriculum vitae (CV) and cover letters. → Read more
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Thu, September 11th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan youth to get IT –related skills at Oracle’s Strathmore University’s Centre of Excellence
Strathmore University in Nairobi has opened a Centre of Excellence for Oracle at the university’s research centre, @iLabAfrica that is targeted at creating opportunities for Kenyan youth to gain technology-related skills that can enable them to work across industries and borders. → Read more
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