Dropifi Joins 500 Startups as The First African Startup
500 Startups today unveiled it’s next 28 batch of startups for its Accelerator program. Dropifi, a Ghanaian startup is the first startup from Africa to join 500 startups accelerator program...
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Apply Now: DEMO Africa 2013 Applications Now Open
DEMO Africa, an initiative of LIONS@frica that aims to connect African startups to the global ecosystem has opened applications for the second DEMO Africa start-up launch conference. DEMO Africa 2013 will...
SliceBiz Wins Apps4Africa Prize
Slice Biz, the winner of the 2012 Startup Weekend Accra, a Global Entrepreneurship Week Ghana event has been chosen as one of the winners of this year’s Apps4Africa competition. Slice Biz...
19 Surprising Facts About Africa’s Mobile Market
According to a report published by the World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB), at the start of 2012, there were some 650 million mobile subscriptions in Africa, making the African...
SliceBiz Wins Second Startup Weekend Accra
I want to congratulate the SliceBiz team for taking the top prize in today’s presentation at the Start up Weekend Accra event. 14 Teams spent 54 hours refining ideas, doing...
Startup Weekend Hits Accra Again
As part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week Ghana celebrations, Startup Weekend will hit Accra this weekend. Registration is still open for the second Accra Startup Weekend scheduled for 16th to...
Zimbabwe’s EcoCash Records $70 Million a Month in Mobile Money Transactions
Money money transactions is Africa is growing at an amazing rate. The likes of M-Pesa (the Kenyan grandfather of mobile money), Mozambique’s mKesh, Easywallet in Nigeria, Kenya’s PesaPal, Ghana’s OzinboPay...
DEMO Africa Selects 40 Startups To Launch on DEMO Day
DEMO Africa, a flagship initiative of the Liberating Innovation in Opportunity Nations in Africa (LIONS@frica) which aims to connect African startups to the global ecosystem has announced a shortlist of 40 startups...
In the Mobile Money Revolution, Africa is Leading the World
In Africa the percentage of mobile money users is increasing at a rapid rate. According to the GSMA, Africa has been the continent with the fastest growing mobile market in the...
Doug Richard’s School for Startups to be Replicated in Nigeria
The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Finance and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) has invited Doug Richard’s School for Startups to be part of The Youth Enterprise with Innovation...
Spinlet Lets You Discover And Download Music From Africa
Music Piracy is a huge concern for music producers, artistes, music distributors etc,. Legitimate music downloads still aren’t growing quickly enough. Confidential data published on torrentfreak reveals that 65% of...
Apply Now: 88mph To Invest In Up to 12 Startups Targeted At the African Market
88mph, a Kenyan startup accelerator that invests in early stage mobile-web companies targeting the African market has opened its applications to local and international tech entrepreneurs. The accelerator invests simultaneously...
Women In Tech: Ghanaian Female Developer Builds Another Web Browser
Rasheeda Mandeeya Yehuza, a Ghanaian female software and game developer has created SnapSO Web Browser (a simple and comprehensive interface browser). Rasheeda’s story is an inspiration to all aspiring female...
Savannah Fund To Invest $10 Million In Sub-Saharan African Startups
Erik Hersman, Paul Bragiel and Mbwana Alliy have launched Savannah Fund at a conference in Nairobi,Kenya. Savannah Fund is a seed capital fund specializing in US$25,000-US$500,000 investments in early stage high growth...
Nokia And Co-Creation Hub (CCHUB) Launch Mobile Startup Accelerator In Nigeria
Nokia has partnered with Co-Creation Hub (CCHUB), a social innovation centre in Nigeria to embarked on an academy program called ‘Nokia/CCHub Growth Academy’ aimed at accelerating top Nigerian mobile software...
DEMO Launches DEMO Africa, To Be In Kenya
DEMO, a technology conference for launching innovative companies in enterprise, mobile, cloud computing, consumer, social media and disruptive technologies today announced the launch of DEMO Africa. The conference scheduled for ...
Ghanaian Launches Anansi Browser- Africa’s First Web Browser
Raindolf Owusu, a 22 year old Computer Science student in Accra, Ghana has launched a new browser to target Africa’s growing internet users. Anansi Web Browser has recorded 1,072 downloads since it...
Ghana Angel Investor Network(GAIN) Hosts Its First Investor Pitch In Ghana
The Ghana Angel Investor Network (GAIN) has held its first Business Pitch Session on 27th March, 2012 at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel. The Ghana Angel Investor Network (GAIN) is a...
In Zimbabwe, Residents Of Harare Can Tweet For A Cab
Traditional way of booking or reserving a taxi has always been via phone call and in recent times reservations and booking online or via mobile. Most taxi cab companies also...
Omidyar Network and ACCION Invests $3.2 Million In A Zambian Mobile Payments Startup
Omidyar Network and ACCION International have announced that they have invested US $3.2 million in Mobile Transactions International, a Zambian startup that leverages mobile technology and an agent network to...