Africa

Tanzania’s pre-paid solar startup Off Grid Electric raises $16 million

Things are looking bright for East Africa this season. At least that’s the case for the solar as a service startup Off Grid Electric…

Guns and Rain: an art gallery that inhabits the contours of online space

Ann Gollifer, Ntlo, Pelo, Mosadi Guns and Rain founder Julie Taylor’s oldest art memory is of drawing dinosaur stencils. That memory, wrapped up as…

Ampion Venture Bus to wrap-up tech startup travels in Tunisia

From the inception of health app in West Africa to an innovative water sanitation solution in Southern Africa and a carpooling service in the…

Startup Weekend Nairobi kicks-off today at Nairobi Garage

While the rest of us scramble for weekend plans, people in Nairobi, Kenya are taken care of. The city’s weekend promises to be exciting…

Digital communications startup Everlytic finds impressive 600% growth

Knighted Deloitte’s third fastest growing company in Africa, digital communications company Everlytic recently announced it grew 606% in the last five years, claiming the…

Airtel launches the ‘Catapult-a-startup’ initiative in Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria has revealed an entrepreneurial initiative named “Catapult-a-Startup”. The initiative aims to inspire innovation and assist startup mobile app developers towards actualising their…

Opera Mediaworks acquires South Africa-based AdVine Mobile

Browser and mobile software company Opera Mediaworks (OMW) — which is part of Opera Group — is getting its foot into Africa’s mobile ad…

Lagos to host Angel Fair West Africa: gathering for entrepreneurs, investors

One of the biggest challenges for entrepreneurs in Africa is access to funding. There are plenty of entrepreneurs who have ideas for businesses, or…

Microsoft 4Afrika picks five startups for its innovation grant

Things are going to be very interesting for African startups this year and Microsoft 4Afrika wants to be right in front for it. Today…

Hotels.ng: solving the small problems before building Robocop

In the world of VCs and big money, being a small startup with very little funding can be nerve-wracking. With barely US$70 000, Mark…

Gumtree SA renovated with improved interface, seeks ‘mobile-only’ focus

Celebrating eight years of bartering everything from second-hand cars to divorcees trying to sell off their side of the bed, Gumtree South Africa‘s website…

Daptio: the SA startup personalising education with adaptive online courses

Online learning in South Africa is still in its infancy. But many regard the African continent as the next frontier of online education, with…

Isolation: a problem for current and future African entrepreneurs

Talking with African entrepreneurs, one of the recurring topics is the difficulty of sufficient funding in seed- or early-stage with internationally acknowledged and well-connected…

IBM study identifies African businesses’ need to adopt technology

A recent study by IBM titled Setting the pace in Africa: How IT leaders deliver on the potential of emerging technologies has revealed that…

Nigeria launches Open Data initiative to stir innovation, investment and growth

Today, the Nigerian Ministry of Communication Technology announced the Open Data Development Initiative to help drive innovation, investment and economic growth by enabling access…

Budgeting app ExpenZa hits surge in user activity, R1-billion transactions

Budgeting apps will never go out of style. Until people stop worrying about where their precious money is mysteriously disappearing, personal finance management tools…

How do we accelerate internet access in Africa?

If bandwidth is like water, then Africa is a desert with Perrier vending machines everywhere. If you have money, you’re fine. If you don’t…

Nigerian investor puts undisclosed cash monies into Silicon Valley startup

Things are getting exciting with Heirs Holdings. The pan-African proprietary investment company founded by Tony O Elumelu has just announced its investment in Silicon…

Nigerian web-to-print startup Printivo launches, makes offline marketing fun

Web-to-print solution company Printivo has recently launched in Nigeria, with the aim of helping businesses and individuals market themselves. Operating as an ecommerce company,…

Uganda’s clean energy company UpEnergy talks about its investment deal

UpEnergy, the Ugandan clean energy company and Unreasonable Institute alumni, has closed an equity investment deal, and is now raising US$1-million more in debt….

‘Linda Jamii’ hits Kenya, affordable health insurance paid via M-Pesa

Access to healthcare remains a huge problem in most parts of Africa. In Kenya, the number could be as high as 38.8-million people —…

Pet Heaven hopes to become SA’s top dog in online shopping for pets

Got a hungry pooch or a meowing kitten? Pet Heaven is a South African startup that wants to simplify your shopping habits by delivering…

Zando celebrates 2nd birthday, records over 1.5-million site visits monthly

One of South Africa’s leading ecommerce stores and arguably the country’s most popular online fashion shop, Zando, is today celebrating its birthday and showing…

How VR Meditation Apps Like Realms of Flow and Others Are Redefining Our Connection with Reality

Transforming Healthcare in Africa with Technology

How forex trading is transforming startup investment strategies

How One Energy Project Could Reshape Climate Action

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion

Vivo update – a big safety gain