Rwanda

Everything you need to know about East African startup landscape [2019 Update]

Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or…

Andela partners with Rwandan govt to launch pan-African tech hub in Kigali

Andela, a talent accelerator that trains software developers and pairs them with top employers around the world, has announced that it is partnering with…

African Innovation Foundation announces that Rwanda will host this year’s IPA

The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) in collaboration with the Government of Rwanda announced today that Rwanda will host the 7th annual Innovation Prize for…

Facebook, Taxify among first 25 speakers announced for Africa Tech Summit

The first 25 speakers from leading tech companies across Africa have been announced for the upcoming Africa Tech Summit Kigali which is set to take…

Here are the 23 countries where you can register a business in under five days

Do you have an internet startup and want to open in a hurry? This year’s Doing Business report, released earlier this week lists 23…

Here are the 12 startups pitching at Seedstars World in Rwanda

One of the world’s biggest pitching events, Seedstars World has announced the top 12 startups to pitch in Rwanda. The winner of the Rwandan event on…

Seedstars World heads back to Rwanda

Global pitching competition, Seedstars World heads back to Rwanda for the next leg of their competition on 6 December 2016 and will take place…

Rwanda’s Think incubator reveals top 10 pan-African finalists for 2015

Rwanda’s popular tech incubator Think has announced the top 10 finalists for its second cohort. Selected finalists are in the running for investment and…

Rwanda’s Think reveals 4 promising African startups for acceleration

Rwanda’s Think accelerator (brought to the world by mobile network operators Tigo and Millicom), earlier this year called for applications to fill its first…

Rwanda’s Think tech incubator calls for Africa’s savvy entrepreneurs

Based in Kigali, Rwanda, and brought to us by Tigo and Millicom, the Think tech incubator has now opened its doors and is looking…

Built in Africa: Shaking Sun’s Akaliza Keza Gara on using tech to tell African stories

Built in Africa focuses on entrepreneurs, startups and technologies that are born on the continent and empower its citizens. In this, the fifth instalment…

Millicom announces ‘think’ incubator for Rwanda’s tech entrepreneurs

The international telecom and media company Millicom, also popularly operating under the brand Tigo, recently announced the creation of a new tech incubator in…

The East African startup landscape: everything you need to know [2013]

So we have told South African startups what’s what when it comes to the happenings of the country’s startup ecosystem. People have been asking…

Rwandan tech startups need to beef up business skills to succeed

Rwanda is known for its strides in furthering ICT-related policies and its ambitions for tapping into the knowledge economy. In a recent article in…

12 young African entrepreneurs who will blow your mind, seriously

What where you doing at 15? What about at 19? Or 22? If you are one of these 12 entrepreneurs, the answer is: changing…

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