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SA startup Signific launches SaaS logistics platform for small businesses

SA startup Signific launches SaaS logistics platform for small businesses

  • October 17, 2019
  • Africa, All, Technology
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Signific, a South african based startup has launched its software-as-a-service (SaaS) logistics solution for small businesses. Founded earlier this year by Yusuf Hoosen, Signific claims to be the first SaaS logistics operating…
Nigerian fintech startup Accounteer raises funding from Microtraction

Nigerian fintech startup Accounteer raises funding from Microtraction

  • October 10, 2018
  • Africa, All, Start Ups and Innovations, Startup Funding
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Nigerian-based early-stage investment platform Microtraction has invested in Nigerian fintech startup Accounteer. This is the 6th startup Microtraction has invested in. While Microtraction did not reveal the terms of the…
Uganda passes tax law on social media users to stop ‘gossiping’ online

Uganda passes tax law on social media users to stop ‘gossiping’ online

  • June 2, 2018
  • Africa, All, Social Media
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Uganda’s parliament has passed a law to tax those who use social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Viber, and WhatsApp, as reported by BBC. The law imposes a 200 shilling…
Kenya top in Africa on agriculture tech startups

Kenya top in Africa on agriculture tech startups

  • May 15, 2018
  • Africa, All, Start Ups and Innovations
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Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana are top agri-tech markets in Africa accounting for over 60 per cent of start-ups that are active on the continent, a new report shows. The report…
Forbes 30Under30 Entrepreneur Launches the First Digital Accelerator in Africa

Forbes 30Under30 Entrepreneur Launches the First Digital Accelerator in Africa

  • January 6, 2017
  • Africa, All, News, Start Ups and Innovations, Start-Up Incubators, Startup Funding, Technology
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In an effort to increase exposure of African startups to global investors and resources, Africa Startup Ecosystem announced the launch of the first digital accelerator for the region. The accelerator…
Nigerian Fintech Company Interswitch May Become Africa’s First Public Startup Unicorn

Nigerian Fintech Company Interswitch May Become Africa’s First Public Startup Unicorn

  • March 10, 2016
  • Africa, All, Business, News, Start Ups and Innovations, Technology
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Africa could be getting its first unicorn startup if we are to go by the rumors that are currently circulating get fulfilled. Nigerian digital payments and commerce company Interswitch will…
Kenya’s traffic app Ma3Route raises $25k pre-seed round

Kenya’s traffic app Ma3Route raises $25k pre-seed round

  • March 10, 2016
  • Africa, News, Start Ups and Innovations, Startup Funding
On Wednesday, Kenyan traffic app Ma3Route announced it had raised a pre-seed round of US$25,000 that will help in expansion and addition of new features. The funding came from a…
Africa E-Commerce Company Raises $245M from Goldman Sachs and Other Existing Investors

Africa E-Commerce Company Raises $245M from Goldman Sachs and Other Existing Investors

  • March 3, 2016
  • Africa, All, Business, Start Ups and Innovations, Startup Funding, Success Stories
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One of the largest e-commerce companies on the continent with a valuation of about $1.1 billion Africa Internet Group (AIG) has raised $245 million in one of the largest fundraising…
Kenya’s Incubator NAILAB Stages First Ever VC Carousel

Kenya’s Incubator NAILAB Stages First Ever VC Carousel

  • January 28, 2016
  • Africa, All, News, Start Ups and Innovations, Start-Up Incubators
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On Wednesday, Kenyan-based business incubator Nailab held its first ever VC carousel in a bid to create a direct link between startups to investors. The first of its kind among…
Kenya defence Twitter account hacked

Kenya defence Twitter account hacked

  • July 21, 2014
  • Africa, All, Office Technology, Social Media, Technology, Twitter
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The Twitter accounts of the Kenyan defence forces and its spokesman have been hacked by activists protesting about corruption. "All of you who have stolen money #Kenya, we are coming…
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Startup Spotlight
Startup Spotlight: Interview with Matthew Elan Smith founder of Insuretech startup Pineapple
Pineapple (formerly Amyti) is a Johannesburg-based P2P insurer, and South Africa’s first P2P insurer. Founded… ∞
Startup Spotlight: Interview with Amber McDonald CEO of Indemnis
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), popularly known as drones, have been with us for a while.… ∞
Startup spotlight: Interview with Johannes Degn co-founder of Lynk
We had a chance to speak to Johannes Degn co-founder of Lynk a network of… ∞
Women in Action
Apply for this year’s Women4Climate Tech Challenge
The international C40 Women4Climate Tech Challenge, supported by C40 Cities and The VELUX Group, is back for the second year in… ∞
10 promising European startups founded by women
Despite the high disparity in the number of startups founded by men and women due… ∞
Apple to offer coding camps for women-founded startups
Apple will offer a two-week technology lab at its campus in Cupertino in which participants… ∞
social Startups
UNICEF Funds 6 Blockchain Startups to solve global challenges
Announced Monday, UNICEF is investing $100,000 in six blockchain startups to “solve global challenges using blockchain technology,”… ∞
UK tech for good Startups receive £400k from The Social Tech Trust
Nine of the UK’s most promising ‘tech for good’ startups have received £400,000 of funding… ∞
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