Keiwa is an application that allows traders in the informal sector of Cote d’ Ivoire to manage their accounting independently…
HubbonNG wants to streamline Nigeria’s highly segmented and disjointed logistics industry
Barely eight months into the game, HubbonNG is already making considerable headway in streamlining Nigeria’s highly segmented and disjointed logistics industry…
How WellNewMe is working to reduce the incidence of premature deaths in Nigeria
WellNewMe is attempting to reduce the incidence of premature death in Nigeria…
Starting from Ghana, Codetrain is taking on Africa’s developer shortage problem square-on
As a business, Codetrain is addressing the needs of two sets of markets; the young people interested in launching a career in coding, on one hand, the startups and tech companies looking for developer…
Meet Aminata Fatmata Kandeh, a young lady using technology to standardise fish farming in Sierra Leone
After observing a scourge caused by malnutrition, especially amongst children, in her country Sierra Leone, Aminata Fatmata Kandeh took it upon herself to make a change. The result was the founding of…
Techpoint Pitch Storm class of 2018 in review
17 days to the second edition of Pitch Storm at Techpoint Build 2019, we reflect on the performance of the first cohort from 2018…
5 convincing reasons to take a break from your startup this Christmas season
Taking a break this Christmas season is essential for startuppers and here are a few convincing reasons why…
Wakanow raises $40m, one of the highest single rounds by a non-online shopping business in Nigeria
Wakanow, an online travel agency focused on West and East Africa, has secured a $40 million mega investment deal from global alternative asset manager, The Carlyle Group.…
From Cotonou, RightCom is solving the customer experience challenges of enterprises across the globe
RightCom is a Cotonou, Benin based tech company that builds customer experience management platforms, helping hundreds of global businesses to better understand their customers’ needs.…
Here are the 12 startups competing for $10,000 at Techpoint Build 2019
After almost a year, the Pitch Storm stage at Techpoint Build will once again be lit up. This time, with exciting pitches and faces from across the continent. Here are the competing startups.…
9 months after, still no external investment, TeamApt reveals impressive milestones
After only 3 years of operating in the financial tech space, TeamApt claims to record impressive milestones while still shunning institutional investment.…
This Ibadan-based startup averages about $30k monthly revenue from the difficult Nigerian eCommerce space
Headlining the eCommerce narrative in Nigeria are stories of leading companies marred by struggles of online payment infrastructure, poor road networks that complicate logistics and a slow pace of cus…
Techpoint Innovation Tour 2018 Day 10: An Amala Skye (Polaris) affair and a meetup
An Amala Skye (Polaris) affair, a meetup and other highlights on day 10 of Techpoint Innovation Tour 2018…
Here’s the technology the Nigerian government uses to combat disaster outbreaks
There is a paradigm shift in crisis management from mere response — or reactionary measures — to prevention, and Nigeria through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) ironically is in on thi…
Techpoint Innovation Tour 2018 Day 3: A day at FUTA and a meetup
On the third day on the Techpoint Innovation Tour, the crew spent the most part of the day at the Federal University of Technology Akure, before preparing for an evening meetup at Premier Hub.…
#StartupSouth4 couldn’t have been more intentional about attracting tech development to Southern Nigeria
Set in the heartland city of Owerri, Imo State, the latest in the series of the Startup South events, #StartupSouth4, came lining with days of engaging activities.…
Enov8 Solutions lights up the Nigerian startup stage with ‘The Bulb’
After debuting its CSR initiative, The Bulb, which saw 3 budding entrepreneurs gain immediate access to infrastructure and mentoring, Enov8 Solutions Limited will be making it an annual project…
A final call to register to pitch your startup at Techpoint Build 2019
As Pitch Storm at Techpoint Build closes tomorrow, 31st October 2019, Techpoint is making a final call for registration…
MainOne grants MEST Nigeria free Internet access. Is there a catch?
As part of its CSR targeted at education and entrepreneurship, MainOne Cable has granted the Lagos, Nigeria arm of MEST (Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology) Africa free Internet access. Bu…
Out of Cotonou, EtriLabs’ new generation startups are building for the world
Located in the suburb of Cotonou, inside a magnificent white duplex overlooking Cadjehoun Airport’s runway, is EtriLabs, one accelerator at the forefront of the silent uprising of Benin’s techno…