Samuel Gikandi is the founder and CEO of Africa’s Talking, a tech company with a presence in Kenya, Nigeria and 7 other African countries.…
Nest’s first investment in Africa is Kenya’s Ongair
Hong Kong based Venture Capital firm, Nest has announced today that it has invested in Kenya’s Ongair – a web-based dashboard that enables businesses to engage with their customers on instant messagin…
Meet the Kenyan student who built Africa’s first solar-powered motorcycles
”My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can” This is how Robert Achoge, co-founder Pfoofy Limited de…
Nairobi Garage expands to second co-working space in Nairobi
Nairobi Garage will be opening doors to its new branch on December 1st 2015. This adds to the number of spaces that have adapted the Garage concept also present in Cape Town and Lagos which was born …
Makers of Candy Crush acquired for $5.9 billion
In a statement released on their official website, King confirmed that it is being acquired by Activision Blizzard for $5.9bn. Activision Blizzard believes that the addition of King’s highly-compleme…
Nigeria ranks 169/189 in doing business globally
The World Bank just published its 13th edition of the annual series Doing Business. The report contains a ranking of 189 economies from across the world based on regulations that enhance business acti…
Total Kenya launches Startupper Challenge
Startupper is an initiative launched by Total Kenya and also in 34 other African Countries simultaneously to motivate and support young entrepreneurs with an aim of promoting economic development. T…
How a self-taught developer dropped out of Uni and started his own coding school
Frank Tamre is a man of many titles — Mentor, Coach, Founder, Applications Engineer, Performer, Developer, Photographer among many others. He describes himself as a “Design Engineer who be…
Solutions for a smart Africa to be showcased at Transform Africa
Ericsson will be demonstrating the transformation that information and communications technology (ICT) and a truly Networked Society can deliver in building smart cities and a cashless society in Rwa…
How a small team of undergrads is changing farmers’ lives in Kenya
An award-winning pianist cum culinary artist teamed up with a basketballer with aspirations of going into rally driving to come up with a formidable Agritech solution that is Illuminum Greenhouse Limi…
Illuminum wins Nairobi Seedstars finals
9 startups were competing to be crowned the winners of the Seedstars Nairobi hosted at the Ihub. Illuminum Greenhouse Kenya led by their CEO Taita Ng’etich were named Kenya’s best startup.…
Meet the African entrepreneurs who build 3D Printers out of waste materials
Today in Africa, a lot of effort is being put into providing local solutions to local problems. There is a boom in world-class innovators, self made entrepreneurs and joining this list is the dynamic …
Tech Blogger? Win an all-expense paid trip to AfricaCOM, Africa’s biggest tech event
Are you an African tech blogger or journalist? The African Press Orgarnization (APO) is looking to award you with with transport, accommodation and a daily allowance to attend the 2015 edition of Afri…
4 pieces of advice for African startups from a Venture Capitalist
Founded by Simon Squibb in 2010, NEST is Hong Kong’s only private, full service startup ecosystem. They are also the first Hong Kong based Venture Capital firm to expand to Africa as of 15th July 2015…
Barclays Kenya launches Product Lab
Good news for developers based in Kenya as the Barclays Kenya Product Lab just opened. This will be an agile product development program aimed at changing the future of the financial industry…
Meet the 27 year-old selling cows online whom everyone wants to buy out
The value of a cow varies across the world. To the Maasai of Kenya cattle, are everything (food, material, culture, ritual). For Hindus, they are revered and worshipped, while in rural South Sudan the…
EduTech solutions to use amidst Kenya’s teachers’ strike
It has been almost 4 weeks since the national teachers strike began in Kenya. Here are some EduTech startups that are providing the much needed relief to students and parents with their innovations s…
Inside the iHub, Kenya’s widely acclaimed “Tech Headquarters”
Unofficially known as the ‘Kenyan tech headquaters’, the Innovation hub — abbreviated as iHub — has been in existence for more than 5 years now. This title is well befitting as it hosts more th…
Introducing ‘Kenya Weekly’ with Wangari Ng’ang’a
Apart from Kenya being a hotbed of sporting talent, it is also a hotbed of tech innovations. Crowned Africa’s most intelligent city by Intelligent Community Forum, Nairobi was the only African city to…