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Timing, talent-two of the biggest obstacles African startups face -- Samuel Gikandi, CEO Africa's Talking
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.
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7 years ago
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Timing, talent-two of the biggest obstacles African startups face -- Samuel Gikandi, CEO Africa's Talking
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.
Brenda Wangari
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7 years ago
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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 messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram and WeChat. Since i...
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8 years ago
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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 describes himself on his Twitter bio. Having grown up in the Western region of Ken...
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8 years ago
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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 out of 88mph’s tech accelerator .The aim of the Garages is to bui...
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8 years ago
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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-complementary business will position Activision Blizzard as a global leader...
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8 years ago
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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 activities and those that constrain it. The goal of the Doing Business se...
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8 years ago
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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. This contest aims at identifying, rewarding and accompanying the be...
Brenda Wangari
Brenda Wangari
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8 years ago
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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 believes in limitless boundaries of thought and ideas" on his website. When it come...
Brenda Wangari
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8 years ago
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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 Rwanda, particularly in the financial and transport sectors at the Trans...
Brenda Wangari
Brenda Wangari
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8 years ago
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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 Limited. They have constructed more than 127 greenhouses and been recogniz...
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8 years ago
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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. The runners up was Lynk -a company using technology to connect informal sector pr...
Brenda Wangari
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8 years ago
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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 AfricaCOM. This has been dubbed as the biggest and best tech event in Afri...
Brenda Wangari
Brenda Wangari
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8 years ago
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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 duo of Cameroonian Karl Heinz and Kenyan Ray Ombatti. They are the bra...
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8 years ago
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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. The Africa office, based at Nairobi Garage, is headed by Aaron ...
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Brenda Wangari
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8 years ago
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