Over the past, I have been a big fan of learning, most times from failure. But this piece is not about my past experience or shying away from the reality that startups do fail at their early stage. Ye…
Win a trip to Participate at the Lean Startup Conference
Business Insider in partnership with General Assembly is giving away a trip for two for the Lean Startup Conference 2015. Here’s a chance to kick-start your own path to innovation on a global sc…
Mytoddlr helps working-class parents monitor their children in real-time
Aside the demanding nature of professional married women and that of house keeping, another major concern is those of their kids in creche and pre-school. Mytoddlr promises to bridge the gap between p…
Doing eCommerce in Nigeria the Right Way, Killing the Monster
In 2012, Nigeria got answers to Amazon in Konga and Jumia, and these pioneers laid great precedent which paved way for the large number of eCommerce platforms. So far, so good, the eCommerce industry …
Mobile rules Facebook earnings for Second Quarter, 2015
Mobile advertising tops the table of Facebook revenue for the second quarter of the year. Mobile advertising has grown from nothing in 2012 to contributing more than two-third of total revenue and tri…
How FastForward Africa will connect African Startups to funding, support
Last month, we informed you about how FastForward Africa, the UK-based accelerator, is looking into supporting African startups, hence the call for applications into its pre-accelerator programme. As …
Tunde Kehinde, Mark Essien, Iyin Aboyeji, others to speak at Startup Africa Summit this October
The first ever Startup Africa Summit will hold in Lagos in October under theme ‘Building Critical Mass.’ The summit is being organized by CITC Global Consulting, Customer Passion Point Lim…
InstaCare: The ‘MasterCard of Health Insurance’ with 6.5m user base projection
Health insurance in Nigeria is at its infant stage with the baby successfully delivered, companies are beginning to lend a helping hand in making access to health insurance as seamless as it could be.…
Innovation Prize for Africa Calls for ‘Made-in-Africa’ Innovations for $150k
The Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) is calling on innovators and entrepreneurs on the continent to participate in the IPA 2016 competition, tagged ‘Made-in-Africa.’ The competition with 2016 to be i…
Kangpe App: Professional healthcare advice at your fingertips
In the quest to help people make better healthcare-related decisions, the Kangpe Health Services is lending a helping hand with the Kangpe App. The Kangpe app is a mobile application that allows users…
Appsafrica.com Opens Application for Innovations Awards 2015, Apply Now
In celebration of mobile, technology and entrepreneurship and their positive impact on Africa, AppsAfrica is calling on innovators of the continent to apply for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards. T…
Africa Accounts for 12.8% of Global Mobile Subscriptions
Data from the TeleGeopgraphy’s GlobalComms Database has revealed that there are now 7.1 billion mobile subscriptions across the globe and Africa shares 912 million of this, representing 12.8% of…
AfroTalez Creator Launches Indiegogo Campaign For Female-Focused Interactive Game
Lizzie’s Creations, the startup that gave us the AfroTalez app is cooking up another game called ‘Choices’. Choices is a mobile game in form of an interactive novel. The new game is an epi…
Women’s Venture Xchange-Africa Will Help African Female Entrepreneurs Reach New Markets
The take-home for female entrepreneurship in Africa at the recently concluded Global Entrepreneurship Summit was Women’s Venture Xchange-Africa. The initiative, Women’s Venture Xchange-Africa was the …
Youngsoul’s Pursuit to Revolutionise the Nigerian Education System
Over the week, I had the opportunity of chatting with Youngsoul founder, Adeboye Oshinaga who shared some insight into the company’s role in the Nigerian educational system, the challenges as well as …
FastForward Africa, UK-based Accelerator for African Startups Calls for Applications
With the mindset that Africa is the future, considering the expected population of about 2.2 billion by 2050, FastForward Africa (FFWDAfrica) is charging itself with contributing to the growing tech e…
4 Major Trends That Will Continue to Dominate the African Technology Ecosystem
The mobile continent, Africa since the emergence of the technology boom, has been a market to look out for by international brands, irrespective of the sector of the industry – be it social media or e…
NEF on the Lookout for Young Tech Ambassadors in Africa, Apply Now
Next Einstein Forum’s call for application from all African countries.…
Nigerian Startups at DEMO Africa Over the Years
The biggest platform for startups on the continent, DEMO Africa has over the years been playing an active role in showcasing the best technology companies. This year is not an exemption. DEMO Africa j…
Startup Stash is your one-stop online resource for building startups
Startup Stash is a curated directory of resources and tools to help you build your startup. Call it a one-stop shop for startups, Startup Stash offers resources about everything one needs to need befo…