Don’t want to be alone on the narrow path to a state of grace? Well, there’s an app for that. Prayerbox is an online platform that lets you share prayer points and testimonies with friends, family and…
Startups
In nearly a decade, hundreds of entrepreneurs have emerged with innovative startups across the African continent. We provide insights on their experiences and highlight the activities of investors who fund them.
Demo Africa returns to Lagos
Preparations for the 2015 edition of DEMO Africa are in full gear as Lagos has won the bid to again host the global event for the second year in a row. The event dates have been confirmed as 24th and …
Attend ‘Oyinbo Lessons’ with Marek Zmyslowski
Everyone, save this date! We are excited to announce to you that Techpoint will be partnering with iAfrikan as they host Marek Zmyslowski in a fireside chat about “Oyinbo Lessons” and doi…
Obiwezy Swap: You only have to save up a little for a new phone
Obiwezy, one of our startups to watch in 2015, just launched a service that is set to cement its status as focus-worthy. They really seem hell-bent on bringing Computer Village to us, and I’m more tha…
AfriLeaks: The future of investigative journalism in Africa?
Afrileaks, a whistle-blowing website for Africans, has finally been launched. I’m more than a little shocked that this platform wasn’t made available sooner, considering the level of corruption in a n…
MainOne unveils Africa’s largest data centre
UPDATE: Inside MainOne’s top secret Data Centre in Lagos (full pictorial tour) MainOne last week unveiled its premier Tier III Lekki Data Center to address the growing demand for Colocation, Cloud and…
NeTPlus Advisory launches NeTPlusPAY for seamless transactions
I haven’t ever really had a problem with the time it takes me too carry out payments when I’m performing a transaction online, but I have been said to be patient to a fault. I’m usually too high…
Showroom.ng on a mission to revolutionise furniture and interior decor in Nigeria
As a young professional or a family person, you need that awesome sofa, dinner set and a proper bedroom to keep your body refreshed after a long day at work. The stress of going from showroom to showr…
ACE.ng: The mafia disrupting the African logistics market
The need for reliable logistics for eCommerce in Africa has become inevitable especially with the growth of online retailing and demand in Africa. There are no other equipped entrepreneurs to take the…
Jumia’s Year 2014 in review
So, Jumia released a ‘How JUMIA Redefined e-commerce in 2014; empowering Nigeria and Nigerians’ press-release, complete with infographics a few days back. I read it yesterday, delayed because I felt i…
What’s in The GingerBox? — Part 2
Size of addressable market Because of this vagueness in value proposition and a limited number of convincing reasons why this method for buying fruits should be adopted, I arbitrarily estimate that th…
Seek “a” Counsel: The future of counselling in Nigeria?
Majority of Nigerians haven’t ever really thought about the idea of counselling, and even those who do, sadly see it as some form of weakness, something you do when you have lost the capacity to stand…
What’s in The GingerBox? — Part 1
What this piece strives to do is give a more detailed view into discussed start-ups; finding out why investors and entrepreneurs have decided to spend time, money and energy into developing such compa…
Where are all the Angel Investors?
The hunt for capital has always been one of the most difficult parts of getting a startup off the ground, but fresh platforms have given entrepreneurs around the world a number of new ways to make tha…
A rookie’s little Market Gap Analysis
Before you roll your eyes, a ‘market gap analysis’ is just a fancy term for sniffing out opportunities for business birth or growth in areas where market demand is greater than supply. One of the rule…
AutoSave.com.ng: Roadside mechanics meet tech
Everyone’s travel nightmare is definitely the thought of their car breaking down right in the middle of the road, or the expressway; you know, right after indefinite traffic. But as long as you …
The blessing of competition
A joke that got repeated in my NYSC year went like this: Emma’s elder brother “Sam” went to Lagos for his service year and he knew Lagos was rough so he was prepared. After Orientation Camp, he came h…
Social Media 101 for startups
Technology companies – every company, to be honest – should be at the forefront of using social media to promote products, services and an industry. No matter how frugal a start up is, one…
7 ways to give your Startup a fighting chance
Every year we see the launch of the next generation of successful startups. Unfortunately, 9 out of 10 startups will crash and burn, but my observation has been that those who do succeed do so for the…
A tribute to failed Nigerian startups
There’s a hot new startup in the limelight more often than not — but the hard truth is 90% of technology startups fail. Even companies which make it big out of the gate often lose momentum and s…