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.
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Keiwa is an application that allows traders in the informal sector of Cote d’ Ivoire to manage their accounting independently
Barely eight months into the game, HubbonNG is already making considerable headway in streamlining Nigeria’s highly segmented and disjointed logistics industry
iROKOtv founder Jason Njoku recently tweeted about his experience with running a venture-backed startup. His experience begs the question of whether African startups should keep chasing venture funding or not.
Following a move to Binance as director of Binance Labs, Yele Bademosi tells Techpoint that Microtraction is still on track
mPharma, a Ghanaian-based startup that streamlines last-mile delivery of prescription drugs in under-served markets, recently raised $9.7m in Series B funding.
Nigerian start-ups using technology to solve local issues, can apply to participate in the United Kingdom’s Go Global 2019 programme.
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has opened applications for the 2019 edition of its MEST Africa Challenge, where the top startup will win $50,000 in equity investment
Elo Umeh is the CEO and founder of Terragon Group, an enterprise software company with a range of data and marketing technology products that focus on the African market. He shares his entrepreneurial journey and philosophy with Techpoint
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 talent on the other
South African public transport data and technology startup, WhereIsMyTransport recently secured $1.85m in a Series A funding led by Liil Ventures and supported by long-time Paga investor, Goodwell Investments.
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 her startup, Agro Fish Farm.
One of Nigeria’s pioneering online grocery startups, Gloo this week announced they will be shutting down eCommerce operations in February.
Ugandan solar energy company, SolarNow has raised a $9 million credit fund to expand depolyment of off-grid solar systems and appliances across Uganda
New reports show DealDey; Nigeria’s premier deals website, has been dysfunctional for four years now.
Oui Capital is a $10 million fund to bridge the funding gap for African early-stage ventures.
South African multinational internet and media group, Naspers has shut down another of its subsidiaries in Nigeria.
An example of how a lack of proper market research can be a bane of startups in Africa
In the past month, users have noticed an complained about the inactivity on the DealDey website. We have reliable confirmation that the eCommerce platform has shut down operations in Nigeria.
