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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Sighting a difficulty Nigerian banks struggle with, they left their stable jobs and formed TeamApt to take on the challenge.
This article was published in 2017. “Won’t you go to work today?” If you have to answer this question or a different version of it frequently, especially with the suspicious glare that it typically comes with, then you probably belong to the league of remote workers. Well, in this part of the world, that could…
Editor’s note: The following exposé was originally published in French by Afrostream founder, Tonjé Bakang. Dear subscribers, partners, entrepreneurs, and friends, On September 13, 2017, two years almost to the day after the launch of the Afrostream video-on-demand service, we stopped the marketing of subscriptions. The service closes definitively in France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and in 24…
When you think of farming, the image of a farmer in a remote village with hoes and cutlass comes to mind. That is changing with the age of internet farmers
There are over 80,000 educational institutions in Nigeria, FlexiSAF wants to help 10,000 among them automate their internal process
Lagos residents are all too familiar with the unpredictable mess that is Lagos traffic. Whether it’s that important meeting on the Island or the movie screening you’re running late for, Lagos traffic is no respecter of time. For decades, the popular 100cc motorcycle taxis known as Okadas have provided a bit of relief from this phenomenon.…
Average pupil/teacher ratio in primary schools alone is at about 42:1. PrepClass is hereby leveraging technology to scale the impact and reach of education.
In 2004&2005 respectively, Mark and Seun each conceived an internet business idea. Both so much believed in their dream, they decided to drop out of school
Many successful tech startups were founded by non-techies. Here is a guide to help you as a non-techie to make your tech idea a viable product.
With traditional careers being over populated and the increasing amount of unemployment in the country, entrepreneurship has become the possible escape route for many. However, most middle-aged Nigerian parents are still stuck on the belief that a child needs to go to school, head on for NYSC and after that carry their credentials about in search…
A world led by young innovators would have been difficult to imagine years back, today Nigerian universities have raised effort to encourage entrepreneurship
One lesson from Tosin Ajibade’s (aka Mr Eazi) success in music after his brief stint as a tech founder is that skills of building a startup are transferable
LetsDesignStudios is an all-around 3D architectural visualisation company that renders 3D services in Modelling, Rendering, Interior Design and branding.
Partnership with the wrong person could spell doom for your business. Here are 5 things to consider before going into business with your friend.
A movement that started in Yaba is gradually finding roots in other regions across Nigeria. Here is a list of tech hubs gleaned from across Nigeria
Speaking Cards literally gives a voice to cards by programming electronic chips and embedding them into the printed paper products
Kudi is changing the status quo by utilising machine learning to change the way people make payments online
A couple of days before embarking on the Techpoint Innovation Tour, we paid Obi Ozor and Ife Oyedele II a visit at their office. Obi and Ife are both the founders of Kobo. During the course of the interview, the founders gave an insight into the state of delivery logistics in Nigeria. Kobo is a delivery…
This article was published in 2016. According to the reports reaching us, hyper-local logistics startup, Metro Africa Express (MAX) has acqui-hired Easyappetite to launch a food delivery arm. By so doing, they have on-boarded Easyappetite Co-founder and CEO to head their marketing department. However, there appears to be some contradiction in the report. In as…
It has been (jokingly) said that Nigerians go to tech events to do only three things: eat good food, get souvenirs and meet people while doing these. In the comments section of this post , someone added a fourth reason — get free WiFi. As a startup founder, you probably attend events for the third reason, which is…