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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The introduction of GSM into Nigeria can be termed one of the nation’s biggest achievements in the last 20 years. With GSM came improved internet penetration and consequentially mobile/internet based businesses such as online gambling, internet banking and eCommerce. The eCommerce sector has seen tremendous growth in the last 4 years with big players like…
“An open source school management solution that solves two biggest problems in the market – customization requirement and user interface design.” AcadaSuite is a school management solution designed to help educational institutes in their day-to-day activities. The solution has modules that are structured to simplify and manage school process and operations with respect to students,…
Over the week, I was trying to shop for a printer on one of the leading online marketplaces in the country. The printer I wanted to go for had no model number in the product details, so I tried getting across to the support team of the store on every available channel but couldn’t get…
Simeon Ononobi is Founder & CEO of SimplePay, an innovative payments platform that allows users with an e-mail address and a bank account to securely and conveniently send and receive payments online, sort of reminiscent of PayPal. What SimplePay is doing is however very unique to the Nigerian market. “I don’t believe that you can just borrow something…
Job recruiters must have one of the most excruciating jobs in the world. What with the huge number of applications they have to process daily? According to Jobberman, recruiters and employers typically spend less than 30 seconds to go through your CV and determine whether or not you get shortlisted. It goes without saying that your chances of getting…
For people who like to read, advancements in reading solutions are a joy. For people who don’t like to read, advancements in reading solutions are also a joy, but for totally different reasons – advancements mean easier ways to get through those books. TalkingBookz, a Lagos based technology start-up, recently launched its flagship product at…
Startup Weekend is a global movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is a large community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 1800 past events in 120 countries around the world in 2014. All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: people pitch their…
First, some background. One Africa Media – Venture capitalists who own stake in and operate one of Africa’s largest portfolio of online marketplaces focused on Jobs, Cars, Property and Travel. companies in their portfolio include Jobberman, Cheki, Private Property etc. SEEK – SEEK Limited is the one of the world’s largest global online employment marketplace…
Over the week, I had the opportunity of chatting with the Founder and CEO of ChurchPlus, Ihesie Peter who talked about the solution, the challenges of the company as well as the future of the company. A very bright future, the founder envisages the platform being a global competitor in years to come. In the beginning…
Applications are now open for early founders or growth stage start-ups who can benefit from being part of the iDEA incubator program; especially for entrepreneurs with innovative solutions in Finance, Enterprise (especially for SMEs), E &M Commerce and Healthcare. Selected start-ups will spend up to a year of incubation to become competitive high growth companies. …
Joining the event planning industry in Nigeria, is Eventorer, a platform that makes you an event planner yourself by providing all you need to plan an event. The Eventorer platform boast of having a large directory of event vendors towards helping people plan event with less hassle from end to end. How it works As…
Since the launch of the Konga Marketplace in April 2014, over twelve thousand sellers have registered and are actively trading from their stores on Konga.com. And Konga has been hard at work making selling easier for all the registered merchants, including the new complimentary cards customized for them, in partnership with Printivo. In that vein,…
eTranzact International PLC, an African provider of mobile banking and payments services has recorded a Profit After Tax of N168.1 million in Quarter 1, 2015. The results, which have been officially received by the Nigerian stock exchange, represent a 91% increase from results posted in the same quarter last year. Our Company has experienced consistent…
Startup Grind is a global startup community event designed to educate, inspire and connect entrepreneurs. Every month, the event is held in more than 100 cities and 35 countries. And for the April Edition of Startup Grind Lagos, the Managing Director of Jovago, Marek Zmyslowski will be sharing his knowledge on Challenges unique to African…
You will definitely agree with me that there are more resources available now for students preparing for major examinations, like WAEC or JAMB, than there were over 5 years ago. Over the week, I had the opportunity of chatting with Samson Abioye, CEO and Co-Founder of one of the winners of Airtel’s Catapult-A-Startup initiative and a player in Nigeria’s…
Cregital is a design agency that specializes in web design, branding and online marketing. When it comes to getting your brand to stand out, what you need is an agency that is able to communicate just that. By understanding your business or campaign objectives,Cregital aims to is deliver your project with intention and precision. Based…
The wave of kidnapping in Nigeria; case in point: over 200 Chibok school girls and the recent domestic maid that carted away with the 3 Orekoya boys in Surulere, Lagos; has emphasized the need to depersonalize security and up the usage of technology to prevent these occurrences. All of these spurred Adedayo Charis (of the Transportation…
I typed ‘weed-delivery startup,’ and couldn’t help but smile . That’s actually a thing. It really is a great time to be alive. Eaze is a California-based startup that promises the delivery of marijuana (albeit for medical purposes only) to your doorsteps in less than 10 minutes, and one of the music scene’s biggest weed enthusiast, Snoop Dogg…
When I first heard about the Kozi App, I had no idea what it did. But after visiting the website, which spots the tagline,’Your Career Companion,’ and downloading the app, it seems to me like a DIY career consulting platform with a job-listing model. “The app does not tell you your perfect job, it simply takes your…
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) through the Youth Innovators Competition 2015 has called on young social entrepreneurs to apply for the ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition. The United Nations’ specialised agency for information and communications technology is on the lookout for entrepreneurs using innovative ICT-based ideas towards encouraging entrepreneurship in local communities. Efforts of interested…