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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“Technology must always be subordinated in the pursuit of solving a business problem, and for Delivery Science technology means nothing if it’s not solving any problem.” Last week, I had the opportunity of chatting with the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Delivery Science, Lanre Oyedotun who talked about the challenges, opportunities, prospects as well as…
Rocket Internet’s transport service, Easy Taxi, is about to launch an in-app cashless payment option – Easy Taxi Pay (ET Pay). The way the ET Pay works, is reminiscent of the payment option used in competitor transport startup, Uber. Using ET Pay customers simply add their credit/debit card details, request for a taxi and pay…
Building a start-up is really exciting. Only a few people can give up on so many other options for this. It gets less exciting if the startup is being built in Lagos, Nigeria. The environment is not so startup friendly if you have little or no support. If you are lucky enough to get a…
In collaboration with Fate Foundation and Mara Mentor, Microsoft has launched the ‘Cloudpreneur Project’ in Nigeria to enable and empower young business owners, so that they can contribute to the social and economic growth of Nigeria. The project will provide 100 participating Nigerian start-ups with entrepreneurship, Cloud and ICT training. At the end of the…
Here’s an highlight of what made headlines on TechPoint this week Dear Nigerian Startups, You Need To Stop Copying European and US Counterparts – Marek Zmyslowski A lot of the Nigerian online business struggle takes place offline, as attested to by Marek Zmyslowski, MD Jovago.com. He is also of the opinion that too many Nigerian startups…
In what appears to be an aggressive takeover move, popular classified ads platform, OLX.com.ng recently bought over its competition TradeStable.com.ng, and then shut it down. Visitors to the TradeStable website are greeted with a modal box announcing the takeover. However, according to sources, operators of the two companies have been in talks for a while…
JUMIA Côte d’Ivoire continues its rapid expansion process with the opening of six new hubs in Cote d’Ivoire in the cities of Yamoussoukro, Bouaké, San Pedro, Daloa, Gagnoa, and Korogho. Jumia intends to achieve its goal to revolutionize the shopping habits of all Ivorians. The new JUMIA hubs are service points where customers can pick items…
Mark Essien’s online hotel booking platform, Hotels.ng is now offering a chance to win free hotel reservations to people who participate in the in the upcoming national elections. The startup is giving this incentive to encourage and improve participation in the coming polls. Participating in the competition is simple, post a selfie of you alone,…
Marek Zmyslowski is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Jovago.com, an online hotels booking service, backed by Rocket Internet, MTN and Millicom. In a recent chat with Techpoint, he had a lot of interesting things to share about how Jovago manages to surmount the obstacles to running an online business in Nigeria Zmyslowski tells us Jovago has…
Audax Studynet, launched in August 2013 as a Code School – situated on the Island – created to offer an in-depth Introduction to Computer Programming in a fun and collaborative environment to primary and secondary school students, has officially announced a three-days training program for Students interested in having their career of Programming shaped at…
Former Apple CEO and former VP and president of Pepsi-Cola, John Sculley, yesterday announced the launch of a new Venture Capitalist firm, Obi Ventures to invest in early stage startups in Africa and emerging markets. Yesterday, at a media chat held at the iHub in Nairobi, John Sculley unveiled Obi Mobiles, an affordable brand of…
The Co-creation Hub Lagos has officially announced the graduation of the first venture, BudgIT, from its incubation programme. BudgIT is platform that specializes in demystifying government finance expenditure for the everyday Nigerian. Founded in 2011 by ex-Banker, Seun Onigbinde and Joseph Agunbiade , BudgIT was the result of a 48-hour “Tech-in-Governance” hackathon held at the…
That’s it. Microsoft will partner with Jobberman to create an employability portal. And as the Microsoft Twitter account said, Everyone is Invited. You are invited to the signing of the Employability Portal MOU with Jobberman on Thursday 12th March 2015. — Microsoft Nigeria (@MicrosoftNG) March 12, 2015 The terms of the MOU and whether Aiki…
Steadily and steadily, Supermart is steadily taking over the grocery industry. The grocery delivery company has just announced a new service that allows customers to pay a fixed fee once for an unlimited number of grocery deliveries valid for 30 days with no minimum basket size. The new service is called SuperMart Prime and when…
A few weeks ago, we were speculating whether Tiketmobile was staging a comeback. Well, now we have it on good authority that they are back. Their social media activity was the first hint; but the complete redesign of their website was the major clincher. It’s never been easier to get a taxi to/from the Abuja…
VC4Africa, an online community that helps entrepreneurs meet with investors, has launched a new platform – Partner Pages – to help organisations target African startups better, whilst promoting partnership opportunities. With Partner Pages, event organizers, accelerators, incubators and other stakeholders in the startup ecosystem can now engage with the VC4Africa community via branded pages published on the…
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We broke the news of African Internet Holdings entry into Yaba neighbourhood earlier this year. The building, which is an extension of the E-Centre, houses Kaymu, Jovago, Lamudi, Carmudi, Easy Taxi and Hello Food. The office has been officially opened and press were invited to have the first look and here are some pictures of the…
The Africa Angels Network (AAN) is a network of angel investors that invests in Africa-focused startups, primarily in the tech sector. Founded in July 2013 by Pule Taukobong – a former software developer who found his way into the world of corporate investments and Asset management – the Africa Angels Network has invested in 18 high potential startups…
Information reaching us confirms that online shopping platform, Konga.com is on the verge of launching a new feature that might excite 3rd party merchants who sell on the Konga Marketplace. The company is about to hand over the reins of the entire delivery process to merchants. Apparently, this is a well sought-after feature by merchants who would…
Here’s a highlight of the stories that made headlines on Techpoint this week: Free Wins “Wait you’re giving me over 20 million music downloads for free (legally) if I buy your phone”? Find out how Tayo Ogundipe’s SOLO Phone is reshaping the way Nigerians consume media content. 7 in a Million So you’ve been nursing…