Here are Nigeria’s top 5 financial technology startups
Money whether in its physical form (cash) or electronic form is a major driving force of the economy of any society. The need to move money from place to place...
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Africa’s emerging market news – comparing notes from China & India
(This article was originally published on Niti Bhan’s personal blog.) Niti Bhan, founder and principal at the Emerging Futures Lab consultancy, is one of over 100 business mentors at VC4Africa’s Mentorship Marketplace. Below she...
Lack of user experience research hurting African startups
A lack of user experience (UX) research is costing African startups customers and revenues. This is according to Kevin Njoki, a software engineer at East African document management solutions firm...
Africa’s Challenges Are Tech Startups’ Opportunities
NAIROBI, Kenya—About a year ago, a nationwide blackout and accompanying power surge sent a jolt of electricity through this city’s grid that fried computers and other electronic devices. What was...
Kolawole Olajide: Startups Needs Enabling Environment To Grow
VENTURES AFRICA – As Africa continue to experience a surge in economy and technology development, young techpreneurs are continuously using technology to find answers to impending social problems. Most of...
Creating Your Own Angel Investor Group
A Guide for Emerging and Frontier Markets infoDev’s new Guide for Creating Your Own Angel Investor Group aims to educate entrepreneurs and angels from around the globe. It offers hands-on examples,...
10 African tech startups that are driving valuable innovations
Africa is a rising global competitor in the technology industry. It was already a leader in mobile to mobile payment systems with its m-Pesa system, but now startups are being launched all over...
From The “Silicon Cape” To The “Silicon Savannah,” African Tech Hubs Are Booming
New research shows incredible growth in tech hubs around Africa. These support centers for app developers, hackers and entrepreneurs are just part of a massive technological renaissance in the region,...
14 really cool African tech startups worth watching in 2014
This is a guest post by the managing editor at Burn Media Michelle Atagana. Technology is becoming commonplace and Africa is frequently touted as the next big hub. The continent is...
Here are 6 South African startups worth watching in 2014
With our eye on 2014, let’s take a look at seven startups from South Africa specifically, with Africa to follow, that caught our eye then, and are worth following into...