‘Skills, a challenge for African start-ups’
Technology start-ups across the continent are still finding it hard to acquire the right type of skills set to push their business further, according to Manuel Koser, founding partner and...
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Startups, Stay in South Africa (Interview)
Technology start-ups and the entrepreneurs who lead them should tackle the “many great opportunities” in South Africa and Africa more broadly rather than trying to emulate his decision to move...
R100 000 worth of prizes up for grabs in the Startup Knight competition
Local Python software development company Byte Orbit is calling on all tech entrepreneurs to enter the third annual Startup Knight competition for the chance to win total prizes of R160 000 cash...
Log on and learn: The tech geeks working to transform Africa’s education
Every week, African Start-Up follows entrepreneurs in various countries across the continent to see how they are working to make their business dreams become reality. (CNN) — Fresh faced and...
SOP Notify Brings Power Monitoring to Nigeria
Before they selected their first office in Abuja, Nigeria, the team behind power monitoring and outage alert provider SOP notify thought they’d done thorough due diligence. They’d been to the...
8 African Tech Startups That May Have An Edge
Geneva-based Seedstars, a venture capital firm that holds competitions for startups, will award $500,00 to one of about 35 tech startup companies in developing markets around the world that make...
Young South African entrepreneurs up for R750 000 Anzisha Prize title
Two young South African entrepreneurs have been chosen as finalists in the Anzisha Prize for young African entrepreneurs competition. The Anzisha Prize, now in its fourth year, is hosted by the African...
How Tizeti Is Bringing Affordable Uncapped WiFi Internet To Nigeria
You know that giddiness you feel when you’re staying at a hotel that offers free and decent WiFi? Or that feeling when you receive a notification on your device alerting...
Nigeria’s Truppr fitness app launches
Social network for fitness enthusiasts Truppr has launched in Nigeria, aimed at connecting sports fans across the world, and promoting and facilitating a fit lifestyle. The Truppr app was developed...
U.S. Company Acquires Ghanaian Mobile Messaging Provider Saya
New Jersey-based Kirusa, a developer of Voice SMS based Mobile Value Added Services (MVAS) for emerging markets, has acquired Saya, a Ghana-based developer of mobile messaging apps for feature phones. Often described as...
Continental Lift
Harambee is Swahili for “Let’s pull together.” And the flourishing Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance lives up to its credo. The brainchild of 31-year-old Okendo Lewis-Gayle (second from left)—born in Costa Rica, raised...
Pearson looking to fund, incubate Africa’s top edtech startups
Pearson, in collaboration with US accelerator Village Capital, has announced its Edupreneurs programme which seeks to support entrepreneurs across Africa trying to solve pressing education issues. The programme will host 15 chosen edtech...
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...
Jovago.com Partners Up With Nigeria Racing Eagle To Promote Motorsports In Africa
Jovago.com Partners Up With Nigeria Racing Eagle To Promote Motorsports In Africa Nigeria Racing Eagles (NRE) has set itself out on a mission to provide a platform for the young...
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...
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...