Innovation
Delve into breakthroughs and creative ideas that define the future of technology and innovation.
- News
Nigerian Fintech Startup Okra Secures $1mn Pre-Seed Funding from TLcom
Nigerian fintech platform Okra has secured a $1mn pre-seed fundraise from TLcom Capital, strengthening its push to build the infrastructure…
- Announcements
Mastercard extends free online STEM classes to Children, Teachers and Parents with Girls4Tech Connect
Mastercard extended access to its signature STEM curriculum, Girls4Tech™, through a suite of new online, creative educational resources. The program…
- Interesting Reads
This app wants to make M-Pesa easier and faster with QR Codes
QuePay is seeking to change how you pay for M-Pesa by moving you from inserting pay bills and till numbers…
- News
Sanofi sets 4 challenges for African Startups to innovate in health
The selected start-ups will be invited to present their innovative solutions at Afric@tech, the VivaTech Lab dedicated to the African…
- News
TLcom’s TIDE Africa Fund Closes at $71M
Founded in 1999, TLcom has $200m of VC assets under management across Africa, Europe and Israel and in 2017 announced…
- Announcements
Applications Now Open for Andela’s StackUp 5-month Program for Entry-level Engineers in Kigali
Andela has announced applications for its 5-months program, StackUp, is open for aspiring and entry-level engineers in Kigali, Rwanda. Interested…
- News
Carbon, digital loan app from Nigeria, now available in Kenya
Kenyans will now be able to access instant loans, from Ksh 500 to 50,000, using their National ID number and…
- Opinion
7 Things Most Startups Outsource Which Are Better Kept In-House
No matter how great your startup and how talented your team, you can’t excel at everything. For any business, there…
- News
AfDB and Microsoft Partner to help African Youth Learn Code
The goal is to scale up the program to 130 centers of excellence across the continent over a 10-year period
- News
Safaricom, POSTA Kenya partnership makes your phone number your P.O. Box
Safaricom announces partnership with POSTA Kenya
- Opinion
Weird Design is Good Design
In a world where everyone copies everyone, it is important to stand out. And in many cases, standing out means…
- Announcements
uLesson Secures $3.1M Seed Funding Ahead of Market Launch
Founded by "serial entrepreneur" and founder of Konga, Sim Shagaya, the company will use the funds to bring their 3,000…
- Announcements
Liquid Telecom announces direct land-based fibre link connecting East to West Africa via DRC
New High-capacity digital corridor from East to West Africa, across Liquid Telecom’s ‘One Africa’ Broadband Network to vastly improve transcontinental…
- News
Safaricom’s Masoko cuts off vendors. Will now focus on Phones.
Safaricom has ended Vendor support, and the only things you can currently get are phones from Safaricom Shop.
- Opinion
The Xiaomi Ecosystem: Ready to be hooked?
Xiaomi has everything: from umbrellas, to laptops, to smartphones, to cameras, to cookers, to bags, and towels. Their devices are…
