Liquid Telecom group has announced a partnership with innovation hub network AfriLabs. A partnership which is aimed at exploring new ways of supporting startups and promoting sustainable innovation across Africa. The series of joint programmes from digital skills training and workshops to accelerator competitions are designed to accelerate growth within the region’s tech startup communities. […]
Some time back, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron declared that the “Startup Nation” would be undergoing a new $76 million (€65 million) digital project which will offer funding for African startups. But there were no further clarifications as to how the fund would be handled and spent. However, TechCrunch paid a visit to the […]
Search giant, Google has announced a partnership with Orange Digital Ventures, which serves as the corporate venture fund of the French carrier Orange. The partnership would be aimed at finding, funding, and potentially acquiring startups in the EMEA region. Areas like Internet of things, cybersecurity, cloud services, AI, fintech and connectivity solutions would be focused […]
Wikipedia’s annual conference is coming to Africa for the first time, and it’ll be hosted in Cape Town. The conference, announced by the company and slated to take place in July, would bring with it volunteers from around the world and Wikipedia royalty. According to a press release by the company, “Attendees will be made […]
Having said before now that France would think and act like a “Startup nation”, operating like a real startup, President Macron is sure taking further steps to uphold that.The president has declared that France will be giving back to a new $76 million (€65 million) digital project. This project is one that will offer funding […]
There is a new generation of entrepreneurs which are springing up in our ecosystem and country at large, they are called the social impact entrepreneurs. These set of people provide solutions to very pressing social problems in the country, and make money doing so. It is expected that the sole purpose of a startup […]
Need I tell you that innovation is the new sexy? We’ll, you’re about to find out soon enough why. Call for applications for the 8th Orange ( www.Orange.com ) Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East has opened. The call would run through 31st May 2018. Basically, Orange social venture prize rewards innovative […]
TechCrunch battlefield is an event that brings the world’s top early stage startups together on one stage. They will compete for the coveted Disrupt Cup, a $50,000 prize, and the attention of media and investors. The most recent public tech company, Dropbox, also prides itself as one of the winners of the battlefield. Well, TechCrunch […]
Be it startup founders, startup enthusiasts, startup employees and the likes, one very important thing there is is that we read far and wide about start-ups in general. While there are not-too-great articles flying around, there are that ‘some’ which are well informed and go a long way to guide your baby steps. We’ll be […]
In November 2017, applications were opened for the first class of Launchpad Accelerator Africa (2018), and today, they have announced that the class starts today. The inaugural class includes 12 startups from across Africa, including countries like Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. Start-ups that made it here include: Babymigo (Nigeria) – a […]