Google has announced that applications for the 2nd cohort of its Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme are open. In addition, it has extended the program to include startups from a further 12 African countries. This means it is now accepting applications from startups in 18 countries across the continent including Egypt,…
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Arik Air has launched a new mobile booking app to further improve customer experience. The app gives passengers instant access to the information they require when they need it all the time. The new mobile app makes booking, boarding, accessing products and services by Arik Air customers easy and convenient.…
Applications open for class two In March, Google revealed the startups that will participate in the first Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa class. In all. The search giant announced the first Launchpad Accelerator Africa class on 9 November and applications closed on 10 December 2017. Launchpad Accelerator Africa is a programme for top early-stage…
There is a new investment guide for startups looking for VC to invest in their company. The new guide by the Make-IT in Africa initiative is geared towards helping the startup overcome some of the biggest hurdles they face in their quest to net a big-time VC. The guide goes…
Africa’s early stage investor community will convene on November 11th and 12th, 2018 for the 5th Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (#AESIS2018). This exclusive investor-only event unites key ecosystem stakeholders from across the continent and beyond, to exchange best practices, learn from peers and recent transactions, and do deals. For…
Instagram might soon allow its users to share videos for up to an hour. This new feature would let users post long-form clips of up to an hour. That would open new creative flexibility for users and bring Instagram closer in line with YouTube and its own parent company, Facebook. The…
Most people who start a side hustle do so to bolster the income from their full-time job. It may be you’re paying off a loan or saving to buy an item, or you just want some extra spending money for the occasional vacation. When your side hustle picks up momentum, it can…
I have a dream that you will soon be paid your monthly salary in Bitcoin…Yeah…I want to be like Martin Luther King who dreamt of an America where whites and blacks are equal. Years later, Barrack Obama became President. Well, that is by the way. The world does not need…
Chioma, Adeleke Musa visited Jumia, the online store you can trust, to check out smartphones to buy. She is undecided about which smartphone to buy-Android or iPhone. She loves iPhone so much because it is sophisticated and sleek. But she almost screamed when she saw the price. She said to herself…
AppsAfrica.com has opened applications for the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards set to be held on 12 November in Cape Town. Applications close 7 September, with finalists set to be announced on 8 October. The annual awards now in their fourth year, are open to startups and corporates which have launched services in at…
Pangea, a Norwegian accelerator that launched trade in the East African nation of Kenya earlier this year has selected 3 Kenya startups for funding. The African chapter’s 3-month acceleration programme, organized in partnership with Strathmore University’s @iBizAfrica, saw participation from over 40 startups hailing from Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria that were selected from…
Microsoft has agreed to buy GitHub, a large code repository that has become very popular with developers and companies hosting entire projects, documentation, and code, in a deal worth $7.5 billion. The all-stock deal is expected to be sealed by the end of the year, subject to regulatory approval in the…
Like the scramble for Africa that saw European powers invading, occupying and colonizing African territories without their consent, venture capitalists seem to be re-enacting the same scenario today as they scramble for viable and scalable African startups to invest, acquire or fund. Nearly, every month, Innovation-village reports that a venture capitalist with…
Nigeria’s Piggybank.ng has secured $1.1M seed funding led by LeadPath Nigeria with Village Capital and Ventures Platform making contributions. LeadPath Nigeria made a commitment of $1m with Village Capital and Ventures Platform contributing $50,000 each. The startup also announced a new product — Smart Target, which offers a more secure and higher return option for Esusu or Ajo group savings clubs…
Lagos, Nigeria; 31 May 2018: Nigeria’s no.1 online shopping platform, Jumia has concluded plans to launch a series of exciting activities around the 2018 FIFA World Cup in a bid to drive support for the Super Eagles and reward millions of Nigerian football fans for participating during the period of…
Mercedes-Benz-owner Daimler has taken a stake in Taxify in a funding round that values the ride-booking group at more than $1bn, the latest investment by the German carmaker into the growing world of ride-on-demand services. Estonian start-up Taxify, which also counts China’s Didi Chuxing as an investor, has raised $175m…
The idea of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is relatively a new one in today’s world. But this should not come as a surprise since we are in a tech age or era where innovation is thriving. So, Bitcoin is an innovation that cannot be overlooked or sidelined when talking about…
Engaging in global business has been made seamless. Thanks to technology, you have so many options to make payment for transactions without experiencing any challenges. Unlike in the past, you have to inform a friend to assist you in purchasing the item and you pay them when returning.…
Emmanuel Macron, the President of Frances has announced his country’s plans to invest €65M ($76m) into startups in Africa. He disclosed this at the third edition of the ongoing VivaTech trade fair, which brings together innovators, investors, and entrepreneurs in Paris. This year VivaTech, which features speeches by Facebook CEO…
Publiseer, Nigerian digital publisher has reported a profit for its first quarter in 2018, adding over 200 new releases in the past 30 days. The company posted a first-quarter profit of $10,877.58 (N3M), comfortably ahead of its expectations. Following the profits, Publiseer has launched its ‘Premium Distribution Service’ that will…