Application for the 1776 Challenge Cup Lagos has opened. The Challenge Cup is a worldwide tournament for ambitious and innovative startups. For this year, organisers of the Challenge Cup are working with 75 cities to host Local Challenge Cup events. Leadspace is hosting the competition for Lagos startups. At the…
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The parent company of Snapchat, Snap Inc has acquired Placed- a Seattle-based startup that runs a consumer location analytics platform for almost $200 million. In a blog post to confirm the acquisition, David Shim, the CEO and Co-founder of Placed wrote: “Over the past 12 months, Placed has measured more than $500 million in…
The second quarter of the 2017 Lagos StartUp DealDay Challenge which brings together Lagos Angel Network (LAN) members, other angel investors and Lagos startup ecosystem players in a process where the most worthy startup ventures (in target sectors) are guaranteed funding is back. Qualified startups are invited to apply and make sure…
From Maiduguri to London, Manchester, Paris, Somalia, Kenya and Kabul, all these cities or countries have something in common. They have all experienced devastating terrorist attacks that have killed dozens of innocent people as well as the Jihadi or suicide bomber. These so-called terrorists led by the Islamic State have been evolving various means to spread…
The internet no doubt has its shortcomings. A common problem governments and its agencies, especially in Africa, are finding it difficult to tackle is cheating. This is because more and more students are using it to cheat during exams. This is what prompted the Ethiopian government to shut down the…
Few days ago, we reported that MTN is in talks with Multichoice on a possible takeover. Now, media reports have revealed that MTN will make a decision on its takeover talks of Multichoice whose franchise is own by Naspers in June. According to a report in Punch, talks between MTN and MultiChoice…
Naspers has announced that it has invested $80 million in Swiggy, an online food ordering and delivery startup in India. According to a press statement, the investment will significantly help to boost Swiggy’s growth plans and expansion. Ashutosh Sharma, the head of investments in India for Naspers who will join…
Ecobank has announced the finalists of its $500,000 Ecobank Fintech Challenge which is a competition for financial technology startups in Africa. From the hundreds of received applications, 20 FinTech startups were selected from across the continent and they will feature in the Ecobank Fintech Fellowship programme. An innovation fair and awards ceremony will…
Nigeria’s IroFit along with VugaPay of Rwanda and Sokowatch of Kenya have been declared winners of the Innotribe Startup challenge. The challenge was held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The startups were rewarded each with $11,000 in price money as well as a chance to present their ideas at Sibos, SWIFT’s annual…
MTN, the South African telecommunication firm is in talks with MultiChoice Africa to buy DSTV and GoTV. According to reports, the sale of MultiChoice Africa will not affect the South African operations of the TV network although the plans have not been made public. A source said: “A sale is…
A study titled “Status of Mind” conducted by researchers for the Royal Society for Public Health in the UK appears to have found that Instagram and Snapchat are the worst social media site in terms of its impact on the mental health of young people. The researchers surveyed 1,479 British youths…
Android Device Manager has been renamed Find My Device by Google. This change was announced at the ongoing Google I/O (simply I/O) event which is an annual developer conference held by Google in San Francisco. The new version of the app is 2.0.014, replacing the 2-year-old version 1.4.4. The only difference…
Favizone, an e-commerce startup has been declared the winner of Seedstars World’s first challenge in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Favizone beat off strong competition from gaming startup WanaGames and online fashion store Dabchy, that came second and third respectively. Seedstars World competition takes place every year across different…
Merck has opened the application for the fourth edition of its digital health accelerator program in Kenya. The digital health accelerator is predicated on supporting new African health startups in the field of digital health. The accelerator will run for three months. Commenting, Michael Gamber, Head of the Merck Innovation…
Opera seems to be various about expanding its reach in Africa and Nigeria. We reported recently that the company is investing 100 million dollars to improve Africa’s digital economy. To further prove its commitment to this cause, Opera has unveiled Chelsea’s Victor Moses as the brand ambassador of Opera Mini for Africa.…
Apple has bought Artificial Intelligence company Lattice.io for 200 million dollars according to reports. Lattice.io uses machine intelligence to convert dark data such as unstructured text and images and then turns them into structured data that is understandable by companies and individuals. Lattice was founded in 2015. Reacting to the…
Opera, the developer of popular web browser, Opera Mini, is set to invest 100 million dollars in improving Africa’s digital economy over the next two years. The company will use the investment to speed up internet adoption in Africa and strengthen the internet ecosystem with local partners. This investment will…
Carter Wilkerson’s love for Chicken Nuggets prompted him to tweet at Wendy’s Chicken Nuggets asking how many retweets he requires in order to get a year’s supply of chicken nuggets. The reply was an impossible 18 million retweets! Clearly, it would be a difficult task for the 16-year-old from Reno,…
Uber’s ride-hailing rival Didi Chuxing is set for the global market as it has launched an English version of its app. The new service is in the beta mode and only available in three Chinese cities-Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Users will have access to the English interface after they install the latest version…
Kanye West have deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts. The Twitter page for @kanyewest now reads “Sorry, this page doesn’t exist!” while on Instagram, @kanyewest shows “Sorry, this page isn’t available.” It is unclear why Yeezy deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts. However, this is not the first time West has quit social…