Kinaya Ventures in partnership with Nestlé launched Spring Fellowship—a 4-month accelerator program to support African startups. The program initiative is part of its pan-African tour that aims at supporting tech-enabled startups in AgTech, FoodTech, AdTech, MarTech, and RetailTech. The accelerator program will start by the end of August 2019 in Abidjan, Côte…
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The IKEA mobile apps have so far been focused on enhancing the retail experience, not replacing it. You can preview furniture in your home, but you’ll have to either visit the web or travel to the store to make a purchase. That’s set to change, digital chief Barbara Martin Coppola told Reuters in a…
A Samsung NC10 filled to the brim with some of the world’s most dangerous viruses has been sold for $1.35 million. The laptop is the work of contemporary internet artist Guo o Dong, as commissioned by cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct. Titled “The Persistence of Chaos,” the malware contained within the…
Are you a small business or just starting up in the Somali region? Are you working at the cutting edge of innovation, or developing a tech-enabled product or service addressing a big local need? Are you passionate about your business idea? Apply for Innovate Accelerator today! Innovate Ventures is the…
MVXchange, a Nigerian vessel chartering startup, has raised a pre-seed funding round worth US$100,000 in order to accelerate its business and acquire more enterprise customers. The pre-seed funding round was led by Oui Capital, the US$10 million fund for investments in innovative tech startups from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa launched in…
The average price of smartphones continues on a downward trajectory, as it dipped to US$ 95 in 2018, from US$ 117 in 2016, and US$ 216 in 2014, the latest report by Nigeria Mobile Report by Jumia has shown. This development is laudable as again, the major driver of this…
Gokada, a motorcycle ride-hailing startup, has secured US$5.3 million in Series A funding as it plans to expand its driver fleet, increase its daily ride numbers and grow its team. Formed in February 2018, transport solution Gokada allows customers to order a motorcycle ride via its website or app. In its 14…
Google Duo’s long-awaited group video calling feature has finally arrived for users of the app around the world. The group video call will allow up to 8 people to participate in a call. Having been tested on select users since January, the feature had already been spotted in a few countries…
More than 1-billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family, anytime and anywhere. It is this very reason that has driven Wari to integrate with the WhatsApp Business solution to enable customers – through strategic partnerships – to request its financial services around the world on…
In less than one month after one of the co-founders of Jobberman, Ayodeji Adewunmi resigned from the job and recruitment firm, he has joined Gokada as a co-CEO. According to reports, it turns out Ayodeji joined Rise Capital as Managing Director for Africa and has on their behalf led a…
In the earliest days of the internet, people had to do their shopping and transactions on desktops and laptops. Now, mobile phones have high market penetration in Nigeria that a large chunk of transactions is now performed on mobile devices: smartphones and tablets. This was what was discovered in the…
MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre solutions provider has launched its “Digital Lagos: Broadband for All” campaign initiative to enable the digital transformation of Lagos state through the deployment of ubiquitous broadband infrastructure across the state. MainOne’s ambitions for Lagos is inspired by the vision of Lagos Governor-elect…
Celebrating exactly a year to the day since the doors of NG_Hub opened in Lagos, and Facebook further cemented its ambitions to train users across Nigeria in digital skills, Facebook released an infographic highlighting key milestones over the past year. Created as part of Facebook’s ongoing commitment and investment in growing…
Microsoft has removed all Huawei hardware from its store following the footsteps of Google, Intel; Qualcomm and others. The MateBook X Pro has disappeared from the Microsoft Store, and searching for Huawei hardware comes up with no results. The removal of Huawei hardware from the Store could be a result of…
JICA and UNDP have announced that at TICAD, the two organizations will host selected startups from Africa to stage their business models during the side-event. At the occasion, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will jointly prepare a pitching stage…
Seven Egyptian startups have been selected to represent the country in the 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in The Hague, Netherlands, June 3-5. While in the Netherlands, representatives of the seven firms will have opportunities to network with over 1,000 other entrepreneurs and over 300 investors from around the world.…
Mastercard has entered an agreement with mobile phone giant Samsung to explore ways to secure digital identity that do not rely heavily on passwords and personal information. “Our digital and physical lives are merging and we need a digital identity solution that reflects this reality,” Ajay Bhalla, Mastercard president of cyber and intelligence,…
Kaspersky Lab has announced plans to open a new office in Kigali, Rwanda, to support the rapid growth of its business in East Africa. This strategic move will provide more room for development as well as closer proximity to new partners in the region, allowing Kaspersky Lab to continue its expansion…
The Managing Director of Jumia Food, Guy Futi has said that agriculture is the ultimate solution to youth unemployment in Nigeria. Futi stated this at a recent food and agriculture roundtable held recently in Lagos. The one-day event which had the theme “Agriculture: the solution to youth unemployment in Nigeria…
In an uncertain economy, where every naira counts, even the smallest increase in revenue or reduction in expenses can have an impact on company profitability. The good news is that a large-scale company overhaul isn’t necessary. It’s often simple, common sense steps that improve the bottom line, especially for a…