startups
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Rethinking Startup Finance in Africa – Afrinnovator
I had a wonderful opportunity to have a discussion with Eric Osiakwan an African tech luminary from Ghana and director of Ghana’s Cyber City initiative about startup…
Looking North: Investigating Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship in North Africa
Much of our focus in the past has centered around Sub-Saharan Africa and in particularly key ‘hubs’ in the region – Nigeria in Western Africa,…
The Silicon Savannah: Of Vanity Capital and Vanity Companies
NAIROBI – Here at ground zero for the new era of African innovation, investors are learning what an impact investing “bubble” looks like. Too much…
Disrupting SMS Apps Space: Telerivet’s Distributed Mobile SMS Service using Android Phones
Most web and mobile startups in Africa need to have to some sort of messaging or notification layer that incorporates SMS. Wider businesses, large and…
The Role of Government in Promoting Tech Innovation in Africa
In talking about the efforts to promote technology and innovation in Africa, we tend to focus a lot of attention on private initiatives such as…
7 steps to raising Seed Investment for Africa focused Tech Startups – Afrinnovator
have observed quite a few entrepreneurs trying to raise seed investments for tech startups in Africa over the last few years. I myself raised $150k…
Three Lessons for Innovators & Techpreneurs: Learning From Ushahidi’s History
The Ushahidi crowdsourcing platform recently secured an additional $1.9 million round of funding from the Omidyar Network spanning 3 years. Ushahidi has definitely grown from strength to strength since 2008…
Exclusive: Inside Look At The Pivot25 Startups [Part 1]
All this week, Afrinnovator is going to be bringing you an exclusive look at the 25 startups making East Africa sit up straight as they…
6 Cool Nigerian Tech Startups
Nigeria is rising! Which are the startups to watch out for in Nigeria? Who’s doing great stuff? Below is a short expose of 5 really…
From OLPC to VC: Africa leapfrogs the digital divide
Afrinnovator got a mention on Involution Studio’s blog in a series of posts by Niti Bhan and Muchiri Nyaggah on technology in Africa. Involution Studios is a design studio…