Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Africa
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 financing in Africa, particularly in …
Rethinking Startup Finance in Africa – Afrinnovator Read More
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, Kenya in Eastern Africa and …
Looking North: Investigating Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship in North Africa Read More
NAIROBI – Here at ground zero for the new era of African innovation, investors are learning what an impact investing “bubble” looks like. Too much money, too few investment-ready companies. …
The Silicon Savannah: Of Vanity Capital and Vanity Companies Read More
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 small also too to communicate …
Disrupting SMS Apps Space: Telerivet’s Distributed Mobile SMS Service using Android Phones Read More
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 innovation hubs and the like. It …
The Role of Government in Promoting Tech Innovation in Africa Read More
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 for Tanzania’s first e-commerce travel …
7 steps to raising Seed Investment for Africa focused Tech Startups – Afrinnovator Read More
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 when it was created and …
Three Lessons for Innovators & Techpreneurs: Learning From Ushahidi’s History Read More
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 gear up to launch their …
Exclusive: Inside Look At The Pivot25 Startups [Part 1] Read More
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 cool startups in Nigeria. Dealdey …
6 Cool Nigerian Tech Startups Read More
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 based in the US that does …
From OLPC to VC: Africa leapfrogs the digital divide Read More