Top Innovators to win 100,000 Euros in Siemens Stiftung Competition
Over 100,000 Euros is up for grabs for Africa’s top innovators who participated Siemens Stiftung’s “empowering people award”, with the award ceremony slated to take place in Nairobi Kenya come October...
View ArticleInnovation Prize for Africa 2014 Extends Deadline For Its $150K Innovation...
The African Innovation Foundation has extended the application deadline for the $250K Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2014 to November 30 in a move to mobilize more African innovators and...
View ArticleStartup Weekend Comes To Nairobi November 22
Startup Weekend, a meetup of tech entrepreneurs interested in learning hwo to launch successful ventures is set to happen November 22 at Nairobi’s iLab situated at Strathmore University. With over 400...
View ArticleQ&A: Francis Onwumere, Business and Product Developer, Prowork Collaborative...
Francis Onwumere is the business and product developer for Prowork Collaborative Product Management, one of Africa’s startups that participated in the 2013 VentureOut Challenge. In this interview, the...
View ArticleUBA to launch U-Mall in more African countries
United Bank for Africa (UBA) is set to launch U-Mall, its partnership project with Netplus Advisory in other African nations in which the bank is operating. This was revealed by Wole Faroun, managing...
View ArticleTwo African Tech-Startups To Show Apps Optimized For Intel Architecture At...
Momentum Core and Leti Arts, African start-ups, will this year showcase their apps optimized for Intel® Architecture at Mobile World Congress. Momentum Core will showcase Simiyu the Chicken gaming...
View ArticleThe App That Allows You To Buy Marijuana Online
Fortunately this will only apply to the US as there are 22 states that legalize the use of Marijuana for medical use as well as for recreational use in Colorado and Washington DC. So this...
View ArticleSouth Africa Launches New Manufacturing Incubation Center
The launch of the Tshwane East Manufacturing Incubation Center (TEMIC) by a partnership between Poynting Antennas and Lawrence Global Manufacturing will make it possible for users to mass-produce a new...
View ArticleNokia Targets Kenyan App Developers By Launching Imaging SDK 1.1
Looks like the Kenyan app developers will be having a better experience in making imaging-based apps as Nokia has introduced the latest version of the Nokia Imaging Software Development Kit (SDK)....
View ArticleSouth African Breweries Welcomes 67 Startups to Pitch On Mandela Day
The South African Breweries (SAB) has said it will invite 67 young South African entrepreneurs based in Johannesburg to pitch their startup idea for a total of 67 seconds during Nelson Mandela Day on...
View ArticleSAP to Invest US$500M in Fueling African Innovations
Innovators in Africa are all smiles after SAP today announced plans to invest over $500 million in a seven-year initiative to promote local African talent and drive sustainable innovation and growth...
View ArticleUS$16 million logistics challenge fund open to East Africa Innovators
Logistics in Africa is a menace, and firms that try to launch logistics businesses face a mamoth of hurdles from poor infrastructure The post US$16 million logistics challenge fund open to East Africa...
View ArticleChase Bank partners with iHub | Eyes move into virtual currencies
Chase Bank and iHub today signed a deal expected to enhance Kenya’s tech ecosystem from mere app development to provision of local The post Chase Bank partners with iHub | Eyes move into virtual...
View ArticleS. Africa social entrepreneurs to solve fire problems with new detector
South Africa’s crowded slums will from now not have to deal with problems arising from fires and floods on account of social The post S. Africa social entrepreneurs to solve fire problems with new...
View ArticleKenyan students battle for global innovation crown
Seif Salim, Elvis Kipkorir and Clifford Ogeto from the University of Eldoret are this year’s representative to the Unilever Global Future Leaders’The post Kenyan students battle for global innovation...
View ArticleStandard Bank unveils two entrepreneur incubators
South African entrepreneurs will now be able to test, develop, and deploy their innovations with personal guidance from Standard Bank’s innovation and
View ArticleNew regional innovation fund to contribute to World Bank’s PASET programme
The newly launched ‘Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund’ for Africa launched on 13th June 2015 is now going to contribute to the The post New regional innovation fund to contribute to World Bank’s...
View ArticleMTN & Jumia Launch a $40,000 University Entrepreneurship Challenge
MTN which owns part of Jumia through its shareholdings in Africa Internet Group, has partnered with the retailer to launch the MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge targeted at over 60 universities in 13...
View ArticleSouth Africa Launches New Manufacturing Incubation Center
The launch of the Tshwane East Manufacturing Incubation Center (TEMIC) by a partnership between Poynting Antennas and Lawrence Global Manufacturing will make The post South Africa Launches New...
View ArticleMore countries for Innovation Africa Summit to held in Kenya
The Innovation AfricaSummit 2016; has received confirmations from 17 more countries whgo will be sending dignitaries to attend the event alongside their Kenyan counterparts. The event is being held...
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