Over 300 fintech startups active in Africa
More than 300 fintech startups are active across the African continent, disrupting the financial services…
Monthly Archives: June, 2017
Seedstars World picks Cape Town startups for SA final
IoT sensing suite provider mbora, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for smallholder farmers GreenFingers Mobile, and e-health…
SA’s mbora debuts IoT-enabled Smart Booths in Africa
Newly-launched South African startup mbora, which develops Internet of Things (IoT) and solar based technology…
Why older entrepreneurs should not be ignored
Are publications about self-employment and entrepreneurship centered on young adults focusing on the wrong demographic?…
Ugandan microfinance startup awamo raises $1.7m funding
Ugandan fintech startup awamo, which offers tech solutions to microfinance institutions, has raised a further…
Cape Town accelerator seeks female entrepreneurs
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is seeking ambitious, innovative and committed early…
SA, Egyptian, Moroccan entrepreneurs chosen for Endeavor support
Entrepreneurs from South Africa, Egypt and Morocco are among the 28 selected to benefit from…
Egyptian social video analytics platform Mintrics secures funding
Egyptian startup Mintrics, which has developed a social video analytics dashboard that uses private APIs,…
Co-working space at new iHub premises complete
The co-working space at the new premises of the Nairobi-based iHub is up and running,…
Why taxing remittances defeats the object
The theme of taxing remittances has been raised in certain geographies. Although this is not…