Gogettaz Agripreneur Prize Launches Its 2020 Portal To Attract Young Entrepreneurs In Africa. African young entrepreneurs will now have the opportunity to get help from an agricultural company called GoGettaz. The company is going to help young entrepreneurs who want to do business but facing financial constraints has launched its 2020 portal. The launch of the portal aims at attracting young entrepreneurs into
African digital payments company, DPO Group collaborates with Mastercard to develop e-commerce store. African digital payments company, DPO Group, has collaborated with Mastercard’s payment gateway technology to develop an e-commerce store for businesses. This comes after the ongoing pandemic which has forced many businesses to shut down. The platform called “DPO Store” will allow merchants across Africa to quickly move their businesses
Ghana's retail startup, Sumundi secures investment from Greentec Capital. Ghana’s retail startup, Sumundi has secured an investment from Greentec Capital. Sumundi is a retail accelerator that helps retailers in Africa manage and grow their businesses. The company also offers funding support and loans to businesses. Speaking on the investment, Co-founders of Sumundi, Awura Abena Amponsah, and Gilbert Blankson-Afful
Top Ghanian University and Incas Diagnostic develop a test kit for COVID-19. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in collaboration with Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) and Incas Diagnostics has developed a Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kit for testing Corona-virus. According to the University’s Relations Officer, Dr. Daniel Norris, the development of the RDT is in line
Google makes its teleconferencing service, ‘Google Meet’ free to consumers. Google is making its teleconferencing service, Google Meet, free to consumers. At an earlier time, Meet was solely for customers who pay Get Suite, Google’s line of enterprise apps that includes Gmail, Drive, and Docs. But now, anyone can join a meeting by clicking on a link, however, creating
SA’s Online Community “Startup Circles” launch to support African entrepreneurs. South African online community “Startup Circles” has launched to support entrepreneurs to build their businesses by raising funds as well as offering guidance and access to a network of investors. Speaking on the issue, Founder of Startup Circles, Sandras Phiri said “We provide weekly guidance and accountability, monthly webinars and
Egyptian Healthtech Vezeeta Launched Its Doctor Booking Platform In Kenya. Vezeeta, Egyptian health tech has extended its Doctor booking platform to Kenya. Amir Barsoum who founded the company in 2012, made this known in a statement. According to an article which has been cited in a publication by tech publication Menabytes, the company extended its platforms to Kenya a few
Nigerian Startup OkwuEco relaunches waste management platform. Nigerian startup OkwuEco has relaunched its marketplace platform for solid waste disposal to motivate recycling. OkwuEco Mobile App that helps users identify, sort, buy, sell, and dispose of solid waste for cash or points, and automatically schedule pickups with waste merchants anywhere. It utilizes image recognition that allows users to
Nigeria engineer officially launches software development and training company. A Nigerian Engineer, named Oladayo Oyelade, has launched Enyata, a software development, and training company. Enyata is a software engineering company that builds diverse teams that take a human-centered approach to software development. In addition, Oyelade has launched a 3-month intensive training program that gives software developers a high level
AWIEF delays applications for Leadtech Incubation Program. The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has delayed the deadline for applications for the LeadTech Incubation Program. This comes after the challenges that the ongoing pandemic has brought to the African continent. For the above reason, the applications have been delayed to May 20, 2020. Speaking on the
Grand Challenges Canada To Help Five African Innovators. Grand Challenges Canada is said to extend its investment to five lucky African companies. The company, which is based in Canada, has extended its support to over 1000 innovations and this time around, has made known its intentions to help five (5)African innovations which will part of the 20
TECNO To Launch Techno Spark 5 In Kenyan Market The successor of tecno spark 4 is said to be on its way as techno targets the lunch of techno Spark 5 in Kenya. The company intends is to increase and improve all aspects of the phone as compared to Spark 4 and now working mostly on the camera aspects
Egyptian food-tech startup Mumm secures investment from Alex Angels. Egyptian food-tech startup Mumm has secured an undisclosed investment which is also a pre-Series A funding round from Alexandria Angels. This funding will help the startup uphold its growth during and after the COVID-19 crisis. Mumm is an online marketplace that delivers homemade food to individual customers as well as
Microsoft Partners With Organizations To Establish Online Learning Across South Africa. The coronavirus which halted almost all activities across the globe has seized the continuation of the educational sector as well. To help restart this sector in South Africa, Microsoft is helping South Africa make good use of technology to help the educational sector to continue operating. The organization is said
StarTimes to introduce e-shopping platform, ‘Startimes Go’ Digital TV operator, StarTimes is planning to introduce an interactive e-shopping platform called ‘Startimes Go’ to facilitate shopping during the lockdown period. This follows the lockdown observed in countries causing people to stay home and businesses to close to prevent the deadly Coronavirus from spreading. Customers can shop in a
Ghanaian Startup, Stabus develops public transit App. Ghanaian transport startup stabus has developed a public transit app for bus-booking. This bus booking app links users with private, air-conditioned buses for a reliable ride to and from work. This startup addresses the problem of employees joining long queues which causes them to arrive at work late. The public
Tigo Tanzania Partners With Sister Telecoms To Ease Mobile Money Transaction In East Africa. The Tigo telecommunications company in Tanzania has decided to partner with some sister Telecommunications Company in Africa to help customers in East Africa send and receive funds across the region. The companies which made up the partnership includes, MTN in Rwanda and Uganda, Airtel in Rwanda, and M-Pesa in Kenya.
Social Payments App Bundle, launches in Nigeria. Africa’s Social Payments App known as Bundle has been launched in Nigeria by Founder of Microtraction and Ex-director of Binance Lab Yele Bademosi. Bundle is a social payment app for cash or crypto which makes it easy to send, request, and receive cash as well as buy, sell, and
Amazon Web Services launches Data Center in the Cape Town region. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has officially introduced its Data Centre in Cape Town region This will help businesses and government organizations to develop cloud applications and store their data locally, at the same time reaching end-users across Africa with a lower latency. VP of Global Infrastructure and Customer Support at
Uber Launches New Delivery Services in South Africa – Uber Direct, Uber Connect Ride-hailing company, Uber has launched two new additional delivery services in South Africa. The new delivery services follow the reduction in the demand for the usual ride-hailing service due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The nationwide lockdown allows the movement of only essential goods and this has affected retailers and other
Group Of Tech Entrepreneurs In Nigeria Called Better Angels Distributes Cash. A group of tech entrepreneurs who bear the name Better Angels in Nigeria has made efforts to share funds in Nigeria to the less privileged hardworking people. The initiative started a few days back and was done through a Bank Verification Number (BVN). The distribution has caught the attention of
Nigeria Startup “Goatti” to scale its up online investment platform. Nigerian agri-tech startup, Goatti is planning to scale its online livestock investment platform by setting up physical infrastructure to facilitate the seamless movement and sales of livestock. The startup allows Nigerians to invest in livestock virtually and earn dividends from sales. Founder of Goatti, Onifade Ifedayo said, “ We use technology
Disruptech invests in Egyptian tech startups Khazna, and Brimore. Disruptech fintech fund has invested in Egyptian fintech Khazna and Brimore. The fintech fund did not reveal the size of investments but rather stated that each company received a six-figure dollar deal. Disruptech’s Managing Partner, Mohamed Okasha said, “We are pleased to start investments in Egypt with two startups
Nigerian media company, Stears secures $600,000 seed round funding. Nigerian media company, Stears has secured $600,000 seed funding from undisclosed Nigerian investors with participation from Luminate, a philanthropic organization founded by the Omidyar Group. The new fund will be used to grow the startup’s team, collect data, and build out its media and information products. This platform
Nigerian ed-tech startup uLesson raises seed funding from Founder Collective. Nigerian educational technology startup, uLesson has raised a Seed funding round led by Founder Collective, a marquee seed-stage venture capital fund. The seed round will allow uLesson to widen its online learning platform, which is designed to provide high-quality, affordable and accessible education for African students. The platform is the
