Google has announced 50 African startups that will benefit from its N1.23 billion ($3 million) black founders’ fund. The search engine giant selected startups from nine African countries. Startups in Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Cameroon, Zambia, Senegal anď Ethiopia were listed in a statement posted on Google for Startups Campus blog on Wednesday. …
No day goes by without news of startups raising new funding. But not all fundraising rounds are the same. Last year, we told you GitLab, a fully-remote startup with over 1000 employees in more than 65 countries, that is now worth more than $6 billion. What makes the story of GitLab so unique is the fact that …
Nigerian cleantech startup, Havenhill Synergy Limited, has raised $4.6m from Chapel Hill Denham Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NDIF) to aid the construction of 22 smart solar mini-grids in Nigeria. Founded in 2010 by CEO Olusegun Odunaiya, Havenhill focuses on improving access to electricity in rural areas using mini-grids. The company also offers renewable energy services for businesses …
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SpineZone is a startup that creates personalized exercise programs and treatment for neck and back pain. The company uses an online platform and in-person clinics to deliver a curriculum that, ideally, helps patients avoid the need for prescription drugs, injections and surgeries, and providers then avoid the cost of all of the above. Co-founded by …
If you are planning to open your own small business, the first step is to develop a business plan. The next step is to develop a marketing plan, as all business plans should be paired with a strategy for marketing your products or services. Marketing strategies vary in format, but they all have the common …
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In 2010, Lorna Rutto quit her bank job to start a waste recycling business. Lorna Rutto company, EcoPost, collects and recycles waste plastic into aesthetic, durable and environmentally-friendly fencing posts that serve as an alternative material to timber. But her business would have remained a dream without the financial support of international and local investors and NGOs. …
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Flora Mutahi, CEO of Melvin Marsh International, grew up in a time when it was frowned upon in Kenya to become an entrepreneur. “In the ’90s, everyone thought you should choose a profession, like a doctor or a nurse. Business was for those people unable to get careers,” she says. “Nowadays, I spend a lot of my …
Five Nigerian firms have been shortlisted among the 12 African startups to pitch live at this month’s digital Africa Tech Summit Connects in Kigali, Rwanda. This is to showcase their solutions to the global audience of 500 investors, corporates, and other stakeholders. Disrupt Africa and Africa Tech Summit (ATS) disclosed it had reviewed its partnership …
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To avoid paying a 30% cut, Indian tech companies are looking for new ways to get apps in the hands of consumers. By building their own App store. Dozens of prominent startups in India, one of the world’s largest internet markets, are creating a coalition to fight a Google decision that would require them to give 30% …
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These days, it’s almost difficult to work without utilizing any type of technology. The entire business has affected the economic landscape in manners no other industry has done previously and perceiving how quick it changes and advances, safe to assume that the industry’s growth is basically unstoppable. Putting resources into new companies was generally saved …
