Twenty-two African startups have been selected for the Office Hours programme run by London-based public relations agency Wimbart, which offers webinars and mentorship to equip African tech startups with the PR tools required to achieve their business goals. Disrupt Africa reported last month Wimbart, an independent PR agency specialising in Africa
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From Mpesa to Lifebank, these are some of the companies that have defined technology in Africa in the last decade. Jumia Our managing editor asked: “Is Jumia an African company?” the minute Jumia came up. It’s a question that was debated pre-IPO as the “Amazon of Africa” made its debut on the
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Tech companies in sub-Saharan Africa will soon be operating in a recession. The World Bank expects the region’s economies to contract by up to 5.1%, a historic downturn that portends tough times for balance sheets. Global economic uncertainty means African tech startups have to adapt and stay relevant. Despite a decent
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Nigerian startup, mDoc, and Kenyan startups, Flare and Solar Freeze have been selected by Google for Startups to participate in its inaugural cohort of the accelerator programme on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In November, last year, Google announced the programme which is geared towards startups who are leveraging technology to make
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“Summoning up the courage to take action is always the same regardless of how seemingly big or small the challenge. What may look like a small act of courage is courage nonetheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.” – Nichiren Daishonin The recent outbreak has inconvenienced
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Nigerian biotech startup, 54gene, has secured a $15 million Series A funding led by New York-based venture capital firm, Adjuvant Capital with follow-up investment from Y Combinator, Fifty Years, KdT Ventures, Better Ventures, Aera VC and Pioneer Fund. This comes nine months after it raised $4.5 million in seed funding. The
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A few weeks ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria, released a proposed regulation to guide the country’s crowdfunding activities. Though a good initiative, the high bar set by the regulator raised some questions about the future of crowdfunding in Nigeria. Prior to this regulatory framework, raising funds from the public
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No doubt, the world is at the point of entering an uncharted timeline. This new reality has since impacted companies, especially employees. At separate ends of the spectrum are businesses discovering ways to adapt and those that will not make it. Nevertheless, ending a business is not really a tragedy. Vivian Nwakah,
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It’s a common perception among entrepreneurs that they need far more money than they require to take their business to the next level Too often, entrepreneurs–especially inexperienced ones–take the “luxury” approach to funding, incorporating every bell and whistle into their expansion plan by trying to accomplish all goals at one time. That’s nice,
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Global markets are in turmoil. And technology startups in emerging markets will feel the brunt of the crisis that will ensue during and when the pandemic blows over. According to a Stears Business report, simultaneous demand and supply shock stemming from the closure of whole countries and their industries especially in
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