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Customer experience will drive SME success
The challenge of customer service in SMEs has never been greater as technology threatens to replace or overtake human interaction. While there is a strong case for the role of technology, Mike Anderson, Founder and CEO of the National Small…
The big misperception: Funding leads to business success
Supporting your start-up business through the challenging first year is certainly easier if you have access to funding In fact, the ‘The Hidden Factors: SA Women in Business’ research report, carried out by the Sage Foundation and Living Facts, found…
Nigerian payments company Paystack raises $8 million in Series A funding
Paystack, a Nigeria-based startup that provides payments tools to businesses in Africa, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Stripe, and includes Visa, follow-on funding from Tencent and Y Combinator, as well as angel…
Google announces Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 2
Google announced the launch of its second Launchpad Accelerator Africa class as part of its ongoing efforts to support entrepreneurship on the continent. The accelerator, which is housed in Lagos, Nigeria, has already demonstrated its value. The first Launchpad Accelerator…
South Africa’s Pineapple Insurance startup accepted into Google accelerator
Pineapple, South Africa’s peer-to-peer insurance company, today announced that it has been accepted into Google’s Launchpad accelerator. There have been eight batches of start-ups accepted into the accelerator over the past three years. This includes start-ups from tech hubs such…
Startups need cyber insurance too
It’s too easy for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to dismiss cybercrime, because they view themselves as too small to be attractive targets for criminals. However, this is not the case. Simon Campbell-Young, CEO of MyCybercare, says that in reality,…
Nigeria’s Publiseer accepted into Venture Incubation Programme
Nigeria’s digital publishing company, Publiseer has been accepted into the Venture Incubation Programme Winter School 2018. The programme will take place at Solution Space, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, in Cape Town, from 3 September 2018 to…
Five steps for online startups to take advantage of Black Friday
According to Google Trends, last year South Africa registered the largest ‘Black Friday’ search interest of any country, even ahead of the US where the retail mega-event was conceived. “South African retailers first began promoting the Thanksgiving weekend double bill…
Fintech startup secures $13M Series A to expand credit platform for emerging markets
Mines, a fintech startup re-inventing credit in emerging markets, has closed a Series A round of $13M led by The Rise Fund, a global fund managed by TPG Growth. Also participating are Velocity Capital, Western Technology Investments, First Ally Capital,…
Temenos and AUC Venture Lab team up to accelerate fintech innovation in Egypt
The Venture lab at The American University in Cairo, university-based startup accelerator in Africa and the MENA region, and Temenos, the banking software company, have announced their intention to collaborate and strengthen the fintech ecosystem in Cairo. Temenos will support…
Start-ups from India and Nigeria win International Mobile App Competition
Iridescent, a nonprofit empowering underrepresented young people globally to become innovators and leaders, announced that two teams of girls – one from India and Nigeria – won top honors at its 2018 Technovation World Pitch Summit, a tech entrepreneurship program…
GirlCodeHack announces winning team, and Women in Technology Conference
Girlcode, a social enterprise that aims to empower young girls and women through technology, today announced the national winners of it its 5th annual Hackathon. The grand prize-winning team, ‘Lightbulb’ from, Johannesburg, will be going to the Women in Tech…
Ecobank announces finalists of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2018
Ecobank, independent pan-African banking group, has announced the finalists for the 2nd edition of the annual Ecobank Fintech Challenge, a competition for Africa-focused technology start-ups. The list includes eleven (11) fintech start-ups from across the continent and beyond. An Innovation Fair…
kulula.com steps up again to inspire start-ups with Primestars in 2018
South Africa’s low-cost carrier, kulula.com is proud to announce that it has for a fifth year in a row partnered with Primestars to launch their Step Up to a Start-Up campaign for 2018, together with South Africa’s Minister of Small…
From startup to growing business – here’s how to shake things up
So, you’ve survived the start-up phase of your business. Now it’s time to grow. Whether you’re looking to expand by diversifying your product or service offering, or by entering new markets, you’ll need a few strategies to help you along…
Nigerian B2B Venture Builder Zone Tech Park launches
Zone Tech Park, a new venture builder for start-ups in Nigeria, has officially opened for business Located in Lagos, Zone Tech Park is the brainchild of Bolaji Olagunju, a serial entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of The Workforce Group, Nigeria’s…
