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10 reasons your tech startup is a non-starter
Entrepreneurs behind technology startups may be champing at the bit to get going, but before they bolt into Africa’s wide open technology market, they ought to consider whether they have what it takes to even compete. At Intel Capital’s annual…
How to get your start-up funded with Intel
At Intel Capital’s annual CEO Summit in San Diego, California, President Arvind Sodhani detailed how innovators can get their products and services funded – by simply partnering with Intel and the Capital investment arm. However, there are a set of criteria…
Zimbabwe’s tech startups revving to go
On Wednesday November 13, Zimbabwe’s Hypercube Hub will open it doors for the first time, and follow up with a number of launch events planned for the rest of the week. The events will include a launch party on Wednesday…
Tech start-ups are a threat to established businesses – Gartner
Gartner’s annual Symposium and ITXpo is currently underway in Cape Town, South Africa. Vice President of Gartner Research, Peter Sondergaard, offered insight into future trends, details on the symposium itself and what businesses can expect as far as issues like broadband and the role…
Microsoft launches BizSpark to give tech startups a boost
Microsoft South Africa today announced the launch of its BizSpark programme. This initiative is aimed at giving entrepreneurs and small businesses a boost. To make this happen, Microsoft has partnered with the South African government’s Jobs Fund (which provided the…
Governments can start reserving dotAfrica domains
The ZA Central Registry (ZACR) has launched its dotAfrica Reserve Name List policy with a call for African governments to apply for certain names to be reserved. This process aims to provide governments with an opportunity to protect their national…
Samsung wants to move African startups with 88mph
Today 88mph and Samsung Electronics Africa have entered into a partnership to provide three lucky startups with a possible placement on the Built For Africa App store, and the potential to be pre-loaded on millions of smartphones across Africa. Samsung will…
Globacom to start $750m network upgrade
Nigerian-based mobile operator Globacom has started an upgrading drive of its current network, and announced that they have signed a $750m contract with Chinese ICT solutions provider  Huawei Technologies. “It is our 10th anniversary and we have been the network of…
Real-time data means big ideas for African startups – SAP
SAP has launched the African leg of its global Big Data Startup Forum, an initiative through which it engages with local startup businesses with the intention to drive home the benefits of the SAP HANA platform for real-time analytics and…
New tech adoption – enterprises can learn from startups
When compared to smaller start-ups, enterprises are traditionally viewed as being more risk averse and have therefore been slow to embrace new technology – often much to the chagrin and frustration of some of their gadget-toting employees. In order to…
Morocco’s Inwi to extend postpaid services, top-ups
Moroccan telecom operator Inwi announced that it has launched a new modular service range to allow users to choose the option that suits their needs instead of having to pay for services they are not using. The move is…
Bootstraps or bust – starting a tech business in Africa
Industry analysts make an interesting point about fledgling technology businesses in Africa: unlike markets generally perceived to be more developed, like the US, where capital is available, but ideas are scarce – in Africa there are many solid business ideas,…
Kenya – mobile startup’s solar solution
A Kenyan mobile startup is looking to boost the country’s solar power systems by offering credit to low-income citizens to purchase more energy efficient electricity units that would normally be out of their reach; M-Kopa Managing Director Jesse Moore said in…
IBM SA to invest in software start-ups
IBM South Africa has confirmed that its Global Entrepreneur Program will, for the first time, be extended to next generation entrepreneurs in South Africa.  Start-ups that are privately held, have been in business for five years or less and are…
Top 10 reasons why African tech start-ups struggle
Given Facebook’s turbulent entry onto the stock market (with shares recently falling 4% to $20,04 and Zuckerberg’s reported financial loss of $423 million, there are lessons to be learnt about dabbling in technology and establishing a business. The saying ‘be…
Global VCs throw their weight behind African startups
Start-ups continue to mushroom across Africa’s fertile business and ICT landscape. Few of these would be in a position to move past the initial startup phase, if it was not for the involvement of venture capitalists (VCs). But, this is…
