Google In Africa Recently shared a number of interesting developments they’ve made on the continent, at a recent Google For Nigeria event. From developers trained to startups assisted through Launchpad […]
Impact Hub Harare recently announced Accelerate2030, “a global mutli-stakeholder” program in partnership with Impact Hub Geneva and UNDP. The program aims to support ventures that contribute towards the UN’s Sustainable […]
The inaugural Africa Startup Summit will bring together stakeholders in the tech startup space across the continent in Kigali on February 14 -15 to explore the opportunities and challenges within […]
If you’re an entrepreneur in Africa and you’ve been working towards solving some of the problems being faced on the continent then 2019 might be your year. Ok, New Year’s […]
Image: The founders of StudyMate: Rigney on the right and Justine on the left with Tinashe of Techzim In 2016 Rigney Muterisi then a lower sixth student got frustrated by […]
Johnson & Johnson (J&J going forward) may be more popular for their consumer-facing line of products and cute baby ads than for helping startups and entrepreneurs to scale their businesses. […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the WHO Africa (WHO AFRO) Innovation Challenge, that’s calling startups, individuals companies, researchers etc. who can come up with innovative technologies, products, and […]
My name is Gugulethu Siso and I am the Founder and CEO of Thumeza which is registered as a Private Business Corporation. Thumeza is a delivery solutions provider focused on […]
Let’s start off with a couple of figures. In Africa, the youth under 25 makes up 60% of the unemployed population. 35% of them are turning to entrepreneurship as a […]
You ever heard of the Total Startupper of the year challenge? No? Well, you have now. The challenge is meant to “support good ideas and projects that help address a […]
10 startups will be pitted against each other on the 29th of June, with an eye to secure funding and other prizes. The Seedstars World Tour 2018 has begun and […]
If you’ve been living in Zimbabwe over the past few years or even just visited there is one thing that resonates throughout the country. We are a digital economy. This […]
No surprise really, I was expecting the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to be challenged in court for their directive that effectively banned cryptocurrency in Zimbabwe. The central bank did not […]
Liquid Telecoms has introduced the LiquidNEXT program which will aim to support startups and developers. The program is also in partnership with Innovation Village Kampala, a Launchpad accelerator. The money […]
Pan African bank, Ecobank has just called startups with Fintech solutions to apply for the Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2018. The competition is in its second year and last year over […]
Visa is bringing the Everywhere Initiative, to the region of Sub Saharan Africa. The program is meant to support innovative startups that can offer business solutions that fit into Visa’s ecosystem of […]
HiiL(Hague Institution for Innovation of law) Justice Accelerator is now accepting applications for the HiiL Justice Accelerating Challenge 2018. HiiL Justice Accelerator finds and supports the best justice entrepreneurs in […]
A reader challenged me to talk about specific solutions and startups in Rwanda that Zimbabwe can draw inspiration from Rwanda. The issue of blood and blood products has been topical […]
With startup culture really accelerating, I think we have to take a closer look at developments that are taking place on the startup scene, especially when things are happening down […]
On October 27th, 10 of Zimbabwe’s most promising seed-stage startups will compete to represent the country at the Regional and Global Seedstars Summits and to win up to USD 1 […]
Two years ago before we launched Rentalgrid in USA, we thought it could be a wise decision to launch in Zimbabwe first. Our initial idea was to help property owners in […]
The Zimbabwean government just announced that it has opened for applications to the ICT Innovation Drive fund. This fund, totalling $25 million, was announced last year by the Ministry of ICT, […]
For many years Facebook has been promoting innovation across the Middle East and Africa, providing startups with the tools they need to build, grow, monetize, and measure. Facebook grew out […]
The cash crisis in Zimbabwe has been a sore point for just about everyone who’s trying to handle transactions. If it’s not the frustration of failing to access your money […]
If you are a developer in Africa or the Middle-East, Facebook has extended a challenge to you. The company is holding a competition to encourage the development of innovative bots […]
Zimall, one of the few online retailing startups that have been operating consistently in Zimbabwe just sent out a message to its stakeholders announcing that it would be shutting down […]
Remember Courier City? We wrote about how the Zimbabwean owned startup is planning to disrupt the traditional methods of shipping documents and parcels between Canada and Zimbabwe with a person-to-person courier […]
In our earlier post, we introduced you to Courier City a Zimbabwean owned startup operating from Canada that is looking to disrupt the traditional shipping industry dominated by mega multinational […]
Global early-stage startups competition has announced the 12 startups that will pitch at its inaugural event in Harare, Zimbabwe on Sunday, October 31st at the Dicovereum , with the winner destined to […]
Held at Rainbow Towers in Harare, the event managed to bring together over 40 teams of young innovators and tech entrepreneurs who are trying to secure investment and gain exposure for the work they are doing.