Jumo is Improving Africa’s Finance with End-to-end Banking Technology
Jumo is a full-technology stack for building and running financial services founded in 2014 by Andrew Watkins-Ball headquartered in…
Valr is Bridging the Financial Gap in South Africa Through Cryptocurrency
Valr is a South African fintech company founded by Farzam Ehsania and Badi Sudhakaran in 2018. It is a…
Interview: Temie Giwa-Tubosun’s Journey to Improving the Healthcare System and Eradicating COVID-19 in Nigeria
The year 2016 saw the birth of LifeBank, a healthtech platform founded by Temie Giwa-Tubosun to mobilize free distribution…
Fahad Awadh is Boosting The Income of Cashew Farmers in Tanzania
Africa is a blessed continent with a lot of natural resources. One of those resources is cashew and Tanzania…
Africa’s Free Education Portal, Afrilearn is Set to Provide Access to Educational Content for Africans Anywhere
According to Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu “Over 60 million Nigerians, 30% of the population, cannot read or…
Nigeria’s Gokada is Transforming Transportation Sector
Gokada is an on-demand transportation networking company or motorbike hailing service headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria where customers can order…
Best Ayiorwoth is Improving Female Literacy in Uganda
Best Ayiorwoth's passion for social entrepreneurship has been from a very early age and she has always had the…
Issam Chleuh is Improving Investment Culture in Francophone Africa
Issam Chleuh is an investment Executive and thoughtful leader that pioneered impact investing in Francophone Africa. He is the…
How to Build and Maintain Customer Networks
As an entrepreneur, I know first-hand how important it is to connect with customers. Building relationships is key to…
Rentoza is Leveraging the Sharing Economy in a Cost-effective Manner
Rentoza was started by a group of four South Africans who were convinced the stuff hiding in the bottom…
Meet the Founder
Ajayi Oluwatobi is Setting the Pace for Nigeria’s Automobile Sector
Bolu Okunlola - Jun 17, 2020Interviews
Interview: Meet the Co-founder of Now Novel, a Platform Making it Easy for Anyone to Become a Writer
Christie Uzebu - Jun 19, 2020The idea of being an author is a big dream for a lot of people. Having to get people to read your thoughts,…
Interview: How Ololade Olayeni is Building a Business Empire with Social Media
Christie Uzebu - Mar 04, 2018Social media is taking the place of the business/e-commerce websites we used to know. Customers have begun to make orders on social media,…
Startups in Africa
Xenom Energy is Easing Access to Petroleum in Africa
Xenom Energy is a platform for easy access to petroleum products and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Xenom aims…
Kenya’s MPost is Easing Mailing Process for Users
MPost was founded in June, 2016 by Abdul Aziz Omar and Twahir Mohamed. The startup developed patented technology that…
Egypt’s Trella Reinvents Trucking to Connect Shippers with Carriers
Trella is definitely one of the startups to keep tabs on in 2020. It is a platform that connects…
Kenyan Startup, Ujuzikilimo is Using Data Analytics to Help Farmers with Crop Productivity
UjuziKilimo (Swahili: knowledge or experience) which was founded in Nairobi in 2015 by Brian Bosire, is an Agritech company…
Kenyan Agritech Company, FuturePump is Facilitating Low-cost Solar Irrigation for Farmers
There are 500 million one-acre farmers around the world. Rainfall has become very unpredictable due to climate change and…
5 African Healthtech Startups Improving Africa’s Health Care System
It is a clearly established fact that healthtech is one of the fastest growing sectors in Africa. Across the…
Ghana-based SyeComp is Providing Digitalisation Services for Farmers and Agribusinesses
Founded in 2009 and Headquartered in Accra with a satellite office in Nairobi, SyeComp is a Remote Sensing (RS)…
Kenya’s iProcure is Re-Inventing Agricultural Distribution for Rural Africa
iProcure is the largest agricultural supply chain platform in rural Africa. The Nairobi-based startup provides a multifaceted market intelligence…
Apollo is Helping Kenyan Farmers to Maximise their Profits
Apollo Agriculture is a technology based company based in Nairobi, Kenya that helps small sclae farmers to increase the…
Survey54 is Helping Users make Decisions through Survey
Survey54 is an on-demand survey platform founded by Stephan Eyeson in 2016 with a focus on emerging markets in…
Advice
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Business Ideas
How to Start a Small Consulting Business
Opening a consultation business allows you to help others who may be struggling, not to mention helps you earn…
Business Ideas for Education Enthusiasts
Apparently, there is a growing emphasis on students to improve and increase their education and on adults to continue…
How to Start A Social Purpose Business
A Social purpose business is a type of business that has the society in mind and the intent to…
How to Start A Food Business
Starting a food business is usually not so daunting, especially for someone who enjoys cooking or baking. Starting a…
Business Ideas for the Tech Savvy
There are many technology-related business ideas out there that allow tech savvy business owners to use their experience to build a…
7 Businesses that Generates Income Even While you Sleep
At one point or another, most business-minded individuals have thought about the demanding requirements of entrepreneurship and have thought…
The Pros and Cons of Digital Marketing
In the business world, the rules in the marketing strategies may be changing, but some things retain their state.…
