5 Questions at the Africa Tech Summit
The Africa Tech Summit attracts delegates from all over the world. This year, AppsAfrica singled out three people and asked them the same five questions. We met Victor Ekwealor, a tech-journalist from Nigeria. Aster Nao Koneko, who works for a solar lantern manufacturer in Nairobi; and Kondwani Alex Ntonya (Alex), a Malawi startup founder who…
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Registering Your Startup in Africa: “It all depends on the goal of what you’re creating.”
“It all depends on the goal of what you’re creating,” explained Tosin Amusan, Product Development Lead at Mylaw.ng when asked about the proper way to register startups in Africa. “A business is like a house. When you decide to build a house [you build your foundation based on] where you want it to go. In the same…
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It’s getting easier for SMEs to do business in Africa – and technology is playing a key role
The annual World Bank Doing Business report was released last week, and shows the overall business climate in sub-Saharan Africa is steadily improving. Looking at the ease of starting and maintaining a business, Mauritius and Rwanda rank among the top 20 countries globally, while Nigeria and Togo are among the top global improvers. By Soromfe…
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5 African credit scoring startups selected for ENGIE challenge at Africa Tech Summit in Kigali
Five African startups with solutions in the credit scoring space have been selected to pitch for the chance to secure a testing phase for their solutions with French utility company ENGIE. French multinational energy utility company ENGIE was earlier this month confirmed as Gold Sponsor of Africa Tech Summit, which takes place for the third…
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There’s not enough women-led tech start-ups – and it’s costing us all
By Muhammad Nabil, Partners and Start-ups Strategy Lead at Microsoft 4Afrika who will be speaking at Africa Tech Summit, Feb 5-6th. Africa’s technology start-up scene is vibrant – and growing fast. There are currently over 640 active technology hubs across the continent, and according to Partech Africa, start-ups raised $1.163 billion raised in equity funding…
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11 startups selected to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit in Kigali
Eleven companies from across the continent have been selected to pitch on stage to investors, corporates, media and other stakeholders at the second edition of the Africa Startup Summit in Kigali, Rwanda next month. The second edition of the Africa Startup Summit, powered by Disrupt Africa, will take place at Africa Tech Summit Kigali on…
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Decred the autonomous digital currency
Since 2016, Decred (DCR) has striven to solve blockchain governance. Their innovative consensus voting model empowers stakeholders and allows for the seamless transition from one set of rules to another. In advance of Akin Sawyerr, speaking at the Money and Blockchain Summit at Africa Tech Summit in Kigali, Rwanda on Feb 5-6th, we take a look at…
Read Article → African credit scoring startups can win ENGIE pilot projects at Africa Tech Summit Kigali
African startups with solutions in the credit scoring and financing space will have the chance to secure a testing phase for their technologies with French utility company ENGIE at Africa Tech Summit Kigali in February. Taking place for the third time on February 4-6, Africa Tech Summit Kigali brings together tech leaders, MNOs, banks, investors,…
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Big investment in African tech set to continue in 2020
2019 was the year that dealmaking on the continent got serious. Very serious. In November alone, indeed one specific seven day period in November, investors announced over $400m for various fintechs on the continent, without a doubt the wildest week the sector has ever seen. And no, it wasn’t a flurry of announcements for modest rounds, but…
Read Article → Applications open to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit
Disrupt Africa has opened applications to the 2020 edition of Pitch Live @ Africa Startup Summit, with ten startups to be selected to present their solution and ask on the main stage to an audience of almost 600 investors, corporate partners, accelerators and media. The Africa Startup Summit is part of the annual Africa Tech…
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