Opinion 7 ways to protect yourself from ransomware attacks on your Spectranet and Smile mobile hotspots Here is how it applies to you and how you can limit the risk of a future occurrence while protecting your home/ or office mobile hotspots.
CcHUB African startups selected for PitchDrive II will journey through Asia's hardware hubs PitchDrive II, the second edition of an initiative of CcHub run in partnership with Google for Startups is set to expose selected hardware startups from Africa to the Asian manufacturing market.Two years
Events Microsoft partners MEST to host the fourth annual pan-African tech Summit MEST Africa has officially announced its fourth annual MEST Africa Summit, in collaboration with Microsoft.Launched in Ghana by Jorn Lyseggen, MEST is an 11-year-old pan-African entrepreneurial training program, seed fund and incubator
Spotlight Zambia's Code Savannah, Nigeria's Gracit Foundation and TechQuest are African Tech Nonprofits deserving the spotlight “Software is eating the world”, but that in itself is just a part of technology. Over the past few years, we have seen technology companies dominate the startup scene across the world, even
CcHUB CcHub goes live with Design fellowship in Africa CcHub design fellowship is now open for application!
Events A full recap of the maiden edition of forloop Enugu Meetup forloop Africa goes to Enugu, a key hub in the South Eastern part of Nigeria for the first time. forloop Enugu attracted attendees from neighbouring states—Anambra, Imo, Enugu, and Ebonyi. Interestingly, it
Startup Grind Lagos Entertainment entrepreneur, Chigul to speak at Startup Grind Lagos' next event "She has a compelling story filled with failures and handling pressure...entrepreneurs face similar pressures because we 'cannot' afford to fail", says Uwem
Betting More than 32% of Nigerians place bets on the weekend Sports betting in Nigeria generated an estimated $180 million in revenue between January and October of 2018, as more Nigerians take to betting.
Opinion Top 5 VPNs to use in 2019 These five carefully-selected Virtual Private Networks (VPN) will not leak your activity data to third-parties because they do not store it.
News Jack Ma's Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) opens for applications The Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has been officially launched and entries can be submitted from now till June 30, 2019.
Spotlight Africa's leading mobile phone maker, Transsion Holdings has filed to go public on China's new technology board An essay about Transsion's "urgent need for capital" to fuel expansion and China's struggle to create a thriving NASDAQ-style tech board.
Startup Grind Lagos Four pillars on how to grow your brand influence as told by Tosin "Olorisupergal" Ajibade Startup Grind Lagos marched into March with the founder of Olorisupergal, Tosin Ajibade, a thought leader in influencer marketing and the Author of From Social Misfit to Social Media Hero. The event held
Opinion How to price your product in a B2B marketplace Investor Olu Oyinsan advises startups on how to price their B2B product leveraging his experience on both sides of the trading table, buyer and seller.
News Five Nigerian startups that made it to Y Combinator's (YC) winter batch 2019 Before we go ahead to list the startups, shall we briefly examine the impact of YC on Nigerian startups? Is it worth the multiple attempts?
Opinion Making “remote working” work for you Remote working is in vogue, here is our recommendation on how to spend your money right in creating the perfect home office.
News Farmcrowdy raises additional seed funding of $1 million, announces Farmcrowdy Group Agritech startup, Farmcrowdy has closed an additional seed funding of $1 million with eyes set on Series A later this year.
News Nigeria-born Developer Advocate, Codebeast joins Microsoft as part of the company's play in Africa On Monday, Christian "Codebeast" Nwamba announced his move to Microsoft as a Senior Cloud Developer Advocate.
News Berlin-based Investor, Plutos Ventures to fund Africa-focused NGO, Ampion via the launch of a joint venture, Ampion Ventures Here is why Berlin-based investor, Plutos Ventures and Africa-focused NGO, Ampion are launching Ampion Ventures to focus on just three key industries.
News EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria's AgriTech startup, Thrive Agric makes YC 2019 Winter batch Nigerian agritech startup, Thrive Agric makes YCombinator's 2019 Winter batch. In February alone, they gave farmers loan worth over ₦180 million.
News "Nigeria represents both the present and the future of the internet", says Tim Berners-Lee on Lagos visit To mark the 30th anniversary of the internet, founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee took to Lagos to see the growing tech ecosystem, hosted by African VC, TLcom. He also met with women in tech.
News Gloo.ng completes pivot from e-commerce to e-procurement, Gloopro On March 11, 2019, The management of PayMente Limited announced the pivot of their e-commerce brand, Gloo to a B2B e-procurement startup, Gloopro.
Kenya How to join the Kenyan Startup ecosystem as an Angel investor In 3 steps, former CNN Africa Startup Producer, Ibrahim Ahmed, based in Kenya shares best practices on becoming an Angel investor in the country.
Tech Five African initiatives that support women in Tech #IWD2019 Are you a woman? Are you in the tech industry? Or are you an aspirant? These are five women-focused tech communities that you probably didn't know about:
News Jack Ma's Foundation appoints Nigeria's Network of Innovators and Incubators as regional partner for the $10 million Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has appointed the Network of Incubators and Innovators in Nigeria (NINE) as its West Africa regional partner.
Startup Grind Lagos Startup Grind Lagos to host media entrepreneur, Tosin "Olorisupergal" Ajibade Startup Grind Lagos will be hosting "social media hero," Tosin Ajibade (AKA Olorisupergal) on Saturday, March 16 at The Nest Innovation Technology Park in Yaba, Lagos. The event is themed: Becoming an influencer in your industry.
