Startups
Nigerian HR Management Startup, SeamlessHR, Raises Seed Round
SeamlessHR has raised an undisclosed seed round investment amount— reportedly seven figures— from local and foreign investors. Participating investors in this round include Enza Capital and Ingressive Capital, while it was led by Lateral Capital and Consonance Investment Managers. SeamlessHR is a cloud-based HR platform... Read More
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Cowrywise Savings and Investment Platform: All You Need to Know
When you talk about savings and investments in Nigeria, Cowrywise is currently a leading startup in that vertical. Launched in 2016, the platform has racked up hundreds of thousands of users over time. This is including over 100,000 app downloads on the Google Play Store... Read More
Kampala Innovation Week 2020: What You Need to Participate in the Virtual Event
The fourth (2020) edition of the annual Kampala Innovation Week (KIW) has been launched today by Startup Uganda and the largest startup gathering event is going virtual this year because of the COVID pandemic. Slated under the theme "Recovery & Resilience: Innovation and Entrepreneurship as... Read More
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COVID-19: How Nigerian Businesses Are Supporting Other Businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic saga has seen many businesses either close down, reduce operation, or totally move operations online. It has been a roller coaster ride for many business owners who are hoping the uncertainty ends soon so that everything goes back to normal. However, some... Read More
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Pay Your Rent Monthly in Nigeria on These Tech Platforms
The concept of having to pay house rental fees annually when a large chunk of employees in Nigeria earn monthly salaries can never be attractive. The consequence of this is that tenants are made to save huge sums of money to cater for accommodation. A... Read More
Using Accounteer: Business Accounting Software for SMEs
Accounteer is a software that makes accounting much easier for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Quite a number of business people struggle with basic accounting, and this platform makes it much better to deal with. This post takes you through a guide on the features... Read More
Opera is pivoting to hardware with the launch of OLLA, a smartphone brand
OLLA will be the latest member of the O-series of Opera products & services in Africa. Opera has been “killing it” in Africa with OPay —the company's bill payment app— and a slew of other software products and services like ORide, OTrike, OCar, OBus, OFood,... Read More
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Gerocare: A Nigerian Startup Using Tech to Give the Elderly a Healthier Life
Gerocare, unlike many other startups, has chosen to shift focus to the smallest set in the demography of Nigeria and other African countries — the elderly. For Nigeria, 2018 estimates indicate that the elderly (55 years and above) make-up 7.30% of the country's population. While... Read More
Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program 2020: All You Need to Know
Talking about funding for startups, the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program is an excellent source of mentorship and funding. Young entrepreneurs can send in applications into the program and stand a chance to be selected as one of the usual 1000 entrepreneurs. The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship... Read More
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