Startups

Five startups will win a combined total of over fifty thousand dollars in funding at the PIVOT East finalists conference. The five startups will be selected from 25 finalists who will pitch to a rich audience of investors and industry stakeholders on 24th and 25th... Read More

Your mobile phone might one day save your life especially if you have Whatsapp on your device. Last week I developed a condition in my eyes. They were itchy! My first instinct being Tech Savvy (you should guess) was to Google the condition so as... Read More

Despite the challenges of E-Commerce in Uganda, many start-ups and established companies are joining the pool in using the power of the internet to make E-Commerce in Uganda Possible. In a country where residential addresses are only in a few urban centres and the poor... Read More

Elijah Kitaka has been known for co-founding the Annual Jazz & soul safari, a premium sold-out calendar concert held in Kampala now in its 7th year having been  a presenter of Jazz Evenings, a weekly show on Radio One FM 90 for 11 years now. As if... Read More

Roadconexion is a new mobile web application that lets you access real-time traffic information on all major roads (currently in Uganda only) The mobile web App which first won the Tech4Governance hackathon last month has been launched today by a team of 8 developers and... Read More

AppCircus that brings together the global community of app makers is back and has partnered with Mobile Monday Kampala. This event is an online event and online incubation platform that will take place on 11 November . According to Daniel Stern the Director of Mobile... Read More

Does your product add substantial value to people’s lives? Might your great content be useful in other parts of the world as well? Then this call is out for you,  apply for the World Summit Award (WSA) 2013 before the 15 of July 2013 for... Read More

Africa has come a long way from the times of tribal wars, slavery and colonization. Even though great strides towards a better living environment have been made, there are still a lot of challenges. Poverty is still common; Aids is taking its toll on the... Read More

Pivot East is an East Africa's premier mobile startups, pitching competition and conference held annually since 2011 to help start ups access facilitation and capital to scale out mobile solutions. For the last edition of Pivot East 2012, Uganda was represented by 4 applications of... Read More