TEm Sukhiba Africa’s social commerce market is rapidly expanding as businesses leverage platforms like WhatsApp. However, there are limitations on the continent around digital payments and delivery on such platforms. This is where Ananth Gudipati (co-Founder & CEO, Sukhiba) steps up – to create WhatsApp flows and especially a payment gateway for a complete shopping cart experience on WhatsApp. Sukhiba has developed a B2B tool that lets companies reach and transact with customers directly within WhatsApp. Sellers can manage orders, accept mobile payments, send notifications and group buyers without leaving the app. Says Ananth: “We have been meeting a few…
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Ezra Anajonu (Co-Founder, Bus 54) Organisers of the annual Africa Tech Festival, taking place in Cape Town (South Africa) from 14 to 16 November, have announced the top 10 finalists of the AfricaIgnite Pitch Competition. They will battle it out to win an opportunity to represent the African continent in the Startup World Cup on 1 December in Silicon Valley. The top 10 looking to win the AfricaIgnite Pitch Competition Final are: Bus54 – Based in Nigeria, Bus54 is a mobility technology company providing a platform to aggregate intercity bus transportation in Africa, allowing passengers to search, compare, book, and manage their journeys online. The platform enables transport operators to manage…
Soinato Leboo and Priscillah Wanjira Wakarera (Co-Founders of RHEA Soil Health Management) One of Africa’s leading incubator programmes for female-founded businesses, the Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator (WIT) Kenya, has awarded seven women-led businesses with a total of $70,000 (Sh 10.5 million). This marks the conclusion of the 6th cohort of WIT. The startups include: Rhea Soil Health Management: Provides access to soil testing and agricultural extension services to smallholder farmers, analysing soil and providing results and fertiliser recommendations through a machine learning-powered recommendation system; Imani Health Wallet: An e-Wallet that enables people to save specifically for healthcare. It…
On Saturday October 28, 2023, Founder of AS World Tech, Richard Odjrado was presented with two medals – Ambassador of African Solutions, and the Medal for innovation and excellence – at the Africa Solutions Week Gala, in Port Marly, Paris. AS World Tech is renown for its proudly homegrown AS® (Asuka Spirit) processors on which a range of very smart, affordable gadgets – computers, tablets, connected glasses, and watches – were created by Bénénois, Odjrado. In terms of performance, Richard’s tech gadgets are of superior quality, and have been mentioned in the same breath as Apple & Samsung. In his…
Fawziyyat Yusuf – Content creator. Graphics Design. Public Speaking. Tech Fawziyyat Yusuf may not sound familiar, but her online disposition – cheerful and firm at the same time – is both infectious and noteworthy. She also has some impressive accomplishments under her belt. Of her final year at Nile University of Nigeria, she says: “The highlight of my year, excluding surviving this semester, was getting to interview political journalist, Mr Seun Okinbaloye [along with Uyo Kadiri] at the Nile Career Fair 2023. 🎥 Fawziyyat Yusuf on LinkedIn Her internship period was spent at Multichoice Nigeria, with Fawziyya adding: “It has…
Nada Ghammem (Founder & CEO, Bionic Soul ) – winner of the POESAM €20,000 International Women’s Prize Revealed at Mobile World Congress Africa (Kigali, Rwanda), here’s a quick line-up of prizewinners at the 13th edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East (POESAM) – grouped into three major categories: The International Women’s Prize (€20,000), won by Bionic Soul (Tunisia) – manufacturers and marketers of smart, custom-made, affordable bionic prostheses for amputees. The International Women’s Prize worth is awarded to a startup whose project is led by a woman, and that helps improve living conditions by providing specific solutions…
Deborah Okenla (Founder, Your Startup, Your Story) Deborah Okenla is a passionate advocate for black women in entrepreneurship. As Founder & CEO of YSYS (Your Startup, Your Story) she has developed a community-driven organisation, committed to increasing opportunities for black founders and talent within the UK’s tech startup ecosystem. Since 2017, YSYS has provided access to opportunities for over 17,000 diverse individuals across the UK, through programmes, events, and training, in partnership with Atomico, Spotify, Lego Ventures, FT, Linkedin, Google, and more. Ms. Okenla’s mission is to help over 100,000 people excel in tech by the end of 2023, and…
(L-R): Jeremy Awori (CEO, Ecobank Group) and Magalie Gauze-Sanga (Founder, Koree) Magalie Gauze-Sanga (founder/ CEO, Koree) was, on October 6, 2023 crowned winner of the 6th Ecobank Fintech Challenge, which took place on October 6 in Lomé, Togo. The Cameroonian took home the $50,000 first prize for the Koree (pronounced “cowrie”) app, which enables consumers create a loyalty card that can be used as a digital wallet when change is not available at a store checkout. Loyalty cards can be created in three seconds by scanning the store QR code or by adding their ID manually. Cashbacks can also be…
📸 Chess in Slums Africa Chess in Slums Africa (CISA) was established in 2018 when founder and chess master, Tunde Daniel Onakoya, conceived the idea of using the noble chess game to help children in slum communities realise their full potential by integrating principles of the game with the management of daily challenges in life, enhancing abstract thinking, creativity, and innovation. Tunde Onakoya – Founder, Chess in Slums Africa If chess is such a powerful form of competition, is there anything that entrepreneurs can learn from players of the game about what it takes to win? In a 2005 interview with Harvard…
Chad Willardson usually talks about money, wealth, investing, entrepreneurship, and wealth management – focusing on helping 8- and 9-figure entrepreneurs enjoy increased lifestyle and financial freedom by removing their stress about money, increasing their cash flow and freeing up a lot of their time. (L-R) Adam and Ms. Betsy 📸 Chad Willardson on LinkedIN However, one of his personal posts caught our eye He described a young man, Adam (from the Bahamas) 🇧🇸 his newest hero. Back Story As a worker on a cruise ship headed to the Bahamas, Adam noticed that Ms. Betsy (Chad’s mother) had a difficult time…