Afrinnovator Archives - InnovationAfrica

Scaling Internet-Based Startups in African Markets

By admin - Posted May 17th 2013 - in Afrinnovator 0 Comment

We’ve all heard of the idea that entrepreneurs are people who see a ‘gap’ in the market and then create a product or service to address that gap. The implication is that… Go to Source ...

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Rethinking Startup Finance in Africa

By admin - Posted May 10th 2013 - in Afrinnovator 0 Comment

I had a wonderful opportunity to have a discussion with Eric Osiakwan an African tech luminary from Ghana and director of Ghana’s Cyber City initiative about startup financing in Africa,… Go to Source ...

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African or Africa-focused Tech Investors

By admin - Posted Mar 12th 2013 - in Afrinnovator News 0 Comment

Africa-targeted private equity and VC is on the rise, last year (2012) the total worth of PE deals closed in sub-Saharan Africa grew 10% from 2011 to $1.16 billion with funds raised for the region… Go to Source Similar Products: Powered by Africa - The Ultimate Frontier Market: A guide to the business and investment opportunities in emerging Africa :: Amazon Sub-Saharan Africa...

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Spot Check on User Experience Design in Africa with Shikoh Gitau

By admin - Posted Jan 30th 2013 - in Afrinnovator 0 Comment

Shikoh Gitau is a pioneer in User Experience (UX) design in Africa. A Google Anita Borg scholar, she was one of the first African women to win the prestigious scholarship. Shikoh currently works as a… Go to Source ...

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Energy in Kenya: Potential for Renewables (Part 1)

By admin - Posted Dec 28th 2012 - in Afrinnovator 0 Comment

Originally posted on the Invested Development blog Kenya’s National Energy Policy is designed “to facilitate provision of clean, sustainable, affordable, reliable and secure energy services at… Go to Source ...

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Kenya’s Propensity to Crowdsource

By admin - Posted Dec 25th 2012 - in Afrinnovator 0 Comment

About two weeks ago, following a strike by transport operators in Kenya, residents of the capital city Nairobi resorted to social media to solve the problem. The hashtag #CarPoolKE was a result of an… Go to Source ...

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Technology Transforming Elections in Africa

By admin - Posted Dec 25th 2012 - in Afrinnovator 0 Comment

This article is a follow up to a previous article on ‘The Influence of Technology on Governance in Africa‘ in which we observed how technology is shaping how governments operate, how… Go to Source Similar Products: Powered by E-Governance in Africa: From Theory to Action; a Handbook on icts for Local Governance :: Amazon Integrating Information and Communication Technologies...