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It might be an entrepreneur’s worst nightmare. Take co-founder of red hot Silicon Valley payment startup Stripe Patrick Collison’s recent visit to Nairobi, I quickly let him have it,… Go to Source ...

Kenya’s tech hub community invited to pitch ideas to preserve a free and open Internet By Gigi Alford and Shannon Coyne When we visited the *iHub_Nairobi last month, we could sense the spirit of innovation nurtured by its collaborative space, energetic members and dedicated staff. It was clear that this creative center both attracts and sparks invention and entrepreneurship...

Tech companies in Africa have had to deal with scalability, funding, sustained growth, mentorship , and product pricing (Impact of ICT Hubs on African Entrepreneurs,2012). Now, Nairobi based accelerator 88mph is investing $200,000 in start-ups (up to $24k per start-up) across Africa. This fund is targeting start-ups with ideas that can scale across English-speaking Africa....

Do you have a start-up with an innovative product or service that can create growth in Kenya, Africa and possibly the whole wide world? Then we are interested in you! Village Capital Nairobi is a 20-week programme from August–November 2012 for Kenya’s most promising and innovative entrepreneurs in the fields of mobile & web, green tech and essential services...

Mfarm limited, an award winning software solutions and agribusiness company has announced the partnership with Samsung that has seen them release their mobile application, which is available on both Android and Samsung’s Bada based phones. ...

By Hilda Moraa and Wangechi Mwangi (Download the report here ) Abstract This research aimed to understand the impact of the ICT Hubs to entrepreneurs. An ICT hub is a space where technologists congregate to bounce ideas around, network, work, program and design to bring their ideas to fruition. ...