Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has long been identified as a key aspect of African economies that was necessary to fulfill development objectives. But, what if the ICT sector in Africa was not merely a supplement to development efforts, what if it was forging tech innovations that could see the next Apple or Microsoft emerge [...]
Story originally published by Richard Cutcher on HumanIPO - Cape Town and Nairobi-based accelerator 88mph has formed a unique partnership with the eVentures Africa (eVA) Fund, potentially turning the tables on European venture capitalists looking to invest in African startups. The Netherlands-based eVA Fund, in operation since 2010, typically invests between US$500,000 and US$1.5m in a [...]
South-African based Nomanini raised series-A funding from Netherlands based eVentures Africa Fund (eVA Fund) and Esther Dyson. The funds will enable Nomanini to roll out its proprietary, cloud-enabled system in South Africa and, with eVA Fund’s established pan-African network, begin further pilots across Africa. By March, Nomanini will have facilitated over 1 million transactions in [...]
It’s the Wild West out there in the mobile landscape. So which companies really deserve your attention? To helps marketers cut through the clutter, iMedia is hosting the 2nd annual Next Wave Start-Up Challenge and Showcase. Umuntu Media’s Mimiboard is selected as one of the 11 best mobile startups in the media and marketing landscape, [...]
An African interest-based information pinboard called Mimiboard has won the app demo competition at the ongoing Open Innovation Africa Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. Mimiboard describes itself as your personal pinboard or noticeboard that you carry with you, that you create, that you contribute to and that communities use to communicate and/or transact. The service was [...]
Umuntu Media is a venture that has recently made the funding leap by securing investment from eVA Fund. They are now launching platforms in twelve African countries. We had a chance to talk with the entrepreneur behind this venture, Johan Nel. He offers some insight into his business as they work to become one of [...]
Johan Nel, CEO of Umuntu Media, talks about how he got started as an entrepreneur, the launch of portals across Africa, the Mimiboard concept, the use of Mimibucks and the partnerships he wants to forge with media owners.
Primedia Online is providing a comprehensive content solution to Umuntu Media’s African portals across the technology, lifestyle and entertainment news areas. Umuntu Media, based in Cape Town, has recently added two new portals to its stable: iZimbabwe.co.zw and iBotswana.co.bw were launched in November. The launch of the local lifestyle portals in Zimbabwe and Botswana will [...]
