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TC Townhall: The State of Healthtech in Nigeria will convene some of the leading healthcare innovators, investors and policymakers to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the sector. As well as put together proposals that policymakers can implement to support the rapid growth of the sector.
Pineapple has lofty ambitions and it is going after an age-old industry with lots of legacy players.
As far as I can recall, I’ve owned seven phones in the last nine years, four of which forcefully ended up with people who needed them more than I did. Out of the remaining three, I recall handing one down to a younger sibling and disposing another in a waste bag during spring cleaning. I haven’t given much thought to where my current phone will end up when it no longer serves its purpose. Until now.
Christmas, the season of love is here. While some might argue that times are hard, it is easy to argue that there’s always someone that we are buoyant than, and such a person would need our support this season. Hence, we have decided to put together a list of 5 simple yet endearing gift items that you can give to your loved ones this Christmas.
Since the entry of TAMBO Mobile into the Nigerian market, they are fast becoming the mobile phone brand to beat due to their innovative and very competitive products. One of such products is the TA-50.
There are some phones you pick up and drop without remembering them afterwards because they are “the usuals” while there are some others you want to hold, experience and even own because of their uniqueness and the TA-50 Power is one of such phones.
Some Nigerian companies will not be struggling with packaging hampers, rice and oil, chicken and other traditional gift items this Christmas. Instead, they will be rewarding employees, clients and customers with gift cards.
On the 11th of December, the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield takes place. Here, startups in Africa will pitch to a live audience of 500 people ranging from VCs, investors, Government officials, developers and startups
Thas has worked across several time periods of the Nigerian tech era. Today, he is Sub-Saharan Africa’s first Google Developer Expert in Machine Learning.
Ever opened a website, an app or any digital interface for that matter and thought: “Dayuummm!” “This looks sweet, happy, exciting, warm”?
Everyone wants to do everything on mobile these days, from banking with a simple USSD menu to consulting with their doctor via SMS.
If you missed it (how could you?), you don’t have to miss out on the good stuff too – we’re making all the presentations from the event available for download.
Raising money is tough. But it could be easier if founders knew what more about the process and what to do before engaging with investors. Ask A VC (by TechCabal) is a video series where startup founders and entrepreneurs get the opportunity to ask select VCs questions that will prepare them to smash their next pitch.
TC Townhall: Fintech 2.0 set out to build on the pre-existing conversations around Nigeria’s Fintech industry to identify possible narratives that could determine what the future of the space looked like.
Building a business based on emerging technology, in an industry still in its formative stages in Nigeria’s unforgiving business clime is herculean, to say the least.
Moore’s Law remains a key factor in the progress of technology — both hardware and software.
While funding is becoming more available, solar entrepreneurs are finding it difficult to access and are also having a hard time finding skilled workers.
