TechCabal hosted its fourth townhall for 2019. TC Townhall: EdTech and the Future of Work was a dynamic event that brought together education technology entrepreneurs and innovators preparing people for the jobs of the future.
Crop2Cash, an agritech solution provider for small farm holders has won the Lagos edition of this year’s Seedstars pitch event. Seedstars is the world’s largest startup competition for innovators from emerging markets. The competition focuses on startups with impactful innovations. This year, Seedstars regional events will be held in over 80 cities globally. At the […]
For four days beginning October 29, two members of the TechCabal team were in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state for the 5th edition of the StartupSouth conference. The annual gathering, an initiative of convener Uche Aniche, is geared towards encouraging technology and business innovation in the region in order to grow its capacity substantially in the […]
The Africa Technology and Creative Group (ATCG) was formally introduced to a wider audience today Wednesday, October 30th in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, at a roundtable organised by the African Union (AU) for innovation ecosystem stakeholders. The ATCG’s participation at the roundtable comes in the wake of its pioneering two-day meet-up on August 15-16 […]
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Investor interest in Africa’s logistics industry is growing in recent years. Over the last two years, African logistics startups have raised millions of dollars from investors. But according to Obi Ozor, CEO of Kobo360, there is a growing realization that without efficient distribution and supply chain operations, businesses like agriculture and e-commerce will not scale. […]
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There’s been an emergence of specialized ride-hailing solutions from two-wheelers to auto-rickshaws and very recently, boats. But the sector faces regulatory and infrastructure challenges and it is barely scratching its potential.