You are reading Factsheet, our series of specific guides on experiencing and using technology platforms in Africa. Whether you are looking for knowledge on getting your African film on Netflix, raising a seed round or finishing an online design course, we are covering all that. — A partner at a venture capital firm likes your […]
The moral arc of creative disruption bends towards demand and supply, in the common good. With the right incentives, resources incline towards people who can capitalize on opportunities. Iterate this process enough and you create structures that reproduce growth and economic development. That’s a good theory of how prosperity happens, but it assumes that society […]
You are reading Factsheet, our series of specific guides on experiencing and using technology platforms in Africa. Whether you are looking for knowledge on getting your African film on Netflix, raising a seed round or finishing an online design course, we are covering all that. — An innovative business idea is like a seed that […]
For good reason, startups are excited when they announce the close of a funding round. While not a guarantee of future success, navigating the process signals some validation for founders. But because this process can be cumbersome for both founders and investors, one Nairobi-based startup has created a solution to facilitate simplicity. The result is […]
Briter Bridges has launched a data platform ‘Briter Intelligence’ as a resource for visual, granular and current data on startup activities in African tech. The research consultancy has been building a reputation for creating broad-based maps on African startups since October 2018. Briter’s sector maps and periodic reports on startup funding provide a measure of […]
My Life In Tech is putting human faces to some of the innovative startups, investments and policy formations driving the technology sector across Africa. Kyane Kassiri was always drawn to the business and use case side of technology. Coming of age during the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Kassiri spent the early part of his career building […]