Innovation for Africa » investment

More than 4,000 delegates from 80 countries are expected to converge in Kigali on the 7th of May for the Transform Africa Summit 2018.The summit will bring together African leaders, private sector players, representatives of development partners that are active the ICT field, among others.Up to 22 H ...
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An e-commerce retailer is injecting millions of dollars into a fledgling small-car startup in Phoenix.Overstock.com (Nasdaq: OSTK) is purchasing $2.5 million worth of common stock in Phoenix-based Elio Motors (OTC: ELIO) at $2.75 a share in a private placement. The deal was announced April 24.Elio i ...
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Perkbox allows you to stretch your money further

There are lessons for any start-up in the success of Perkbox.The employee perks and engagement platform seem to have cracked the winning formula of providing a subscription-based product with mass market appeal.It has over 500,000 employees from 8,000 customers on its platform, made over £30 millio ...
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"I don't understand. Why is it that the media only seems to talk about Africa when bad things happen?"The man behind the counter at my hotel in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, was talking to me about my job, and why I was visiting.He looked genuinely pained. He told me he is a big fan of the BBC - in w ...
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Innovation for Africa - The Agenda

Unlocking the innovative potential of Africa for the betterment of life in urban and rural Africa