Nigerian marketing technology company Dochase has unveiled its WhatsApp chatbot product, which allows businesses to interact with customers, gain leads, and automate sales processes. Founded in 2014 and launched in 2015, Dochase developed programmatic technology that helps advertisers reach the right customers by breaking down marketing reach to GEO locations, user demographics and behaviour. The […]
Read MoreNigeria’s MDaaS Global builds and operates modern, tech-enabled diagnostic centers in clinically-underserved communities would future in the Meet the Africa’s Business Heroes 2020 Top 10 Finalists Online Media Roundtable. The start-up, which goes by the slogan, Unlocking diagnostics for Africa’s next billion” started in Nigeria to provide a world-class patient experience at highly-affordable prices. The […]
Read MoreNigerian startup GatePass started life as a visitor management solution for residential communities, but has since widened its scope to help with all aspects of their management. Founded in 2017, GatePass is a mobile platform that connects estate managers with their residents on community-related issues. It all started after two brothers, Muyideen and Matin Dosumu […]
Read MoreThe founders of Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture and Nigeria’s 54gene have been accepted into the global Endeavor network, gaining access to various support services to help their companies scale. The Endeavor initiative works to catalyse long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring, and accelerating the best high-impact entrepreneurs worldwide, and has accepted a host of African entrepreneurs […]
Read MoreSocial enterprise ColdHubs has won the FCMB Agritech EPIC Pitch 2020 competition, receiving NGN1 million (US$2,600) in prize money as well as access to workspace and networks for innovation and collaboration. Disrupt Africa reported in July Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) had partnered Passion Incubator to launch the third edition of the competition, setting […]
Read MoreNigerian genetics startup 54gene has partnered US firm Illumina to power the creation of a world-class genomics facility in Lagos. Launched in 2019, 54gene is a research, services and development company founded that utilises human genetic data from diverse African populations to improve the development, availability and efficacy of medical products that will prove beneficial […]
Read MoreNigerian cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card has secured a US$1.5 million seed funding round to help it expand to more new markets. Founded by Chris Maurice, Justin Poiroux and Munachi Ogueke, Yellow Card offers users multiple payment options, low fees and competitive rates, and has already seen strong uptake in Nigeria, where it has over 35,000 […]
Read MoreTanzanian fintech startup Mipango has been selected to take part in NVIDIA Inception, a virtual programme designed to nurture startups revolutionising industries with advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and data sciences. Disrupt Africa reported in June on the launch of Mipango, an AI-based personal finance mobile application that enables users to manage their income, expenses, […]
Read MoreAgri-tech startup Hello Tractor has been selected to join Mastercard’s Start Path engagement programme, which provides startups access to experts and infrastructure. Hello Tractor connects tractor owners to farmers through an Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled digital solution that bridges the gap between manual and mechanised farming. The startup, which operates across Nigeria and Kenya, allows […]
Read MoreThe Lagos State Government through has empowered twenty-three innovators and tech firms with tech grants of N100 million. The grants recipients are the first picked to benefit from a research and innovation fund launched last year by the Lagos State Government and run by the Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC). Designed to […]
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